User blog comment:Fibbie/Happy New Years Eve Everyone!/@comment-3060206-20130102192853/@comment-4843863-20130103162057

It's really not that awesome. I stayed up to see it once, and was VERY annoyed and disappointed at the outcome. If you're picturing a giant crystal ball being dropped off of a tower with giant rubber bands, sorry to disappoint you. It's just a big ball being slowly lowered down a pole, and it takes a full 60 seconds to do it. Kind of boring really. :|