Is It Hot Enough To Fry An Egg On A Hoboken Sidewalk? (VIDEO)

HOBOKEN, NJ — As temperatures topped 94 degrees in the Northeast on Wednesday afternoon, we decided to try to see if the old cliché could prove true: Was it really hot enough to fry an egg on the sidewalk? READ MORE: NJ Heatwave: Thunderstorms, Heavy Rain In The Forecast

The Library of Congress says on its website that eggs must reach a temperature of 158 degrees to cook, and that doesn't happen often around here.

Still, it notes, "the idea of cooking an egg on a sidewalk won’t die. It is so intriguing that the city of Oatman, Arizona, hosts an annual Solar Egg Frying Contest on the 4th of July. Contestants get 15 minutes to make an attempt using solar (sun) power alone."

Here in Hoboken, on the corner of 14th and Washington streets, the local weather machine (above) said the temperature was a balmy 94 at 1:30 p.m. So I cracked an egg on the concrete.

Startlingly, the egg changed shape. And a passerby pushing a stroller (thus, she knows from eggs) suggested letting cookie dough bake on a car windshield instead.

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Meanwhile, forecasters predict rain for the next three days and a dry Independence Day in New Jersey. READ MORE: NJ Heatwave: Thunderstorms, Heavy Rain In The Forecast

RELATED: It's Going To Be A Hot Grill Summer In NJ.

And here's a lesson for kids from Accuweather on how to use the sun to make s'mores.

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