Hot Enough To Fry An Egg?
Since today is Fourth of July I thought I'd have some fun and share with you a little experiment done by some of the Anderson Law Firm employees tried out recently. We've all heard the saying “It's so hot you could fry an egg on the sidewalk!” So on the first 100 degree day this summer, they decided to test out the urban legend. Naturally, it was conducted under the strictest scientific conditions.
In order to give full benefit of the doubt to the myth, our experiment involved three separate methods. First was with just an egg splat literally on the pavement. When that didn't work, we fashioned a tray out of tinfoil and let it heat in the sun before attempting to cook the egg. Still unsuccessful, we attempted to direct the sunlight through a magnifying glass onto the egg to heat it sufficiently.
Was this myth busted? Well, it was a bust for us. None of the methods we tried gave us a fried egg, although using the tinfoil andmagnifying glass together did yield better results, our egg even kind of cooked a little bit!
Apparently, the general consensus among egg-frying experts is that an egg has to get to at least 150°F before it will fry. Since it’s just now starting to feel like Texas, we have a hunch that if we did the experiment later on this summer, our egg would eventually sizzle. Maybe. Or we might end up with egg on our face again.
Want to try the experiment at home? All you need is an egg, some tin foil and a magnifying glass. Put on some sunscreen and be prepared to sweat for your breakfast! Let us know what
happens by posting your results on our Facebook page!
Good luck and happy frying!
