The new Times Square New Years Eve Ball has now doubled in size and is 20% more energy efficient than the previous one. The new ball, a 3-frequency icosahedral geodesic sphere, incorporates 3500 lighting cues designed by Focus Lighting, Inc.

The new ball weighs 11,875 pounds (5,386 kg) and is now 12 feet (3.7 m) in diameter. The flag pole on the top of One Times Square that the ball is hoisted atop has been rebuilt and now enlarged to accommodate the ball. When raised it will now be 475 feet (145 m) above Times Square. And for the first time in its 101 year history, after New Years Eve, it will remain up all year round, raised halfway up the mast as of January 6.

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