And for a lot of us stuck at home,

而對於我們很多困在家裡的人來說。

we're getting a little antsy, a little bored.

我們開始有點焦慮，有點無聊。

So that's why I decided to test the age old adage,

所以，這也是我決定檢驗這句老話的原因。

it's hot enough to fry an egg on the sidewalk,

它的熱度足以在人行道上煎一個雞蛋。

with my own sidewalk.

與我自己的人行道。

The temperature right now is in the upper 90s.

現在的氣溫在90度以上。

The feel-like is 10 degrees above that.

摸樣是10度以上。

I think it should be pretty easy.

我想這應該很容易。

Let's find out.

讓我們來看看。

(upbeat music)

(歡快的音樂)

Oh crap.

哦，糟糕。

Well, it's got some shells in that.

嗯，它有一些貝殼在那。

All right, let's let her rip.

好吧，讓我們讓她撕裂。

I'm sweating so much, it is so hot out here.

我汗流浹背，這裡太熱了。

I can't believe this isn't cooking.

我不相信這不是在做飯。

Is this the hottest sidewalk?

這就是最火的人行道嗎？

- [Man] Probably not gonna cook on any of the sidewalks.

- 可能不會在任何人行道上做飯。

- [Sarah] You don't think it's gonna cook at all.

- [薩拉]你不認為這是要去煮在所有。

Turns out, it's not as easy as I thought.

原來，這並不像我想象的那麼簡單。

I did miserably.

我做得很慘。

I think it's time to pull out the big guns.

我想是時候拿出大炮了。

I'm reaching out to the world's

我在向全世界的人伸出援手。

foremost egg frying on the sidewalk expert.

最重要的煎蛋在人行道上的專家。

Fred Eck.

Fred Eck.

- [Fred] My name is Fred Eck.

- 我的名字是弗雷德-埃克.

I was the producer of the Oatman egg frying

我是奧特曼煎蛋的製作者。

for the last 30 years.

在過去的30年裡，。

- So how did the Oatman egg frying contest start?

- 那麼奧特曼煎蛋大賽是怎麼開始的呢？

- [Fred] That that came to be about

- [弗雷德]那是關於

because we were the hottest spot in the nation.

因為我們是全國最熱的地方。

We're right in the desert.

我們就在沙漠裡

We're right in the tri-state area of California,

我們就在加州的三州地區。

Nevada, and Arizona, right on the Colorado River.

內華達州和亞利桑那州，就在科羅拉多河邊。

I said, we gotta do something for the summertime

我說，我們得為夏天做點什麼。

because we're always talking about

因為我們總是在談論

having nothing to do in the summer because it's too hot.

在夏天無所事事，因為太熱了。

- And if it's that hot,

- 如果有那麼熱。

might as well make it fun to be outside.

還不如讓它的樂趣在外面。

- [Fred] Yeah, I said, well, why don't we

- [弗雷德]是啊，我說，好吧，我們為什麼不呢？

have a egg fry on the sidewalk and see what that could do.

在人行道上煎個雞蛋，看看能做什麼。

Bring a lot of people.

帶上很多人。

And that started the whole thing off.

這就是整個事情的開始。

So on July the 4th, 1993, we had an egg fry.

所以在1993年7月4日，我們舉行了一次蛋炒飯。

Well, we first put the egg onto the sidewalk

好吧，我們先把雞蛋放到人行道上。

to see if we could fry it on the sidewalk.

看看我們能不能在人行道上炸一下。

- You threw it on the sidewalk and it just didn't work.

- 你把它扔在人行道上，卻沒有用。

- [Fred] The egg just sat there and it didn't do anything.

- 蛋只是坐在那裡，什麼也沒做。

- It didn't work for me either.

- 我也沒有用。

- [Fred] We couldn't fry any eggs on the sidewalk

- 我們不能在人行道上煎雞蛋。

in 15 minutes because the temperature

15分鐘內，因為溫度

would have to be 160 degrees.

將不得不是160度。

Well, you'd be frying yourself as well as the egg.

那你就會把自己和雞蛋都煎了。

So we couldn't do that.

所以我們不能這樣做。

Main thing is, is to have a device

最主要的是，是要有一個設備

that's gonna make that egg fry,

這是要去使 雞蛋炒。

like a frying pan or something like that.

就像一個煎鍋或類似的東西。

And it's gotta be hot.

而且必須是熱的。

And if it's not hot, it's not gonna work.

如果它不熱，它不會工作。

- Describe to me the perfect sidewalk egg.

