Neil deGrasse Tyson reveals his love of the engineering marvels that are NYC water towers. Hosts Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice Director Dave Wiskus Writers PJ Scott-Blankenship, Blake Farrow Animation Director Bård Edlund Animators David Powell Editor: Eric Schneider Sound Designer: Jay Pellizzi Producers Amanda McLoughlin, Ben Ratner Brilliant.org Producers Blake Farrow, Danielle Scarano, Josh Silverman StarTalk Radio Executive Producers Neil deGrasse Tyson, Helen Matsos Producers Laura Berland, Jeffrey Lee Simons, Lindsey Walker For more exclusive content and commercial-free full episodes, subscribe to StarTalkAllAccess.com If you love StarTalk Radio, don't miss out on any StarTalk news. Sign up for our free newsletter: http://www.startalkradio.net/newsletter/youtube/ Catch up with StarTalk Radio around the web: iTunes - http://bit.ly/SOHDg6 SoundCloud - https://soundcloud.com/startalk Stitcher - http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/startalk TuneIn - http://tunein.com/radio/StarTalk-Radio-p334521/ Google Play Music - https://play.google.com/music/m/I6lczawbvvafjdburzbcc23aacu?t=StarTalk_Radio Twitter - https://twitter.com/StarTalkRadio Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/StarTalkRadio Google+ - https://plus.google.com/+startalkradio Snapchat - https://www.snapchat.com/add/startalk-radio Pinterest - http://pinterest.com/startalk/ Tumblr - http://startalkradio.tumblr.com/ Instagram - http://instagram.com/startalkradio The List App - https://li.st/startalkradio Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/startalkradio Subscribe to StarTalk: null Follow StarTalk: Twitter: http://twitter.com/startalkradio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StarTalk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startalkradio/ About StarTalk: Science meets pop culture on StarTalk! Astrophysicist & Hayden Planetarium director Neil deGrasse Tyson, his comic co-hosts, guest celebrities & scientists discuss astronomy, physics, and everything else about life in the universe. Keep Looking Up! #WaterTowers #Gravity #StarTalk #NeildeGrasseTyson 0:00 - Introduction 1:03 - What Do Water Towers Do? 2:16 - The Rings Of A Water Tower 4:06 - Why Smaller Buildings Don't Need Water Towers 5:36 - Sponsored By Brilliant 6:46 - Closing Notes