Back then the ball was lowered manually with several guys using ropes and one guy checking their watch. So the ball drop prior to 1996 was always iffy on if they’d lower it in time or not. The first year when it was computerized which is when they rang in 1996, it wasn’t fully finished and they were about 2 seconds late. Ever since then tho, they’ve been on time.
I recall reading an article (we are talking about 25 years ago now) that the 1996 ball was actually 17 seconds late in terms of where the ball was supposed to finish. In that article, they had quotes from one of the guys who used to lower the ball saying that when they did it manually, the ball was never more than a split second off (which was obviously not true, lol).
Here are the well known failures on New Year's Times Square Ball drop 1946-47: The ball drop started hesitantly. 1949-50: A fuse blows. 1953-54: A windstorm caused the ball to push back up. 1954-55: The ball got tangled up and took a while to get untangled. 1955-56: Error in the electric lighting for the ball lights to turn off at 11:59:58 and caused the 1956 numerals to light up at 12:15 AM. 1977-78: 1978 numerals light up at 11:59:57 due to ball dropping way too fast when it was 10 seconds. 1979-80: Countdown is way too fast. 1980-81: (New Year's Rockin' Eve only) The clock shows 11:60 instead of 12:00. 1981-82: Ball did not lower until 11:59:10. 1983-84: The 1984 numerals light up half a second early. 1987-88: The 1988 numerals light up 5 seconds late. 1990-91: 1991 numerals light up 2 seconds early. 1995-96: A glitch occurred where the new computerized lowering caused a malfunction in the descent, displaying midnight two seconds later than real-time. 1997-98: Ball did not lower until 11:59:20. (Presumably done on purposed to avoid the ball being burned by flaming 1998 numerals due to New York City's Centennial Anniversary 1898-1998) 1998-99: Ball drop button is pressed late. 2002-03: Countdown screen turns off at 11:59:20. 2004-05: Countdown is too fast; 2005 numerals light up at correct time. Surround sound system malfunctions shortly after midnight, causing Auld Lang Syne to begin late. 2005-06: 2006 Numerals turn off seven seconds after midnight, then turn on again a few seconds later. Low wind and extremely humid conditions, in conjunction with many fireworks, generated a lot of smoke, blocking One Times Square, the first of currently five times this has happened; with the same happening in 2009-10, 2018-19, 2021-22 and 2022-23. 2006-07: Imagine was ended late; 2007 numerals light up early. 2007-08: 2008 numerals light up early. 2008-09: Countdown is one second early, which results in fireworks firing at 46, 31, and 16, and 2009 numerals lighting up one second late. This was due to the countdown starting at 59 rather than 60. 2009-10: Countdown glitches at 11:59:04. The weather conditions that night: light snowfall, no wind and very cold, in conjunction with lots of powerful fireworks, generated heavy smoke, which blocked the building for about a minute and a half. 2010-11: Ball drop button was pressed late, the Toshiba clock was a second early, and a loud horn was played which hurt people's ears, in a way the 2011 numerals were lit half a second before the arrival of 2011. 2011-12: In the TOSHIBA Animated Clock, the second hands never moved while the countdown was advancing and the ball dropping. Also one of the 2012 numerals was installed a little crooked, also the numerals lit up a half a second late. 2012-13: The The Toshiba's clock second hands did not move again for the second year in a row. 2013-14: At the stroke of midnight, the clock was late. 2014-15: During the countdown, no fireworks were launched. 2015-16: The clock was a second early. 2016-17: Fireworks on top-right never launched. 2018-19: Rainy and humid conditions caused the fireworks to generate a lot of smoke, causing the countdown and the 2019 numerals to be poorly visible at the stroke of midnight. 2019-20: The clock was a second early. 2021-22: The extremely humid environment (due to haze from early in the evening) and light wind, with a bunch of fireworks, generated an excessive accumulation of smoke, completely blocking visibility to the main building seconds after the arrival of 2022. 2022-23: Auld Lang Syne is played early. The humidity and rain caused the fireworks to generate a lot of smoke, and 1 and half minute after, the building was blocked by the smoke again, though not quite to the degree as the previous year. 2023-24: Ball drop button was pressed late, numerals glitched, causing the 2024 numerals to light up early. Ball did not reach bottom on time for '''1948-49''', '''1957-58''', '''1966-67''', '''1969-70 (with the side AC signs unlit)''', '''1982-83''', '''1984-85''', '''1986-87''' and '''1988-89'''.
