17,000 Dominoes - The Most Destructive Domino Chain Ever

All 17,574 dominoes that I own were on the floor.

This project means so much to me. I spent days testing entire segments of this project and many parts were built multiple times. I would go to bed with nightmares about so many possible things that would fail or trigger early, and hurriedly fix them the next morning. Parts of the project I had to leave standing while I left for travel events and day excursions. In the end, a lot of this project worked – much more of the project than I expected to work. There are so many tricks and ideas I’ve been holding on to and finally got to build. If the year was 1976, I’d hold the domino world record ;)

Today is the day I leave for college (9/9/17), which means that I’ve had to clean up my building room, find a safe place for my chain reaction materials and get all my content online by today. After over 100 videos and weekly summer uploads, this video will be the last homemade video of its kind. Even if I continue to post, the videos you see may be differently formatted or in new building places. As of today, my days of building at home by myself are over.

As for team events and collaborative projects, I hope to continue those. I am still in touch with CDM about events in 2018 and beyond, and will be very open to attending events and projects that other builders need help for! I have made so many friends on YouTube and established real-life connections, and I don’t plan to lose them. Building with others is much more beneficial to me than building alone.

Building chain reactions has always been a passion project for me. Over six years it’s cost so much time and money and it requires quite a lot of support. All this effort went into boosting nothing more than a passion. But after all this time, I’ve been looking for friendships, conversations, and experiences. The gains from building aren’t obvious, but they’re there. Building is nothing more, yet nothing less than a passion project.

Stick around- college will be busy and you may not hear from me for a while, but my domino career is far from over! This is the end of a chapter of video production and domino building for me, but I do plan on uploading more :)

Like, comment, subscribe, share, and most importantly, enjoy. From the bottom of my heart, thank you.

-Alex H / Flash Domino

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[MarDominoes]

I was doing a bit of a Flashdomino marathon this morning. I forgot how awesome these videos are. Always thinking outside the box. The combination of color and elevation are always awesome; you’re certainly one of the best in the business at that. Plus it’s cool to see the machine tricks on a bigger scale and done with dominoes, since it allows me to understand what’s going on while still being blown away by the effects. These really push the limits of what dominoes can do.

[DaksDominoes]

Ok this is definitely one of my most favorite setups of all time. I loved that cirlce field and also the structures that were glued together was a nice surprise. That section that had all those connected cube towers and also the stringed dominoes that revealed the word domino was amazing. This was just so destructive and chaotic. Great job and I wish you the best in college :)

[TheRGMGuy]

I can always count on those FD video descriptions to give me the feels.
It's not every day I have to break down domino setups into each trick like a screenlink so I can rant excitedly about how much I love each segment. Today's one of 'em, though.
0:11 - as a machine builder, I got a sort of savage pleasure out of seeing a domino trick converted into a machine idea
0:32 - loved the dominoes on the SxL, a neat concept :D
0:42 - a very satisfying launch sequence to watch, I love when things are fired in quick succession
0:45 - of course the trick at 0:32 wouldn't be complete without reusing the SxL
0:46 - WHOA WAIT THE SxL WAS SUPPORTING THE LONG HORIZONTAL DOMINO LINE ON THE WOOD STICK? AND WHOAAAA *PACKING PEANUTS* ! The mechanism you used to trigger those boxes falling was very smooth and I didn't see that coming at all. The cascade effect was _very_ cool
0:49 - Of course, I love me a complex domino path with multiple crossing lines on different levels - very well done with this one
1:03 - this circle thing is amazing! I love the pattern and the method of falling - both keep it very interesting!
1:14 - the entire setup under the table was your classic edgy style and it fell very smoothly and was quite satisfying. Given its location I can't imagine it was easy to build but man it sure paid off
1:43 - what a brilliant way to use one tower to trigger the next. Putting them all in a row and tiering them like that adds to the aesthetic effect. I like it! Must have been tedious to tape and cut all that string though
2:03 - talk about tedious: this must have taken forever to tape but HOLY CRAP was it worth it! The effect is so neat and I did _not_ expect that reveal! Very genius way of revealing text!
2:13 - the SxL on the car being used as a trigger and as a surface is such a seamless incorporation of dominoes and machines. That's some serious hybrid building right there
2:22 - The glued towers surprised me (although tbh I've learned to expect the unexpected from you) and I liked the idea of having them pull each other off after the top fell. Multi use domino tricks are my thing ;)
2:31 - A hybrid wall from a hybrid builder :P also can we talk about the fact that that top line was _way_ ahead of the game lmao
2:36 - And fittingly, a nice big structure to finish it all off. That thing is _HUGE_. It was oddly satisfying watching it absolutely pummel that wood rod/domino line underneath it so that by the end half the dominoes are barely clinging to the rod :P