- 給我描述一下完美的人行道雞蛋。

What does it look like?

它是什麼樣子的？

- [Fred] Well, the outside of the egg,

- 好吧，蛋的外面。

of course, is kind of a gel.

當然，是一種凝膠。

And it's transparent.

而且它是透明的。

When that turns white, your egg is fried.

當它變成白色的時候，你的雞蛋就煎好了。

- Are there any really weird methods

- 有沒有什麼很奇怪的方法

people use to fry eggs on the sidewalk?

人們用來在人行道上煎雞蛋？

Like something I wouldn't have thought of.

就像我想不到的東西。

- [Fred] People have come up with devices

- [弗雷德]人們已經拿出了設備

where they cook them in frying pans.

在那裡，他們在煎鍋裡煮他們。

So they used aluminum foil,

所以他們用了鋁箔。

magnifying glasses, and glasses, and all kinds of stuff.

放大鏡，還有眼鏡，還有各種東西。

A trombone, and it's upside down.

一個長號，而且是顛倒的。

The ring would draw the heat to the egg

蛋圈會把熱量引到蛋上

and shoot it up to the egg.

並將其射向雞蛋。

- I see another one where it looks like

- 我看到另一個看起來像

somebody had foil in a jar.

有人把鋁箔放在罐子裡

- [Fred] Yeah, that was a device where

- [弗雷德]是啊，這是一個裝置，其中

the jar was amplified the heat.

罐子被放大了熱量。

It was very unique and different.

它非常獨特，與眾不同。

The device one time that was really good was a solar mirror.

有一次真正好用的設備是太陽鏡。

He cooked the eggs in three minutes.

他三分鐘就把雞蛋煮熟了。

And it was fried to a crisp.

而且還炸得很香。

So you can do it.

所以你可以做到這一點。

- You could actually make a full breakfast

- 其實你可以做一個完整的早餐

if you have the right kind of device?

如果你有合適的設備？

- [Fred] Absolutely.

- [弗雷德]當然。

They were cooking eggs, and bacon, and hash browns.

他們在煮雞蛋，培根，還有薯餅。

And I couldn't believe that.

而我卻不相信。

But I saw it and they did it.

但我看到了，他們做到了。

- So an important part of egg frying is the showmanship.

- 所以，煎蛋的一個重要環節就是表演技巧。

You have to fry it with style.

你要炒得有模有樣。

- [Fred] Right, right, right.

- [弗雷德]對，對，對。

They get all dressed up in different costumes.

他們都會穿上不同的服裝。

And that was some of the fun.

這也是一些樂趣。

They dressed up as the devil, as a welder,

他們把自己打扮成魔鬼，打扮成焊工。

anything to draw attention to the fact

譁眾取寵

that we're frying eggs on the sidewalk.

我們在人行道上煎雞蛋。

- Yeah, so you're in Arizona, it's hot.

- 是啊，所以你在亞利桑那州，它的熱。

I'm in Florida, it's really hot, but it's not 115 degrees.

我在佛羅里達州，它真的很熱，但它不是115度。

Is that hot enough to fry an egg?

這麼熱，能煎雞蛋嗎？

- [Fred] I know you can do it.

- 我知道你能做到。

Papa Sun up there, he'll take care of you.

孫爸爸在上面，他會照顧你的。

And he'll fry your egg real good.

而且他會把你的雞蛋煎得很好吃。

Just come up with something and it'll work.

只要想出點辦法就可以了。

- So I don't have solar mirrors,

- 所以我沒有太陽鏡。

but I do have regular mirrors.

但我有普通的後視鏡。

I think I can rig up a few of these devices

我想我可以安裝一些這樣的設備。

that people have used to fry eggs at this contest.

人們在這次比賽中用來煎蛋的。

And hopefully one of 'em works.

希望其中一個能成功。

All right, egg, you got it.

好吧，雞蛋，你得到了它。

Okay, so it's hot in Florida, but it's not Death Valley hot.

好吧，佛羅里達州很熱，但不是死亡谷熱。

So I'm already at a disadvantage.

所以我已經處於劣勢了。

So I'm gonna need all the devices I can find

所以我需要所有能找到的設備

to try to get eggs hot enough so that they can actually fry.

試圖讓雞蛋足夠熱，使他們能夠真正地炸。

With this pan I'm gonna try with a magnifying glass.

這個鍋我要用放大鏡試試。

I'm just gonna set it up like this.

我只是要去設置它像這樣。

Let's try this other weirdest method in a glass container.

讓我們在玻璃容器中嘗試這種另一種最奇怪的方法。

You gotta get it in foil.

