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December 30, 2016
Why We Drop the Ball
Rhinestones, strobe lights, and a computerized lighting system were added in 1995, signifying the age of ubiquitous computers. The new millennium brought a new ball outfitted with 504 Waterford Crystals, 168 halogen bulbs, and spinning mirrors. The weight of the ball jumped from two hundred pounds to over 1,070 pounds. Today, the ball is twelve feet in diameter, more than double its original 1907 size. The new ball weighs in at over five metric tons and features LEDs and computerized lighting patterns. It sits on top of One Times Square year-round for tourists and locals alike to marvel at, but it's only on one day a year the we actually see the ball drop. - - TIFO
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And the number of people who give a shit is, what?
Posted by: Bill Jones at December 30, 2016 5:58 PM
Drop the Ball, build the wall, and be done with Obama once and for all.
Posted by: grayjohn at December 31, 2016 11:11 AM
Things I did and wouldn't do today for a million bucks: Be in Times Square on New Year Eve and be at the Mardi Gras.
Was in Times Square in 1962 and Mardi Gras in 1971. Both time were fun, safe and nothing like what they have become with today's culture of violence and disrespect for one another.
Posted by: Vermont Woodchuck at January 2, 2017 8:33 AM
I didn't watch this year because I really don't give a shit. But when the 'ball' drops to the bottom it isn't exactly midnight and the new year, the Network still maintains it's 7 second delay in case a 'bad' word is also dropped on air.
If the moment is supposed to be magical, it's seven seconds late. For some reason, I think that's funny.
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