Domino Skyscraper
"Domino Skyscraper" by Dan Meyer CC BY-NC 3.0
How many dominoes would it take to knock over a domino as tall as the Empire State Building?
Write down a guess you think is too big.
Write down a guess you think is too small.
What information do you need to know to answer the question?
Write down a guess you think is too big.
Write down a guess you think is too small.
What information do you need to know to answer the question?
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Suppose that the second domino is placed 2.5 mm away from the first (smallest) domino, and the distance between each domino also grows by a factor of 1.5.
How much space would you need in order to knock down the Empire State Building size domino? A city block? An airport runway? The entire United States?
How much space would you need in order to knock down the Empire State Building size domino? A city block? An airport runway? The entire United States?