>>> well, the folks whose job it is to clean up the public spaces at death valley have a where of all visitors. please stop trying to fry an egg on the sidewalk. it's making a big mess in the park in terms of residual goo and eggshells. if you must try it. use a skillet. but perhaps the best course of action for all of us, let's just keep using it as an expression without feeling the need to act it out. it's so hot, you could fry an egg on the sidewalk.