Parting Shot: Countdown

The numbers “one” and “zero” rode into Times Square by pedicab yesterday in preparation for the New Year’s Eve ball drop.
Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters

The numbers “one” and “zero” rode into Times Square by pedicab yesterday in preparation for the New Year’s Eve ball drop.
Photo by Lucas Jackson/Reuters
Why another "zero"? To get 2010 you move 2009's zero to the end and insert the "one", or maybe my math is rusty. Or maybe the lights don't function that way.
You're totally right, but it's a better photo with the two digits.