Why does the ball drop?

[link to en.wikipedia.org]

After I was born, my balls dropped......and that was a good thing.

It was really a ball raise first.

Really? When? and why was it changed?

It's symbolic of the fact that ever year the world leaders drop the damn ball with regards to their duties/responsibilities!

What goes up must come down.... Law of Gravity!

It's too cold tonight for my balls to drop.

its an ancient pagan ritual

It was a "Time Ball" first. Raised to drop as a signal at a given time. [link to en.wikipedia.org]

Thanks for the link...

And ya, it figures. The New York Times president Aldof Ochs began with fireworks and then ball dropping

The NY Times was classified as an "independent Democratic publication," back then.

Hmm. Nothing changes if nothing changes.

...It happens when you get older...

It's symbolic of meteor doom ! LOL!