Bill Nye the Science Guy - Season 1 - Eps 16: Light & Color

1993-12-2426 min⭐ 7.2/10

Lighten up. It's the ""Light and Color"" episode. Without light, we wouldn't be able to see. It would be like living in a room with no windows, doors, or lamps. There's an old saying, ""We don't see things; we see light bouncing off of things."" We see things, and colors, when light bounces off things and into our eyes. White light, like the light from the Sun, is made up of all the different colors of light blended together. When white light hits something white, almost all of the light bounces into our eyes, and we see the color white. Things are different colors because some light bounces off and other light gets absorbed. An orange is orange because it absorbs all different colors of light except orange light. Grass is green because it absorbs all different colors of light except green light. Bill Nye's lab coat is blue because it absorbs all different colors of light except blue light. All colors, including black, are made in the same way. It's just a matter of ref

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About Bill Nye the Science Guy

Bill Nye the Science Guy

Title: Bill Nye the Science Guy

First Air Date: 1993-09-10

Last Air Date: 1998-06-20

Status: Ended

Rating: 7.2/10 (from 80 votes)

Language: EN

Seasons: 6

Total Episodes: 100

Network: PBS

Genres: Comedy, Documentary, Kids

Production Companies: Rabbit Ears Productions, KCTS Television

Synopsis

It's "Mr. Wizard" for a different decade. Bill Nye is the Science Guy, a host who's hooked on experimenting and explaining. Picking one topic per show (like the human heart or electricity), Nye gets creative with teaching kids and adults alike the nuances of science.

Cast

Bill Nye

Bill Nye

Self - Host

Rachel Glenn

Rachel Glenn

Nancy

Jennifer Lin

Jennifer Lin

Amy Broder

Amy Broder

Amy

Ethan Ferkiss

Ethan Ferkiss

Smell Gibson

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