Manish Gupta

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I have pizza. I gain weight. I get depressed. Eat more pizza. Gain more weight. Get more depressed. This is called as:
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a Domino's Effect

Domino Effect: The cumulative effect that results when one event precipitates a series of like events - a chain reaction that occurs when a small change causes a similar change nearby, which then causes another similar change, and so on in linear sequence. The term is best known as a mechanical effect, and is used as an analogy to a falling row of dominoes. It typically refers to a linked sequence of events where the time between successive events is relatively small. It can be used literally (an observed series of actual collisions) or metaphorically (causal linkages within systems such as global finance or politics).

Interestingly, from the 1950s to the 1980s, it was promoted at times by the United States government and speculated that if one state in a region came under the influence of communism, then the surrounding countries would follow in a domino effect. The domino theory was used by successive United States administrations during the Cold War to justify the need for American intervention around the world.

Referring to communism in Indochina, U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower put the theory into words during an April 7, 1954 news conference:

"Finally, you have broader considerations that might follow what you would call the "falling domino" principle. You have a row of dominoes set up, you knock over the first one, and what will happen to the last one is the certainty that it will go over very quickly. So you could have a beginning of a disintegration that would have the most profound influences."

Funny Oneliner Courtesy - Ajay Gahlaut
Sources: http://www.ask.com/wiki/Domino_theory
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domino_e...