Also on the recent New Year's Eve, the fireworks were lit late. For a moment I thought it was the most boring celebration, but in reality, the pyrotechnics took off late. Let's say that this edition of the New Year's party at the Time Square has been more about lack of coordination than sensation.
Notice for 2011 the bottom part of the clock had the top part of the pendulum, and the two parts were swinging off sync. That's why there was no second hand for 2012.
I think the 1980 Helbros Watches clock accident happened again the following year as it was faster for at least the last 14 counts (which equals 10 seconds)
You missed a fail(s) 1999: Discover countdown and ball drop is 2 seconds late 1970: Ball is not lowered in time 1975: Ball is not lowered in time 1988: -Countdown and the ball is 4 seconds late.- *_nvm about that it was a leap second_* Improvements: 1978: Times Square ball was 3 seconds early
On another video of the 2010-11 ball drop, the Imagine by Taio Cruz ended late so they pressed the button late because they wanted to wait until the song was over.
You forgot the fail that in 2011, they had problems with playing Auld Lang Syne, and in 2012, there was a moment the New York, New York song was played louder than the rest
I think 1988 should be added in this. When dick said, "leap in, we’re into '88!" he was just 4 seconds a bit to early. (or the crowd was 4 seconds late and the apple drop was late.) And the numerals also lit up late for 1 second.
I think they had to time it 1 second early because there is a 1 second delay between when the number 1 disappears and when the letters "Happy New Year" come up. So they probably wanted the letters to appear on time.
Notice for 2011 the bottom part of the clock had the top part of the pendulum, and the two parts were swinging off sync. That's why there was no second hand for 2012 and 2013. - Ryan's Colorado Rail Productions
I never noticed the malfunction when I did the new years when I was young!(2007-2020) but I did notice a fail on 2023 that the ball drop reached the numerals Early before the countdown had time to finish!
0:42 bro really said "YOU CANNOT ESCAPE 1980"
Back then the ball was lowered manually with several guys using ropes and one guy checking their watch. So the ball drop prior to 1996 was always iffy on if they’d lower it in time or not. The first year when it was computerized which is when they rang in 1996, it wasn’t fully finished and they were about 2 seconds late. Ever since then tho, they’ve been on time.
FRR IMAGINE MANUALLY DROPPING THE BALL??? THAT MUST'VE BEEN SO HARD BACK THEN LMAO
@@vibrantgleam no need for caps lock.
@@tinwas_taken k.
I recall reading an article (we are talking about 25 years ago now) that the 1996 ball was actually 17 seconds late in terms of where the ball was supposed to finish. In that article, they had quotes from one of the guys who used to lower the ball saying that when they did it manually, the ball was never more than a split second off (which was obviously not true, lol).
@@DCLocal84 LMAO
4:53 That A Smoke On Countdown
0:43 the crowd back then was louder than now
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@@RCGameEdits exactly
@@MinePlush tried my best lol
@@RCGameEdits 3…2…1 *ear splitting screams intensifies*
0:47: Every now and again, there is a leap second which adds a second on to the year just gone
Clock malfunction
Those new years were stupid in the 1980s, am I right?
0:49 2021 in a nutshell
Here are the well known failures on New Year's Times Square Ball drop
1946-47: The ball drop started hesitantly.
1949-50: A fuse blows.
1953-54: A windstorm caused the ball to push back up.
1954-55: The ball got tangled up and took a while to get untangled.
1955-56: Error in the electric lighting for the ball lights to turn off at 11:59:58 and caused the 1956 numerals to light up at 12:15 AM.
1977-78: 1978 numerals light up at 11:59:57 due to ball dropping way too fast when it was 10 seconds.
1979-80: Countdown is way too fast.
