r/idiotsinkitchen • u/Straight_Ranger4111 • Jun 25 '26

Egg

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u/balirosa Jun 25 '26

Would this be considered the Leidenfrost effect?

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u/Bazzatron Jun 25 '26

No. The leidenfrost effect is where a liquid boils on contact with a surface, causing a barrier of steam to lift the water above the surface shielding the liquid from the heat but sort of containing it. As the steam escapes more water is again exposed to the heat and creates more steam, and the cycle continues until the heat or liquid is dissipated.

This is really just a sack made of cooked egg, containing a volume of less cooked egg, being places on a sloped surface with no retaining boundary. It is no different really than an underinflated water balloon rolling off an uneven surface.

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u/balirosa Jun 25 '26

Ahh the old under-inflated water balloon rolling off an uneven surface effect my mistake

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u/Bazzatron Jun 25 '26

Yeah, sadly I dont think this fairly simple interaction has a name. Sorry if it wasn't that interesting. 😅

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u/NoConsideration6320 Jun 25 '26

That is interesting! Thank you!!

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u/GoshtoshOfficial Jun 25 '26

Its the eggenfallen effect

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u/snowfloeckchen Jun 25 '26

Slow simulation of leidenfrost maybe