Hasta La Ideas

It’s hard to believe the Times Square ball that NYC drops every New Year’s used to be a five-foot affair (above) made of wood, iron and incandescent bulbs. Now, of course, it looks like this:

The iconic sphere ballooned to 12 feet in diameter, like it’s chasing Indiana Jones. It also weighs a whopping 12,000 pounds, covered as it is in 12,256 Philips LED bulbs that can change color. It’s also getting greener, as you’ll see in the video below:

Hope everyone has a good holiday!

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