你得把它裝在鋁箔裡

I gotta get it in there.

我得把它放在那裡。

I think I gotta get like a mirror out here too.

我想我也得像一面鏡子一樣在這裡。

So I'm gonna just put that light right on the egg,

所以我就把那盞燈對準雞蛋。

Just egg in a foil.

只是雞蛋放在鋁箔裡。

Now it's really hot, 122 degrees.

現在真的很熱，122度。

- [Watch] 15 and counting.

- [觀看]15個，並計數。

- [Sarah] So this one's got the mirror.

- [薩拉]所以，這一個的得到了鏡子。

This one's got the magnifying glass.

這個有放大鏡。

This one's this weird contraption.

這個就是這個奇怪的裝置。

This is pretty just basic.

這是很簡單的基礎。

So we're gonna be able to compare these four eggs.

所以我們要把這四個雞蛋進行比較。

One of them better cook, that's all I gotta say.

我只想說，他們中的一個人最好做飯。

This one already looks pretty good.

這個看起來已經很不錯了。

Didn't have a dog costume, but had the dog head.

沒有狗裝，但有狗頭。

So now I'm a hot dog and I'm working on some hot eggs.

所以現在我是熱狗，我在研究一些熱雞蛋。

Peace!

和平！

Oh my god, this is actually like way too hot.

哦，我的上帝，這實際上是像方式太熱。

I don't think I can do this.

我不認為我可以做到這一點。

Oh god.

哦，上帝。

How's everything going?

一切都好嗎？

Oh my god, they're not near needing to turn.

哦，我的上帝，他們不近需要轉。

It is so hot out, and these eggs are not cooking.

外面這麼熱，這些雞蛋卻沒有煮熟。

I'm using the devices.

我在使用設備。

I wish I had something solar powered,

我希望我有太陽能的東西。

like Fred suggested, but I don't.

像弗雷德建議，但我不。

So I'm just trying my best.

所以我只是盡力而為。

I'll never make bacon.

我永遠不會做培根。

So still hours have passed and the eggs

所以時間還是過去了，雞蛋

are not quite getting there.

還沒有完全達到目的。

So I really gotta step it up.

所以我真的要加把勁了。

So now I'm gonna fry an egg,

所以現在我要去煎個雞蛋。

and I'm going to apply everything to this one egg.

我要把所有的東西都用到這個蛋上。

I'm putting all my eggs in one basket, so to speak.

我把所有的雞蛋放在一個籃子裡，可以這麼說。

So this is what I'm doing.

所以這是我正在做的。

I'm gonna be preheating the pan on the hood of this car

我要把這車引擎蓋上的平底鍋預熱一下。

because it's much hotter on the hood of that car.

因為那輛車的引擎蓋上要熱得多。

So get it nice and hot.

所以要把它弄得又好又熱。

I'm gonna be using the magnifying glass.

我要用放大鏡。

I'm gonna be using the mirror.

我要用鏡子。

And hopefully I'm gonna finally fry an egg

希望我終於能煎個蛋了。

on this hot ass sidewalk.

在這個熱屁股的人行道上，

Oh my god, wait, I think it's working.

哦，我的上帝，等待，我認為它的工作。

Oh my god.

哦，我的上帝。

Wait a second.

等一下

I can't believe how well this is working, oh my god.

不敢相信這效果這麼好，我的天。

All right, we gotta add bacon.

好吧，我們得加上培根。

Oh my God.

哦，我的上帝。

(bacon sizzling)

（培根噝噝）

You hear that sizzle?

你聽到那個噝噝聲了嗎？

Oh my god, I'm gonna be able to do a whole breakfast.

哦，我的上帝，我要去 能夠做一個完整的早餐。

That's a good looking egg.

那是一個好看的雞蛋。

I mean, I actually probably like it...

我的意思是，我實際上可能喜歡它... ...

Honestly, I think I overcooked the egg.

老實說，我覺得我把雞蛋煮過頭了。

Honestly, preheating the cast iron on the car

老實說，在車上預熱鑄鐵。

was key for this to be successful.

是其成功的關鍵。

Hey, who knows?

嘿，誰知道呢？

Maybe next year if the pandemic's gone

如果疫情過去了，也許明年就可以了

I'll travel to Arizona and enter

我會去亞利桑那州，並進入

that egg frying competition myself.

我自己也參加了煎蛋比賽

'Cause I think, I think I got it now.

因為我想，我想我現在明白了。

Bye

掰掰

(dramatic music)

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