1st Bouncy Ball Drop

May 29th, 2003 at 5:10PM

Balls Dropped: 292


The audience awaiting the ball drop.

This drop went quite well and had over 100 observers. For our first drop, we're thrilled with this response and hope to see more people next time!

These movies are in Quicktime format.

Due to bandwidth limitations, we cannot provide more than low quality movies. If you wish to see a higher quality movie, send us an email and we'll try to get you the files via FTP. To save the movies, simply right-click on the links below and choose "Save Target As"

Please note that the balls won't hit the ground until about 8 seconds after the start of the movie. The movie is 40.17 seconds long.

Low Quality Video - 12 FPS 240x180 with standard quality sound (815K)

Click on the picture to see a larger version (This will open a new window). Hover the pointer over the image to see a caption and information on the larger image. Note that the larger images are suitable for desktop backgrounds as they are 1024x768.

Camera Protection

The camera and protection box used to film the event. The large image is 258k.

The Crowd Observing the Drop

The audience waits for the ball drop. The large image is 255k. A view from the bottom. The large image is 192k. Another view from the bottom. The large image is 202k.

One more view from the bottom. The large image is 185k. Some of our devoted fans. The large image is 216k. Some more of our devoted fans. The large image is 196k.

Our devoted fans observe our preparations. The large image is 208k. A view from the third floor. The large image is 224k. The crowd on the fourth floor grows. The large image is 192k.

The audience is finding a place to observe from. The large image is 216k. Bond Hall is getting more crowded as the drop approaches. The large image is 235k. Jessica and John (far left)[Jessica is a member and John is our President] discussing the upcoming drop. The large image is 210k.

A final view from the fourth floor just prior to the drop. The large image is 215k. A physics professor attempts to demonstrate some physics and sadly chaos took over and caused the experiment to fail. The large image is 201k.