What is the name of your state? West Virginia
I'm not sure if there is anything legal I can do about this. Last night I went to dinner with my mother and brother around 7-8 pm at International House of Pancakes (IHOP). We ordered and it seemed forever for our food to finally get there, and once there everything was cold. I had ordered only one boiled egg and it was freezing! It seems like it was boiled earlier and kept in the refrig. So I then asked the waitress to make me another one. She seemed fine with my request and took the egg back. About ten mins later she returns with a new egg. I touch it with my finger to make sure that it is warm, which it was but so hot that I was afraid to eat it straight into my mouth. I then cut up the egg with the side of my spoon and it exploded in my face, in my hair, all over the table, on my brother (on the other side),mom, on tables around us, in the floor, on the wall..everywhere. I don't know if you're aware with the danger of microwaving eggs, it's the only way eggs explode. So my mother asked for the manager, she was pretty much freaking out (oh im eighteen by the way), the manager comes and hes laughing..like it was SO funny and at this point the waitress is smirking as well. Everyone including the people around us were totally freaked out, when it exploded it sounded like a gun shot and scared the crap out of me to be honest. So my mom asked him if the egg was microwaved, and he said no that he boiled it himself, all while laughing.(which is impossible this effect could never happen with an egg being boiled on the stove) They did not offer to clean up anything on the table or surrouding us. They did not offer any assistance whatsoever. Keep in mind this was very embarassing, egg was all over me. And my question is, if I had bitten into that egg I would / or could have been seriously injured.(if you'd like to see more stories on exploded eggs search on google, i have read that some people have been temp. blinded because of such situations like this, or their mouths burnt and bleeding, i can only be thankful it was too hot from touch that i decided to cut it.) Is there anything legal I can do at this point?
Here is something I found doing some research myself:
The explosion really is caused by superheating, a complex phenomenon of the physics of phase changes. When water is heated over a flame, it gradually reaches a boil and turns to steam when the water temperature reaches 212F. But in a microwave, the heat is applied at a subatomic level, the water molecules can reach temperatures above 212F without changing phase from water to vapor. If these "superheated" molecules are jarred or disturbed, they will change from water to vapor in an instant, releasing a huge burst of steam, or even a small explosion.
Please reply soon.
Thanks,
Katherine
I'm not sure if there is anything legal I can do about this. Last night I went to dinner with my mother and brother around 7-8 pm at International House of Pancakes (IHOP). We ordered and it seemed forever for our food to finally get there, and once there everything was cold. I had ordered only one boiled egg and it was freezing! It seems like it was boiled earlier and kept in the refrig. So I then asked the waitress to make me another one. She seemed fine with my request and took the egg back. About ten mins later she returns with a new egg. I touch it with my finger to make sure that it is warm, which it was but so hot that I was afraid to eat it straight into my mouth. I then cut up the egg with the side of my spoon and it exploded in my face, in my hair, all over the table, on my brother (on the other side),mom, on tables around us, in the floor, on the wall..everywhere. I don't know if you're aware with the danger of microwaving eggs, it's the only way eggs explode. So my mother asked for the manager, she was pretty much freaking out (oh im eighteen by the way), the manager comes and hes laughing..like it was SO funny and at this point the waitress is smirking as well. Everyone including the people around us were totally freaked out, when it exploded it sounded like a gun shot and scared the crap out of me to be honest. So my mom asked him if the egg was microwaved, and he said no that he boiled it himself, all while laughing.(which is impossible this effect could never happen with an egg being boiled on the stove) They did not offer to clean up anything on the table or surrouding us. They did not offer any assistance whatsoever. Keep in mind this was very embarassing, egg was all over me. And my question is, if I had bitten into that egg I would / or could have been seriously injured.(if you'd like to see more stories on exploded eggs search on google, i have read that some people have been temp. blinded because of such situations like this, or their mouths burnt and bleeding, i can only be thankful it was too hot from touch that i decided to cut it.) Is there anything legal I can do at this point?
Here is something I found doing some research myself:
The explosion really is caused by superheating, a complex phenomenon of the physics of phase changes. When water is heated over a flame, it gradually reaches a boil and turns to steam when the water temperature reaches 212F. But in a microwave, the heat is applied at a subatomic level, the water molecules can reach temperatures above 212F without changing phase from water to vapor. If these "superheated" molecules are jarred or disturbed, they will change from water to vapor in an instant, releasing a huge burst of steam, or even a small explosion.
Please reply soon.
Thanks,
Katherine
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I live in California, and we encounter this quite often as salads are popular here.