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		cs702 on July 9, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: NASA map shows temperatures up to 160 degrees on P... ...due to asphalt absorbing heat from unobstructed sun. 160'F is hot enough to boil an egg in under a couple of minutes. My reaction: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c5/Edvard_M...

FriedPickles on July 9, 2024 [–]

Yes, it could cook an egg. But to boil an egg at 160ºf you'd have to be at the top of Everest.

cs702 on July 9, 2024 | [–]

Hahaha, indeed! :-)

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