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 Have
you ever heard the expression: “It’s so hot
you can fry an egg on the sidewalk?” This phrase is widely used to
describe the weather when it’s hot outside. In Korea, the summers
are hot and humid, but the heat is nothing
compared to the weather in Death Valley National Park, located in
eastern California. Throughout July, the temperature
in Death Valley, a desert, reached 53 degrees Celsius! It’s so hot
that you can literally fry an egg on the
sidewalk in Death Valley!
Recently, an employee at Death Valley National Park did just that.
She fried an egg by placing a frying pan on the hot ground. She filmed
it and posted the video on YouTube.
The video quickly became popular, and in recent weeks, visitors to Death Valley
have been doing the same thing. However, they don’t use frying pans,
so they leave behind a big mess - fried eggs on rocks
and eggshells everywhere.
 The park
grounds have become littered with so many eggshells that park officials
have released a statement on Facebook asking visitors to clean
up after themselves. “An employee’s posting of frying an egg in a
pan in Death Valley was intended to demonstrate how hot it can
get here. However, the Death Valley maintenance crew has been busy cleaning
up eggs cracked directly on the sidewalk.” Officials added
that if you want to try to fry an egg, “use a pan or tin foil” and
then properly throw it away when
you’re done. “This is your national park. Please put trash in the garbage or recycle
bins provided.” |
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