1980-81: (New Year's Rockin' Eve only) The clock shows 11:60 instead of 12:00.
1981-82: Ball did not lower until 11:59:10.
1983-84: The 1984 numerals light up half a second early.
1987-88: The 1988 numerals light up 5 seconds late.
1990-91: 1991 numerals light up 2 seconds early.
1995-96: A glitch occurred where the new computerized lowering caused a malfunction in the descent, displaying midnight two seconds later than real-time.
1997-98: Ball did not lower until 11:59:20. (Presumably done on purposed to avoid the ball being burned by flaming 1998 numerals due to New York City's Centennial Anniversary 1898-1998)
1998-99: Ball drop button is pressed late.
2002-03: Countdown screen turns off at 11:59:20.
2004-05: Countdown is too fast; 2005 numerals light up at correct time. Surround sound system malfunctions shortly after midnight, causing Auld Lang Syne to begin late.
2005-06: 2006 Numerals turn off seven seconds after midnight, then turn on again a few seconds later. Low wind and extremely humid conditions, in conjunction with many fireworks, generated a lot of smoke, blocking One Times Square, the first of currently five times this has happened; with the same happening in 2009-10, 2018-19, 2021-22 and 2022-23.
2006-07: Imagine was ended late; 2007 numerals light up early.
2007-08: 2008 numerals light up early.
2008-09: Countdown is one second early, which results in fireworks firing at 46, 31, and 16, and 2009 numerals lighting up one second late. This was due to the countdown starting at 59 rather than 60.
2009-10: Countdown glitches at 11:59:04. The weather conditions that night: light snowfall, no wind and very cold, in conjunction with lots of powerful fireworks, generated heavy smoke, which blocked the building for about a minute and a half.
2010-11: Ball drop button was pressed late, the Toshiba clock was a second early, and a loud horn was played which hurt people's ears, in a way the 2011 numerals were lit half a second before the arrival of 2011.
2011-12: In the TOSHIBA Animated Clock, the second hands never moved while the countdown was advancing and the ball dropping. Also one of the 2012 numerals was installed a little crooked, also the numerals lit up a half a second late.
2012-13: The The Toshiba's clock second hands did not move again for the second year in a row.
2013-14: At the stroke of midnight, the clock was late.
2014-15: During the countdown, no fireworks were launched.
2015-16: The clock was a second early.
2016-17: Fireworks on top-right never launched.
2018-19: Rainy and humid conditions caused the fireworks to generate a lot of smoke, causing the countdown and the 2019 numerals to be poorly visible at the stroke of midnight.
2019-20: The clock was a second early.
2021-22: The extremely humid environment (due to haze from early in the evening) and light wind, with a bunch of fireworks, generated an excessive accumulation of smoke, completely blocking visibility to the main building seconds after the arrival of 2022.
2022-23: Auld Lang Syne is played early. The humidity and rain caused the fireworks to generate a lot of smoke, and 1 and half minute after, the building was blocked by the smoke again, though not quite to the degree as the previous year.
2023-24: Ball drop button was pressed late, numerals glitched, causing the 2024 numerals to light up early.
Ball did not reach bottom on time for '''1948-49''', '''1957-58''', '''1966-67''', '''1969-70 (with the side AC signs unlit)''', '''1982-83''', '''1984-85''', '''1986-87''' and '''1988-89'''.
Yes they did the 2023 ball drop late
Also on the recent New Year's Eve, the fireworks were lit late.
For a moment I thought it was the most boring celebration, but in reality, the pyrotechnics took off late. Let's say that this edition of the New Year's party at the Time Square has been more about lack of coordination than sensation.
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in 2014 14 numerals didn't lit up, and in 2022, ryan says we're at 11:59 when countdown hadn't started yet
The 14 numerals did lit up. They just changed the color instead of the regular color. And they made it difficult to see.
@@leftintheoxafire It still an error tho
It’s blue colour although I also thought the exact same
I guess they wanted the sign to be different, or not.
