New record set at 11th Domino Day

The eleventh edition of Domino Day, organized by Endemol Netherlands and Robin Paul Weijers, widely known as "Mr. Domino," has come to a successful conclusion. This year's event saw the popular past time reach a brand new crescendo.

The world record for toppling dominoes has been broken, with 4,491,863 dominoes biting the dust. The standing world record was 4,345,027 pieces, also set by Mr. Domino in 2008.

This year's event involved displays representing different continents. Mr. Domino labored for a year over the various patterns and techniques.

A team of 90 builders from 14 European countries worked for two months to set the stage in a hall in the northern Netherlands town of Leeuwarden.

The task called for total concentration and more than a little discomfort, as team members placed the dominoes in position. With each millimeter counting, they used rulers and tweezers to ensure each piece was in its exact spot.

The first domino fell just after 9pm local time, triggering a one-and-a-half-hour-long chain reaction. During the display dominoes climbed stairs, unveiled paintings and set off a variety of surprise events.