The Times Square New Year's Balls are stored in the basement of Phillips Lighting, the company that manufactures them.
They drop the ball o signify the new year.
AnswerThe ball dropped in Times Square to ring in the new year is called the "Waterford Crystal Ball".But The Ball dropped in Times Square to ring in the new year is called the "WaterfordCrystal Ball." Because the person who named the ball was insanely in love with Water and was working for Ford and he always wanted a Crystal Ball so that is how he got the name "Waterford Crystal Ball."
Times Square Ball.
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it goes in a vault, special ones for 2000 and 2007 are displayed
The Times Square New Year's Eve ball used from 2000 - 2007 weighed about 1,070 pounds. They are using a new ball for New Year's 2008, the 100th anniversary of the tradition. I do not know how much it will weigh.
So that people go out and buy the new soccer ball every year.
Hmong new year
Watch the ball drop in Times Square.