2:38 ah yes the year I was born
Same
0:56 hey apple wat get late lol
2:28 forgot 6 XD
AYO 11:60PM INSTEAD OF 12:00AM LOL
Good thing 2021 didn’t have any problems
Notice for 2011 the bottom part of the clock had the top part of the pendulum, and the two parts were swinging off sync. That's why there was no second hand for 2012.
DARN I SAW THE PENDULUM COUNTDOWN AT THE BOTTOM ALREADY MOVING-
There were a couple of ball drop fails for 2024. First, the ball drop button was pressed too late, and second, the 2024 sign was lit up too early.
Flashback in the early 2020’s
0:45 2021 be like:
3:18 me too....
Same. A few days before Minecraft. 05/07/2009
me was the year before
which is this year 3:05
Same with me, but I was born in May
@@theteamoffour272 i was born 2:15
3:33: 2010 is the year i was born!
Ur 12 years old
Oh hello
I think the 1980 Helbros Watches clock accident happened again the following year as it was faster for at least the last 14 counts (which equals 10 seconds)
A ball drop never fails
I commented on this video many times in 2021, and this is the final part for the Ball Drop Fails series.
I'm gonna steal all of these videos because you didn't create any of them. Obviously you can't copyright strike something which isn't yours. lmao
The 1998 ball drop also had a fail. 1998's fail was the sign going on fire and that should've been it!
No, maybe they were candles, but the ball was not lowered in time
@@aboodcraft8385 Oh
1998 ball is not lowered in time
Those flares were added for the centennial of NYC.
They Probably Did That To Avoid The Ball From Catching On Fire.
2019 ball drop has the biggest fails
Its when rain made the fireworks malfunction making it smoky and hard to see
Without the rain, there would be no malfunctions
2:31 the crowd was not counting the right numbers because they were not paying attention to the clock!
All: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 **all cheering**
Bonus fail: 2020: corna ruines the year
I will download this video even though I am not a ball drop community member
As long as you don't repost it without crediting me
2:15 if the crowd countdown was on sync like 2006, it could've been double failure
You mean off sync?
@@DiscoverGuy Yeah
@@JackMario94 People were staring at the Budweiser countdown.
@@trctheraulchannel2023isback Everybody knows that!
0:33 i heard "if it is new year you will get half a million dollars"
I HEARD IT TO!
Same
You missed a fail(s)
1999: Discover countdown and ball drop is 2 seconds late
1970: Ball is not lowered in time
1975: Ball is not lowered in time
1988: -Countdown and the ball is 4 seconds late.- *_nvm about that it was a leap second_*
Improvements:
1978: Times Square ball was 3 seconds early
Also missed:
1998: The text was burning
Candles
If you look at the bottom on 1978, it says "sign lights up when it's still 1977" but he tried to crop it out.
@@rxbiluhvrp Idk if that's a fail, it was probably because of the Big Apple's 100th anniversary
I say what matters is we all celebrate the new year together rather if that ball drops or not happiness still comes if we all just believe it! 😎
3:20 - Congrations! We share a similarity! (I was born in 2009, too!)
3:15 I think the sign was supposed to light up early since 2008 was a leap year
The test run also did this time, so maybe it was supposed to light up early.
I am a ball drop community member!
The Countdown Screen was turned off at 40 seconds in 20 seconds when 2003 arrived in the USA seconds later.
You still need one more!
2022!
I think the 2022 sign was supposed to light up early.
2007 another fail: They changed the HAPPY NEW YEAR sign from target to the discover card 2006 sign
On another video of the 2010-11 ball drop, the Imagine by Taio Cruz ended late so they pressed the button late because they wanted to wait until the song was over.
They ended late at “1 minute away or 11:59:00”! Ball is push late at 11:59:06, 54 seconds!
Happy new year but it's too late 2014 i still cant
3:05 2008 was the year I was born!
The 1969 one had the ball all destroyed on the left side
2:10 FORTYYYYYY!!!!
Part 8: 1970: Ball Doesnt Reach The Bottom In Time
Do part 8!
I agree. I have some fails that they missed in my comment.
