TV Bill Nye the Science Guy - Season 1 Episode 10 : Simple Machines Bill Nye the Science Guy - Season 1 Episode 10 : Simple Machines 7.337/10 by 89 users 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. Details Casts Posters Images Title Bill Nye the Science Guy - Season 1 Episode 10 : Simple Machines Alternative Titles 比尔教科学, Bill Nye, the Science Guy First Air Date 1993-09-10 Last Air Date 1998-06-20 Number of Episodes 100 Number of Seasons 5 Genres Comedy, Documentary, Kids, Networks PBS, Casts Bill Nye, Rachel Glenn, Jennifer Lin, Amy Broder, Ethan Ferkiss Plot Keywords , Self - Host Bill Nye Nancy Rachel Glenn Jennifer Lin Amy Amy Broder Smell Gibson Ethan Ferkiss Episodes List Bill Nye the Science Guy Season 1 :Episode 1 Flight Flight 1993-09-10 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... Bill Nye the Science Guy Season 1 :Episode 2 Earth's Crust Earth's Crust 1993-09-17 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... Bill Nye the Science Guy Season 1 :Episode 3 Dinosaurs Dinosaurs 1993-09-24 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... Bill Nye the Science Guy Season 1 :Episode 4 Skin Skin 1993-10-01 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... Bill Nye the Science Guy Season 1 :Episode 5 Buoyancy Buoyancy 1993-10-08 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... Bill Nye the Science Guy Season 1 :Episode 6 Gravity Gravity 1993-10-15 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... Bill Nye the Science Guy Season 1 :Episode 7 Digestion Digestion 1993-10-22 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... Bill Nye the Science Guy Season 1 :Episode 8 Phases of Matter Phases of Matter 1993-10-29 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... Bill Nye the Science Guy Season 1 :Episode 9 Biodiversity Biodiversity 1993-11-05 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... Bill Nye the Science Guy Season 1 :Episode 10 Simple Machines Simple Machines 1993-11-12 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... Bill Nye the Science Guy Season 1 :Episode 11 The Moon The Moon 1993-11-19 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... Bill Nye the Science Guy Season 1 :Episode 12 Sound Sound 1993-11-26 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... Bill Nye the Science Guy Season 1 :Episode 13 Garbage Garbage 1993-12-03 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... Bill Nye the Science Guy Season 1 :Episode 14 Structures Structures 1993-12-10 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... Bill Nye the Science Guy Season 1 :Episode 15 Earth's Seasons Earth's Seasons 1993-12-17 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... Bill Nye the Science Guy Season 1 :Episode 16 Light & Color Light & Color 1993-12-24 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... Bill Nye the Science Guy Season 1 :Episode 17 Cells Cells 1994-01-21 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... Bill Nye the Science Guy Season 1 :Episode 18 Electricity Electricity 1994-01-28 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... Bill Nye the Science Guy Season 1 :Episode 19 Outer Space Outer Space 1994-02-04 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... Bill Nye the Science Guy Season 1 :Episode 20 Eyeball Eyeball 1994-02-11 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...