Bill Nye the Science Guy careens around a roller coaster, furiously pedals his bike on the "Tour du Science" and parodies the Jackson 5's "A-B-C 1-2-3" with "ABCs of Machinery" to show that simple machines doing complicated things can be found everywhere. Includes comedy, interviews with scientists, and hands-on experiments.
General Note
Program originally produced in 1993.
DVD features: science quiz; interactive glossary; What do you know?; More way cool scientist; Gears; Make a screw; outtake; science standard clips.
DVD-ROM features: teacher's guide, Internet links, wallpaper/screen saver.