Imagine this: the temperature in London was about 33 degrees Celsius, and a curious guy decided to test an old legend — can you fry an egg on the sun? Ishan, known on TikTok as ishxn.a, wasn’t satisfied with stories and went for it. He oiled a pan, cracked an egg, and left it under the sun. After one hour, nothing happened except the yolk mysteriously cracked. Another hour, then another… After three hours, the egg was still watery, the egg white barely turned white, and the yolk remained completely raw. Disappointed, Ishan concluded that frying an egg on the sun during a heatwave in the UK is impossible.
But why? To cook an egg, you need about 70 degrees Celsius, egg whites start to solidify at 62, and yolks at 65 degrees. Although asphalt and metal can get very hot, surfaces like pavements in the UK rarely reach these temperatures. Moreover, even if you manage to fry an egg on the sun, eating it is not recommended because insufficient heat can allow bacteria like salmonella to grow, posing a serious health risk.
Ishan’s video quickly went viral, and the comments were hilarious: from criticizing the thickness of the pan, jokes about free time, to suggestions to put the egg in a car. But the reality is clear — the sun isn’t hot enough to make you breakfast on the pavement, at least not in London during a heatwave.
So next time you hear someone claim they fried an egg on the sun, remember this experiment and ask yourself — is it really possible or just an urban myth? Got any crazy experiments you want to see? Or maybe you’ve already tried sun and eggs? Share in the comments, let’s laugh and learn together!
