The idea of using a ball drop to mark time is much more than just a fun holiday activity
to the early 20th century, the idea of using a ball drop to mark time is much more than just a fun holiday activity.
“The vast majority of clocks were put up by government entities to assert their right to control the time,” McCrossen argues.But this method had quite a few kinks. “They were constantly malfunctioning,” says McCrossen. “They were dropping at the wrong time; a notice would be put in the newspaper to indicate the ball was erroneously dropped before or even after noon. They were covered in canvas, so on a windy day or a day when it was raining, the [method] didn’t work.
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