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The Hi, I'm Patrick.

And I'm Sarah.

And this is Sidebar, our suits watch podcast.

So we're still on break from our normal programming, but we wanted to give you a little special something for the holidays. Happy New Year's Eve, Patrick. Happy New Year's Eve, Sarah. Yes, this week, we are going to be answering some more of your questions because we just recently did that. We had a really good time doing it. I think it might be my new favorite thing. But first, can we just, can we just check it in here for

a second? Hey. Let's just take a breath. It's been a long year. Let's breathe it out. Let's just breathe it out.

God. Enjoy the episode. Bye. Good luck, guys. Good luck out there.

2025, good luck.

Why do balls drop?

Why do balls drop?

What is the ball dropping?

I don't know a thing about that.

We've debated this so much.

Should we ask?

Can we ask AI?

Yeah, you can ask AI.

I mean, I have opinions. For my whole life, it's been about staying in the ball drop during New Year's.

The tradition of the ball drop on New Year's Eve and Times Square started in 1907. It was inspired by the time balls used in the 19th century. So the time balls would drop at a specific time every day, allowing ships navigators to set their instruments accurately.

The New Year's Eve ball drop in Times Square was created as a visual time signal to mark the stroke of midnight and the start of the new year.

It's become an iconic celebration, watched by millions around the world.

Okay, so what I'm hearing is balls drop and then you set your instrument for the stroke of the new year?

I don't know that my balls have dropped yet. I'm still looking to set the instrument.

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