2007-12-28 04:24:35 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in News & Events ➔ Current Events
Tradition-Yes
Droping Balls- Good Answer
2007-12-28 04:39:38 · update #1
About the "Gravity" response- No s**t, Sherlock!
2007-12-28 08:53:10 · update #2
It's mainly for the benefit of the of the pretty faces ("stars") that get to stand next to the pretty new year's ball and smile. If the ball went up instead of down you wouldn't have that.
The ball comes down, they smile and pose, and then all eyes go back into the air for the fireworks. At this point, the pretty face is stuffed into a waiting limousine to be whisked away back to whatever hotel that the "face" is staying.
it's always been this way.
Also, they have a whole bunch of lights on the ground light up simultaneously with the ball hitting the ground so even the most weak visioned person can figure out exactly when new years is supposed to be.
Your idea would work fine, if the celebrity were to be sent up in the air along with the ball, and if the ball were to then explode into a brilliant fireball when it hit the top. Everybody would know that it was exactly new years and would also be breathlessly watching Ryan Seacrest explode into oblivion.
I would walk from Tijiuana, Mexico to attend such an event.
Until then, I will be watching my live new year's entertainment at the link below.
Happy New Year!
-Schmegicky
2007-12-29 22:04:19 · answer #1 · answered by Schmegicky 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i've got in no way watched the 1st transformers, however the 2nd i presumed it grew to become into terrible. in lots of situations i do no longer relatively watch any movies except i be attentive to that's the two sturdy or something I rejoice with. there grew to become into this chinese language action picture I observed, forgot what it grew to become into referred to as, besides the shown fact that it grew to become into so terrible. human beings in elementary terms went to computer screen it with the aid of fact it had renowned actors in it, however the action picture grew to become into low budgeted, and the plot did no longer flow everywhere.
2016-10-20 04:34:57 · answer #2 · answered by limson 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's been a tradition since the beginning. Doubt they will change that anytime soon.
2007-12-28 04:29:30 · answer #3 · answered by Scooter_loves_his_dad 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Personally I don't understand why there is a ball at all.
2007-12-28 05:21:52 · answer #4 · answered by Peter D 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A little thing we like to call "gravity."
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2007-12-28 06:55:32 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i guess they are just following suit..........i mean heck........the president constantly drops the ball...........why shouldn't they?
2007-12-28 04:33:55 · answer #6 · answered by Ron B 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cause it's the count "down" to the new year.
2007-12-28 04:29:19 · answer #7 · answered by edie 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