Seattle Public Library knocks over 2,000 books, sets world record

The Seattle Public Library joins the ranks of awesome domino chain world record holders. See other epic chain reactions after the jump.

On May 31, the Seattle Public Library toppled a domino chain made of 2,131 books, setting a new world record for longest book domino chain.

The stunt was set up by 27 volunteers to promote the Summer Reading Program.

While the library edged out other domino book chain competitors for the title after 7 attempts, below is a compilation of other domino record holders.

Sara McCaslin

Sara McCaslin is an editor and visual journalist for The Seattle Globalist. She worked for several daily midwest newspapers including The Flint Journal, The Columbia Missourian and The Boone County Journal before moving to Seattle. Sara trains the next generation of journalists through the Globalist Apprenticeship Program and is a graduate of the Journalism School at the University of Missouri.