Bill Nye the Science Guy (1993)

Episode Overview

Have you ever realized that the Concorde travels 300,000 times quicker than a land snail? Or that a towering redwood can rival the height of a 35-story building? We can make such fascinating comparisons thanks to the practice of measurement. Although we don't usually juxtapose jets and snails, measurement is an integral part of our daily lives. When checking your temperature, you gauge it against a healthy norm. And when baking brownies, precise ingredient measurements are key to achieving delicious results. Through measurement, we can effectively compare distance, time, mass, and temperature.