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**HAL9000** · 01-03-2007, 11:06 PM

I agree... what's with the dang ball????

12twelve12 · 01-04-2007, 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by HAL9000

I agree... what's with the dang ball????

In my best Tevye the Milkman voice and pointing to the sky... TRADITION!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Times_Square_Ball

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David M · 01-04-2007, 10:45 AM

This fireworks display over Sydney beats any fireworks display I have ever seen...awesome.

http://dnevnik.hr/bin/fullscreen_hr....8937_25331.php

786ARS · 01-04-2007, 12:20 PM

That is nice, but seeing the London eye light up is a sight to behold.

juppy · 01-04-2007, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by TimPoet

Yeah, that ball has to be one of the stupidest things I ever seen.

At least you don't have to watch the one here in Oklahoma. One of our local tv stations covers the Oklahoma City "ball drop" every year. Only difference is theirs isn't exactly a "drop", because theirs goes UP in the air instead of down. Guess they just had to be different.

David M · 01-04-2007, 03:35 PM

I guess a ball dropped or hoisted up a flag pole is cheaper than a fireworks display....that's the only thing I can figure. Poor people get ripped off compared to Sydney Australia.

juppy · 01-04-2007, 11:02 PM

Well, the people in OKC get a fireworks show, but it's not anything compared to any of the major shows put on by other cities like Sydney. More of a July 4th at the county fair auto races size of a deal.

I think their ball is actually raised by a crane, so not quite as cheap as a flagpole, but not much to brag about either.

TimPoet · 01-05-2007, 11:27 PM

Well, if they're gonna have a ball drop, then they might as well make it a glass bowl and let it drop free fall and explode all over the ground upon impact!
That's a ball dropping that I would go out and stay up until midnight to see!

786ARS · 01-06-2007, 03:39 AM

or better yet, a ball filled with fireworks that explode when it hits the bottom of the pole.

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01-04-2007, 10:45 AM	#33
David M Techphile. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: San Francisco Bay Posts: 5,960	This fireworks display over Sydney beats any fireworks display I have ever seen...awesome. http://dnevnik.hr/bin/fullscreen_hr....8937_25331.php Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter __________________ Asus P8P67 WS Revolution \| Intel 2600K @ 4.7 GHz \| Win 7 Pro 64 \|8 gigs Corsair 1600 \| Two Diamond 6990's in Crossfire\| Corsair AX1200 \| Thermalright Silver Arrow \| Western Digital Black 2TB 64 meg cache \| Lian-Li PC-A71B \| Logitec Z-5500 \| Three Asus 26" VW266H monitors running under Eyefinity \|

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786ARS Member (9 bit) Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: 37.239°N , 115.816°W Posts: 391	That is nice, but seeing the London eye light up is a sight to behold. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

01-04-2007, 03:35 PM	#36
David M Techphile. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: San Francisco Bay Posts: 5,960	I guess a ball dropped or hoisted up a flag pole is cheaper than a fireworks display....that's the only thing I can figure. Poor people get ripped off compared to Sydney Australia. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Last edited by David M; 01-04-2007 at 03:39 PM.

01-04-2007, 11:02 PM	#37
juppy Professional Cow Tipper Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Enid, OK, U.S.A. Posts: 2,859	Well, the people in OKC get a fireworks show, but it's not anything compared to any of the major shows put on by other cities like Sydney. More of a July 4th at the county fair auto races size of a deal. I think their ball is actually raised by a crane, so not quite as cheap as a flagpole, but not much to brag about either. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

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01-05-2007, 11:27 PM	#38
TimPoet digitally confused Premium Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 2,301	Well, if they're gonna have a ball drop, then they might as well make it a glass bowl and let it drop free fall and explode all over the ground upon impact! That's a ball dropping that I would go out and stay up until midnight to see! Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter __________________ . Pentium D 805 \| ASUS P5L-MX \| CORSAIR ValueSelect 2 GHz \|Primary HDD WD 40GB Back up HDD Seagate 7200.10 250GB SATA \| eVGA 7600gt \| Creative X-Fi Extreme Music audio card \| Hauppauge TV Tuner Card \| Lite On DVD burner/ LightScribe \| COOLER MASTER Case \| Fortron ATX400-PA 400W Power Supply \| ViewSonic Q19wb LCD

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786ARS Member (9 bit) Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: 37.239°N , 115.816°W Posts: 391	or better yet, a ball filled with fireworks that explode when it hits the bottom of the pole. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

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