A setup with complex, unexpected, aesthetic, enormous, and satisfying tricks. Very well rounded, unquestionably your style, covering an impressive space with an impressive domino count. This is as Flash Domino as it gets :D

AND DAMN RIGHT YOUR CAREER AIN'T OVER

[joelsinventions]

Hands down one of the best domino setups I've seen in years. The one aspect of domino projects that I've always appreciated and enjoyed the most is originality, something that up until now I honestly believed was running low in the domino community the past few months. The sheer number of original/creative setups in the project alone blew my mind, not to mention the chaos contained within each trick. The waterfall of packing peanuts pouring out of the containers, the glued structures, the massive wall with the domino and string chains to reveal a sign, and the way everything flowed together are only a few of the endless things I could point out that make this video what it is. Fantastic work Alex, and regardless of time/space constraints that are coming your way, I hope you can still make time for this because your skill is next level ❤️

[DynamicDomino]

DUDE!!! Awesome setup!
I love all the structures you did, and that you glued cubes haha that was cool! Sad to see you go, have fun in college.

[StickTrickDominoDude]

This is a great way to end your YT ERA, perfectly showcasing your edgy style with one project. I'm proud of how far you've come my west coast friend. I applaud you.

[berlagawesome]

Whoa. All the work that you have put into this project definitely shows here. I loved the hotglued domino structures and the string that revealed the word "domino", as well as the circle field. The whole project was insane and it shows so much thought and effort put into it. I wish you the best in college!

[DOMINOES]

Destructive = Messy. That was incredible! There were so many things happening at once, independent structures and types of structures! The part which made me smile was 2:22, not because of the timestamp, but because of the structures falling as giant units! Top notch. Hopefully we'll see more dominoes.

[bpdolesdominoes]

Just coming back to some of my favorite flash domino videos... I can really tell that all of your domino projects mean so much to you and that you really put your heart and soul into them, not just your mind like many domino artists do. Every little decision within this project just felt so genuine and self-expressive. And I love the calm, pleasant vibe that the music gives off... it really connects and harmonizes with the emotion that the dominoes give. Anyways, I’d just like to say that your videos really have their own charm to them, they are some of the few videos out there that I’m really able to connect to. Love your style of building ☺️

[OfficialSillypooDominoes]

Alex, there are days you may feel down or feel stressed, days your self-esteem are low, but you must remember that you are quite indeed a legend. This project is incredible. Hopefully one day I can make something as big as this. My favourite parts were all the styrofoam popcorn things falling out, the circle field, the towers that had a weight on each one that would trigger the next one (I thought that was going to fail the whole time haha), the dominoes being pulled off to spell domino (I did not see that coming at all!), and then the cubes on the other glued together cubes!!! (I don't remember every detail so I'll have to watch this like 73 more times) So destructive 😍 You have totally succeeded at making this your best project ever. Please stay a part of the community when in college and keep watching everyone's videos when you have the time. Aaaa I do not want you to go but alas..! Best of luck to you with your studies and future events like CDM. There is a flash domino shaped hole in my flash domino shaped heart ❤️

[crazydomino]

I am shock, that was awsome!! How much createvity in one video! All of this video was INCREDIBLE! And you made it alone? This is insane! This is one of the most creativety setups that I saw!!

[chipio]

This is fantastic, I love the colors! Also, nice touch with the superglued dominoes.

[RCSDominoToppling]

This project is like my third grade fantasy of a domino project came to life. I love it.

[Panini-Potpourri]

Nice video with a lot of visible work! Good luck for your college times from now on.
Keep building dominoes to clear your head, when days will get hard sometimes.
Best wishes from the Panini-Man...

[Wdomino]

Wow, alot of unexpected things and my god there were so many risky tricks! Very well done!

[dominoperson]

That's just insane! I loved the cubes at the end and that huge structure at the very end. The overall design was amazing and I really enjoyed it!

[penguinexpress]

2:34 was amazing! It looked like that domino was in an action movie and escaped the crumbling dominoes just in time with the rope swing. Nice video!

[DakSenTheFox]

OH MY GOSH. the best original chain video from you yet. that is really awesome. i really need to do more videos but sadly im gonna make my last domino project before the move to Texas. Great video once again dude!!!

[FullPowerDomino]

That was a spectacular setup! Those fails must have been really painful....Also, I really liked the glued towers, I didn't see that coming! Can't wait to see another video from you in the future! Because your setups are always so complex! Have a great time studying!

[TheKingOfDominoes]

This video was AMAZING. Goodness gracious you came up with some amazing tricks in this video. It was awesome! And nice job on the last structure. That must have taken a LONG time to make. I love your work. Keep it up!