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How To Fry an Egg on the Sidewalk

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• It’s hot. You’re hungry. You’ve got nothing better to do. Why not fry an egg on the sidewalk!
• Added July 3, 2008

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You Will Need

• Eggs
• Aluminum foil
• A mirror or magnifying glass
• A very, very hot sidewalk
• Butter or oil
• Salt and pepper

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  Step 1.

  Lay out some tinfoil

  The easiest—and most sanitary—way to fry an egg on the sidewalk is to use a piece of aluminum foil. Take a pan-size piece of foil and bend the edges up, so the raw egg doesn’t slide onto the pavement.

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  Step 2.

  Crack the egg

  Crack an egg or two onto the foil. The sun will reflect off the surface and cook your eggs.

• If you intend to eat these eggs, you might want to use some butter or oil on the tinfoil so it doesn’t stick—and season your eggs with some salt and pepper.

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  Step 3.

  Be ready to fib

  The temperature of the sidewalk needs to reach at least 158° Fahrenheit to turn a raw egg solid. Sorry, a light colored sidewalk on it’s own won’t do the trick. You’ll need to cheat just a little.

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  Step 4.

  Use a magnifying glass or mirror

  To speed up the process, use a magnifying glass or mirror to focus the suns rays onto the foil. Now you’re cooking!

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  Step 5.

  Brag a little

  After your egg is cooked, tell everyone that it was so hot outside that you were able to fry an egg on the sidewalk. They’ll either think you are most egg-zelent or just egg-zagerating.

• Every Fourth of July, Oatman, Arizona, has a solar egg-frying contest.

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Show Comment by sarge657 (Rated 2)

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oh snap. HD is in the house.

Reply about 1 year ago by sarge657

Show Comment by JellyBon (Rated 1)

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lol u dont need magnifying glass in my country,Africa!

Reply 8 months ago by JellyBon

Show Comment by micheal (Rated 0)

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its totally a bad idea!

Reply 9 months ago by micheal

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