Death Valley Rangers Urge Tourists to Stop Fying Eggs

[LongTomH]

From the Weather Underground: http://www.wunderground.com/news/death-valley-rangers-urge-tourists-stop-frying-eggs-20130712

Officials from Death Valley National Park are urging visitors to stop frying eggs on park grounds after a video demonstration posted on the park's YouTube account went viral and inspired a hot-weather, egg-frying frenzy.

As the park marked the 100th anniversary of its world record for the hottest temperature ever recorded -- 134 degrees on July 10, 1913 -- park officials posted a plea on its official Facebook page for visitors to leave their eggs at home as the park has become littered with egg shells and cartons.

"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," the Facebook post said.

Temperatures in Death Valley National Park commonly run above 120 degrees in the summer, according to the National Park Service. On July 15, 1972, a record high ground temperature of 201 degrees was recorded, according to Weather.com Sr. Meteorologist Jonathan Erdman. The maximum air temperature for that day was 128 degrees.