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Main source of info is local museem in deal, kent, based in the time ball tower on the seafront. (ie, not totaly reliable, but dont see why it would be wong) 195.137.54.92 20:44, 30 Jul 2004 (UTC)
It appears to me that this is the basis for the tradition of dropping the ball at midnight on New Year's Eve. If I'm correct should that be mentioned in the article? - R. fiend 05:27, 26 Oct 2004 (UTC)
The article is confusing when it mentions that timeballs were typically dropped at Noon in the USA, then goes on to say they were NOT usually dropped at noon b/c the observatories were busy making observations. Does this just mean that's why countries besides the US chose a later time?
The one in Brighton seems to be a bit bizarre. Our article says it works hourly. The discussion at [1] variously suggests it is random, 3-hourly, or every two-and-a-half hours.-- Shantavira| feed me 13:00, 23 April 2009 (UTC)
When I visited Greenwich, I was told that the expression "on the ball" derived from sailors watching for the ball to drop. If someone can find a citation for that, it might be interesting to add to the article. Apepper ( talk) 09:48, 25 June 2009 (UTC)
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All the photos show the ball at the bottom. Anyone have a photo with the ball at any other position? Vaughan Pratt ( talk) 00:19, 9 December 2014 (UTC)
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22:50, 17 March 2008 (UTC)
Main source of info is local museem in deal, kent, based in the time ball tower on the seafront. (ie, not totaly reliable, but dont see why it would be wong) 195.137.54.92 20:44, 30 Jul 2004 (UTC)
It appears to me that this is the basis for the tradition of dropping the ball at midnight on New Year's Eve. If I'm correct should that be mentioned in the article? - R. fiend 05:27, 26 Oct 2004 (UTC)
The article is confusing when it mentions that timeballs were typically dropped at Noon in the USA, then goes on to say they were NOT usually dropped at noon b/c the observatories were busy making observations. Does this just mean that's why countries besides the US chose a later time?
The one in Brighton seems to be a bit bizarre. Our article says it works hourly. The discussion at [1] variously suggests it is random, 3-hourly, or every two-and-a-half hours.-- Shantavira| feed me 13:00, 23 April 2009 (UTC)
When I visited Greenwich, I was told that the expression "on the ball" derived from sailors watching for the ball to drop. If someone can find a citation for that, it might be interesting to add to the article. Apepper ( talk) 09:48, 25 June 2009 (UTC)
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All the photos show the ball at the bottom. Anyone have a photo with the ball at any other position? Vaughan Pratt ( talk) 00:19, 9 December 2014 (UTC)