"There are only two circumstances where a dropping ball can qualify as a noteworthy event: male adolescence and New Year's Eve in Times Square. Having had no personal experience with the first, I will instead skip to the second and say that if you value your sanity, your extremities, and your bladder, you should find a different place to celebrate the new year."
Catherine Price, 101 Places Not to See Before You Die![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_uSq7TTJ4ZrvyQRj90Gb79pwhfiFrhIAKhnZrEGg78HMdeBPr4JlsJLPNDizC7wtdsJX79Nt_LKnzHc7o_xfp4Xk6uye09BwQNMXO8JO_MXBkFph333aeBEl8WkpSldr2HEFC763ikJDfpvth4be35f8zJdhMGrdl4IvYOPREqBNcA=s0-d)