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Sidewalk Egg Frying Day

Sidewalk Egg Frying Day is held on July 4. This event in the first decade of the month July is annual.

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The Fourth of July is also National Fry an Egg on the Sidewalk Day, and no amount of scientific logic can crack this tradition.

Eggs need to reach a temperature of 158°F to cook through. Sidewalks can usually get up to 145°F. The hotter the day, the more likely your egg will fry.

In the hottest part of the day, it takes the egg about 20 minutes to cook through. If you don't live somewhere that hot, you could probably do it in a solar oven that concentrates the rays of the sun under glass.

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