Times Square Ball
The Times Square Ball is a time ball that has been lowered from a pole to the roof of New York's One Times Square skyscraper every year since 1907 on New Year's Eve . This "ball drop" ceremony begins 60 seconds before the New Year and is one of the highlights of the US New Year celebrations.
The ball manufactured by Waterford Crystal is a geodesic sphere and contains 32,256 light-emitting diodes . The version used since 2008 has a diameter of 3.7 meters (12 feet ) and a weight of 5,386 kilograms (11,875 pounds ).
In culture
The "ball drop" was part of the plot of the film Happy New Year from 2011. The ceremony also played a role in the finale of the 2015 thriller Survivor .
Web links
Commons : Times Square Ball - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- timessquareball.net (English)
- Times Square New Year's Eve Ball on the Times Square Alliance website
Coordinates: 40 ° 45 ′ 22.7 " N , 73 ° 59 ′ 11.2" W.