Narrator: The New Year's Eve ball drop started over 100 years ago ... contains 2,688 Waterford crystals, and 32,256 LED lights. It's the largest crystal ball in the world. It can produce 16 ...

Started in 1907, New York City’s Times Square Ball Drop ... with 2,688 crystal triangles and measuring 12 feet in diameter. It weighs 11,875 pounds with has more than 32,000 LED lights.

Prior to the first ball drop, Ochs had held a fireworks ... strobes and computer controls. Now there's LED lighting systems and outer crystal panels. The panels, which are manufactured by ...