New Years Ball Test

Crystal triangles on the New Year’s Eve ball are lit during a test atop the 1 Times Square building, Monday, Dec. 30, 2013, in New York. The iconic 11,875-pound geodesic sphere covered in 2,688 Waterford Crystal triangles will descend a 130-foot pole to mark the stroke of midnight during the annual Times Square celebration. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)