# Seattle library suffers from tragic "domino effect" **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 16, 2013, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-library-suffers-from-tragic-domino-effect/661139 "2013-06-16T20:46:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2013, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-library-suffers-from-tragic-domino-effect/661139/1 "2013-06-16T20:46:45Z")
[Library suffers world record fall.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Np450xMSncE#!) ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2013, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-library-suffers-from-tragic-domino-effect/661139/2 "2013-06-16T21:33:13Z")
Ahh man. I was hoping it was a real life occurrence of the classic giant library bookcase domino scene. ---
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2013, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-library-suffers-from-tragic-domino-effect/661139/3 "2013-06-16T21:36:57Z")
> [@wolfman](#): > > Ahh man. I was hoping it was a real life occurrence of the classic giant library bookcase domino scene. That’s my favorite scene in _The Mummy_! ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2013, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-library-suffers-from-tragic-domino-effect/661139/4 "2013-06-16T21:53:06Z")
The actual tragedy is having to re-shelve all those books, of course. ---
**Author:** ![Edward\_The\_Head](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ce73a5/32.png) [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2013, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-library-suffers-from-tragic-domino-effect/661139/5 "2013-06-17T01:35:51Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > The actual tragedy is having to re-shelve all those books, of course. They’re librarians, that’s what they live for! ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2013, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-library-suffers-from-tragic-domino-effect/661139/6 "2013-06-17T01:39:41Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > The actual tragedy is having to re-shelve all those books, of course. They’re donated books or outdated and slated for sale. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2013, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-library-suffers-from-tragic-domino-effect/661139/7 "2013-06-17T05:50:08Z")
Cool. I loved the steps. Wonder if there were any accidents setting them up. ---
**Author:** ![X.L.Lent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/a5b964/32.png) [@X.L.Lent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/X.L.Lent)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2013, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-library-suffers-from-tragic-domino-effect/661139/8 "2013-06-17T07:55:43Z")
Anybody notice that the very first book is titled “Before the Fall”? ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2013, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-library-suffers-from-tragic-domino-effect/661139/9 "2013-06-17T11:27:11Z")
I just saw the word ‘Fall’; I thought it might have been Gibbon… ---
**Author:** ![phouka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c5a1d2/32.png) [@phouka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phouka)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2013, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-library-suffers-from-tragic-domino-effect/661139/10 "2013-06-17T13:02:20Z")
I love it. However, I love [this one](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAQiuutkxdU) better. If you’re curious about the music, it’s from Granados’ Twelve Spanish Dances, #6. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2013, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-library-suffers-from-tragic-domino-effect/661139/11 "2013-06-17T14:21:42Z")
> [@phouka](#): > > I love it. However, I love [this one](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mAQiuutkxdU) better. If you’re curious about the music, it’s from Granados’ Twelve Spanish Dances, #6. In-crudding-feckable! This is my new favorite non-domino domino effect.