VIDEO: Science Channel explores Manhattan's skyline with Stefan Al

Perched in a helicopter high above Midtown, Stefan Al guides the Science Channel’s cameras on a soaring tour of Manhattan’s skyline, unpacking how super-slender towers like 432 Park Avenue and Central Park Tower stay upright in punishing winds. Using a scale model, he explains the engineering principles behind mega-columns, outrigger trusses, and tuned-mass dampers.

See the excerpt below.