Name: Light & Color
Released: 1993-12-24

Get ready for the "Light and Color" episode! Imagine a world without light, like being trapped in a windowless, dark room. An age-old adage states, "We perceive light reflecting off of objects." Our ability to see colors relies on light bouncing into our eyes. Sunlight, or white light, comprises various colors mixed together. When it strikes a white object, nearly all of it reflects back, making it appear white. Objects have distinct colors because they absorb certain light wavelengths. For instance, oranges absorb all colors except orange, while grass reflects green. Even Bill Nye’s blue lab coat follows this rule, reflecting blue light only. Each color, including black, is formed through this fascinating process.

Show Bill Nye the Science Guy

Episode S01E16

Air Date Dec 24, 1993

Season 1 Episodes

S01E01 Aluminum Foil, Snowboards, Contact Lenses, Bread S01E01 Flight S01E02 Earth's Crust S01E02 Compact Discs, Mozzarella Cheese, Pantyhose, Fluorescent Tubes S01E03 Dinosaurs S01E03 Toothpicks, Acrylic Bathtubs, Helicopters, Beer S01E04 Skin S01E04 Hearing Aids, 3-D Puzzles, Rubber Mats, Toilets S01E05 Buoyancy S01E05 Copy Paper, Jeans, Computers, Plate Glass S01E06 Gravity S01E06 Nails and Staples, Safety Glasses, Fabrics, Bicycles S01E07 Kayaks, Safety Boots, Electronic Signs, Cereals S01E07 Digestion S01E08 Trucks, Adhesive Bandages, Computer Circuit Boards, Liquors S01E08 Phases of Matter S01E09 Steel, Apple Juice, Aircraft Landing Gear, Cosmetics S01E09 Biodiversity S01E10 Holograms, Package Printing, Skin Culture, Canned Corn S01E10 Simple Machines S01E11 Plastic Bags, Solar Panels, Plastic Gasoline Containers, Hockey Sticks S01E11 The Moon S01E12 Aluminum Screw Caps, Chocolate, Pills, Pasta S01E12 Sound S01E13 Bicycle Helmets, Aluminum, Car Brakes, Lithium Batteries S01E13 Garbage S01E14 Structures S01E15 Earth's Seasons S01E16 Light & Color S01E17 Cells S01E18 Electricity S01E19 Outer Space S01E20 Eyeball

Light & Color (S01E16)

Season 1 Episodes