Scientists are warning us against a TikTok trend of “deep frying water”. The trend could lead to fiery explosions. The dangerous trend involves mixing water with calcium alginate to form a sphere of water, coating it in flour, egg, breadcrumbs, and then dropping it into a fryer.
This trend was started by a TikTok user–Trendy Chef, who likes deep frying almost everything. But the original idea was originated by Chef Jonathan Marcus in 2016. However, it wasn’t supposed to be replicated.
Dr. Christoper Cramer from the American Chemical Society called the stupid trend “insane and suicidal”. He explained that hot oil gets so much hotter than the boiling point of water.
He spoke to MailOnline and explained that “Water boils (turns into the gas we call steam) at [100°C]. And, when that happens, it will expand in volume by about 1,500 times.“
He continued, “That will happen pretty much in an instant, as the first portion to boil will break the nugget, and the resulting exposure of all of the remaining volume to the hot oil will flash it to steam immediately.“
“So, that’s basically an explosion in a vat of hot oil – and heaven help you when that oil begins to rain down onto the gas flame or hot electric burner.” “Bottom line – good heavens, don’t do this!”
Do not try to attempt this dangerous trend!
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