We’re in the midst of a heatwave and it’s probably the last of the summer this year – so what else to do than try to fry an egg on the scorching pavements of Bromley?

I’m sure you can think of other more egg-cellent things to do, but anyway…

You’d be lying if you’d never wondered what would happen if you used the sun’s heat to cook an egg with, so we tried it so that you don’t have to.

News Shopper:

Much to what I imagine can only be dismay, it didn’t work – quite simply.

It worked at creating an eggy-smelled mess on the pavement, and it worked at making it quite sticky, but a naturally-fried egg is not the one.

I drizzled some olive oil on the pavement and waited a while for it to get hot in the sun, and then cracked my egg confidently on top.

I waited on eggshells for the result.

I looked up at the sun, looked down at the pavement, waited a bit longer – but absolutely nothing happened.

Apart from the yolk started dripping away from the egg white.

News Shopper:

The temperature was 28C and standing on the pavement with no shoes was too hot, but not quite hot enough to sizzle my egg.

Maybe if I had have left it all day it would have done more than show a tiny little white dot which I can only convince myself is because it was cooking…

Realistically, we probably all knew it was never going to happen, but at least now you can tell the answer to your kids or friends who always question whether it’ll work.

Oh, and by the way, although I had a cracking time, clearing up was not so cracking.

Any tips on how to get a warm, sticky, gloopy substance off the pavement are welcome.

Now, time to fry another egg inside… The boring way.

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