Death Valley cracks down on rogue egg frying

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Storified by CBC News Community· Fri, Jul 12 2013 14:54:42

Death Valley National Park officials may be regretting showing people that their California park lands get hot enough to fry an egg on the pavement.

Last month, one of the park's employees posted a video of her using Death Valley's extreme heat to fry an egg on a frying pan.

Frying an egg Death Valley style: youtu.be/hwQq8yRruCM?a via @YouTubeDeath Valley NP

Frying an egg Death Valley styledeathvalleynp

She left a covered frying pan outside in the desert heat, then cracked an egg into the pan and after about six minutes, the experiment worked.

"So this proves you can fry an egg in the desert sun," says the unidentified park employee.

Temperatures in Death Valley, which is a basin that sits below sea level, are known for being extreme. Currently, Death Valley has an extreme summer heat alert in place, warning visitors to expect high temperatures of about 37 C to almost 48 C.

100 years ago today in 1913 it reached 134° in Death Valley. This is a copy of the weather sheet for that day. (nm) pic.twitter.com/SKSesYkPZHDeath Valley NP

Yesterday it was blazing in DEVA at 126° at Furnace Creek Visitor Center. Yes I know it's only early June. We can only go up from here. (nm)Death Valley NP

The video neither encouraged nor dissuaded park goers from trying the science experiment. The woman simply offered some advice for those wanting to try to fry an egg in Death Valley.

"If you're going to try [frying an egg] in Death Valley, I highly recommend using a skillet because if you put it on the ground, it just makes a mess," says the park employee.

Naturally, people started experimenting.

People are taking the phrase "it's so hot outside you could fry an egg" seriously in California lolMiss Frizzle

But, park officials quickly tired of the small-scale science experiments, posting to the park's Facebook page:

"An employee's posting of frying an egg in a pan in Death Valley was intended to demonstrate how hot it can get here, with the recommendation that if you do this, use a pan or tin foil and properly dispose of the contents. However, the Death Valley NP maintenance crew has been busy cleaning up eggs cracked directly on the sidewalk, including egg cartons and shells strewn across the parking lot.

This is your national park, please put trash in the garbage or recycle bins provided and don't crack eggs on the sidewalks, or the Salt Playa at Badwater."

Don't ACTUALLY fry an egg on the sidewalk, people. #TheMoreYouKnow foodsafetynews.com/2013/07/death-...DJSusanGucci

It seems like not only those visiting Death Valley wanted to see if the sun could produce some sunny-side up

I have to fry an egg on the sidewalk one day...Cool Beans

"Its so hot you could fry an egg on the sidewalk" pic.twitter.com/Z5188ZHffpKal-El

Alex and I are currently attempting to fry an egg in the middle of the streetSammie Bixler

Unfortunately, as the Death Valley national park officials point out, it doesn't always work and can get quite messy...

It's not hot enough to fry an egg pic.twitter.com/Uz69GrF2SDRebecca Cochrane

Mine and mums attempt to fry an egg on the steps pic.twitter.com/RwJcxowcR0Lia

@EmiliaKopcik trying to fry and egg on the pool deck.... #slightfail pic.twitter.com/wDT82x5ELVClaudia Holzner

Byron and Logan are trying to fry an egg on the street pic.twitter.com/pkCGwXelTmAbigail Heringer

Turns out it wasn't hot enough to fry an egg on the concrete. Still pretty hot though. pic.twitter.com/SwIGexJFgvNiall McWeeney

The irony is, when it's hot enough to fry an egg on the pavement you usually just feel like cereal.Simon Blackwell

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