Name: Episode 10 — Simple Machines
Released: 1993-11-12
Duration: 26 min
Cast: Bill Nye, Rachel Glenn, Jennifer Lin, Amy Broder, Ethan Ferkiss

Bill Nye the Science Guy (1993 – 1998)

1993 • 5 seasons • Comedy, Documentary • TV-Y

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Episode 10 — Simple Machines

Released: 1993-11-12 • Comedy/Documentary/Kids

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Learning about science can be hard work, but simple machines can make it easier. Let Bill Nye push and pull you around ramps, levers, screws, and pulleys. Simple machines simply make work easier by directing forces over distances. Instead of lifting a heavy box upstairs, you can hook it to some ropes and pulleys and pull it up. Or you can get a ramp and slide it upstairs. Either way, it's less sweat to use the pulleys or the ramp than it is to lift the box straight up by yourself because the force you need is more spread out. Levers, ramps, screws, wheels, wedges, and pulleys are all simple machines designed to direct forces. With simple machines we don't have to push or pull as hard, but we have to push or pull over a longer distance. It's easier to walk up a long set of stairs to the top of the Empire State Building than it would be to climb a ladder to the top, but the set of stairs would be much longer than the ladder. Simple machines are simply scientific.

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Episode air date	12.11.1993
Episode runtime	26 min
Episode rating	0.00
Genres	Comedy / Documentary / Kids
TMDB series rating	7.3
IMDb series rating	8.2
Series status	Ended
Age rating	0+
Country	US

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