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The New Years Ball Drop

denverbroncos

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The times square ball is dropped from a height of 43 m every year at the start of the new year. However, I feel the ball drop should be timed so the ball lands at the turn from one year to the next. Thanks to kinematics, we know the time it takes the ball to fall (neglecting air resistance) is = radical ((2h)/g), or radical ((2*43)/9.8). This means the ball should drop 2.962 seconds prior to midnight to land at the start of the new year. Happy 2013 everybody.

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DavidStack

DavidStack 11

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I agree! That would be a pretty awesome sight to see the ball drop right before midnight and then have the confetti explode exactly at midnight.

lshads

lshads 12

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Also, an explosion or two might be nice! Nothing like conservation of momentum to spice things up a bit!

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