3:38 2011, November 25, I was born
damn youre young
BRUH IM NOVEMBER 24 2011 IM A DAY OLDER THAN U😂😂😂
You forgot the fail that in 2011, they had problems with playing Auld Lang Syne, and in 2012, there was a moment the New York, New York song was played louder than the rest
I think 1988 should be added in this. When dick said, "leap in, we’re into '88!" he was just 4 seconds a bit to early. (or the crowd was 4 seconds late and the apple drop was late.) And the numerals also lit up late for 1 second.
That's A Leap Second
I just think the timer is early.
@@DiscoverGuy According to the actual countdown, when it reached 0, the countdown said: LEAP
I love 1958
1:26 happy new year!
Pls make part8😥😥😥
2:02 1997-1998 Ball Drop was the last time then the Ball didn't lowered it in time
No the 2009 countdown for real was sync. But it was off sync probably on a computer
It's just the Alvin video.
Ball drop fails fail: Discovery Card Card (again?)
4:08 BORN!
Same
The drop ball is apple with a green stick and a one leafy on top of it.
1988 had the sign light up 3 seconds late
I just think the timer was early + there was a leap second.
Fact : In New Year 1980, That Isnt Of CBS Countdown Thats Was The Screen On Times Square
I was also born in 2009 :)
was that the bite of '87?!!!!!!
Bad luck lol
3:32 the year i was born!
*4:07* That year I was born
2005 was also a leap second probably
I think they had to time it 1 second early because there is a 1 second delay between when the number 1 disappears and when the letters "Happy New Year" come up. So they probably wanted the letters to appear on time.
3:58 the year I was born
PRt 8
3:17 I was born in that year too
2023 failed too. The time is not matched to smart devices. It was about a second delayed.
And the second fail their accidently shows gay and lesbians
I will try fix all the failures when i ingented the time machine
You forgot a anonther error in 1981
The crowd cheers 3 seconds before the sign lights up,so the ball is late.
Maybe they focused on the Helbros Watches countdown. (You can see it in the CBS version)
1:56 they did that on purpose
now from the top make it ball drop
There is a fail in the 2013 ball drop where the Toshiba clock was not moving
No but the clock was nearly on sync
Notice for 2011 the bottom part of the clock had the top part of the pendulum, and the two parts were swinging off sync. That's why there was no second hand for 2012 and 2013.
- Ryan's Colorado Rail Productions
Also 2009 had no fail because I saw that the ABC and NBC countdowns have the crowd counting down starting from 10. 3:17 should've not had a fail
It wasn’t. It was taken off a screen recording and for some reason it was out of sync
It's just the Alvin video
But It counted to 0 not to 1
3:18 I was born 2 years after you, 2011
3:59 ah yes. 2014. the year i was born in JAN 1 2014 (woahhhh)
1981: its December 32 baby!
EVEYONE ITS THE APOCALYPSE
No one know the save the children billboard 💀 1:32
3:19 whos is
i was born in 2009 too
1958-2020
Its 10 seconds delayed in 2015
3:42 Worlds men who don't pay attention
FINALLY! WPIX 1989 FOUND!!!!!
Lol
2 mistakes in 2007 2 mistakes in 2011 and 2 mistakes in 2015
I never noticed the malfunction when I did the new years when I was young!(2007-2020) but I did notice a fail on 2023 that the ball drop reached the numerals
Early before the countdown had time to finish!
2014 has a failed by the numbers 20 (yellow) 14 (purple or whatever it called dark)
2:38 The police?
3:40 Fail Ball Drop !
The button actually does nothing.
0:50 11:60 😂😂
0:00 - Start
0:06 - 1958, Times square ball isn't lowered in time
3:18 Oohhhh No Wonder Why Your Profile Picture Says 2009 Ball Drop
Pentagon
Hexagon
2009balldropprofileisgon
I just think it's because he was born in 2009.
every year every new mistake
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4:32 im born january 4 2017
11:60?! LOL
I think that's the leap second.
7:38 WHAT DA HELLLLLLL
You forgot 2016 because New Year's rockin eve countdown was a second early
What happen with fireworks on top right 2017
It wasn't shooting
I think the control center at the 22nd floor was reset.
2022
Kia Countdown Was too late
You have to look very close
WHERES PART 8?!