Bill Nye the Science Guy - Season 2 - Eps 7: Light Optics

1994-09-1026 min⭐ 7.2/10

Don't stay in the dark - Bill Nye will help you absorb the science of light optics. Light is energy that normally moves in a straight line, but often something gets in the way. When light runs into something, three things can happen - the light can bounce off, it can go through, or it can be absorbed. Often all three things happen at the same time. Light bounces off mirrors. You see yourself in a mirror when light bounces off your face, into the mirror, and then into your eyes. Light goes through glass. If the glass is bent or curved, the light gets bent on its way out of the glass. The glass in a magnifying glass or a pair of eyeglasses is curved so that it bends light, making things look bigger. More light is absorbed by dark-colored things than by light-colored things. Colors are made when some light is absorbed while other light is bounced back. Black things look black because when light hits them, they absorb almost all of the light.

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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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