You often hear the summer adage that “it’s so hot, you can fry an egg on the sidewalk.”
Every Fourth of July for the past 17 years, the Route 66 town of Oatman, Ariz., proves that old adage true. The old mining town nestled in the parched Black Mountains will hold its Oatman Sidewalk Egg Fry, at noon of course, reports the Mohave Daily News.
The “fry” lures happy cookers who can use magnifying glasses, solar panels, aluminum foil – anything but direct fire – to fry an egg. The Gunfighters of Oatman will shoot off their pistols at noon to get things running. The eggs are provided, by the way.
Blue Mountain even has an e-card commemorating the event.
Just make sure the wild burros that roam the street don’t mess with your egg-frying contraption.