Will it take longer to cook an egg by boiling it on Mt. Everest or at the sea store?

Answer 1

The water would boil really quickly at 30,000 feet, but it wouldn't boil at 212 F or 100 C - its boiling point would be much lower. The water wouldn't get very hot, so your egg wouldn't "cook."

Answer 2

The water would boil at a much lower temperature on Mt Everest because of the reduced air pressure. Since it boils at a lower temperature, it would boil quicker, but the water would be a lot cooler. Therefore a 3minute egg on Mt Everest would still be basically raw while a 3minute egg a the sea shore (or store) would be considered edible.

(This all assumes the hypothetical location on Mt Everest is protected from the wind and sub-zero temperatures and the egg is not frozen from the journey.)

Answer 3

It'll take the same time boiling. Although water will take longer to boil at Mt. Everest

Answer 4

Mt Everest.

You have to get the fire started at Mt Everest, and there's a burner ready at the sea store.

Answer 5

I'll say Mt. Everest - only because baking recipes call for longer cook times at high altitude.
Am I right???

Answer 6

It takes longer to boil water at sea leve because the vapor pressure is lower then the air pressure.

Answer 7

Good question....
A lack of oxygene or too much wind...... My bet is that it takes longer on the Everest, because at the sea shore you can make a windshield to protect the fire.

Answer 8

If you were to put the egg into the water that had already reached the boining point, there would be no time difference. If you started with water at ambient temp, it would take longer at altitude.(on top of Mt. )

Answer 9

theoretically, it would be faster on mount Everest, because air pressure is lower, but the temperatures and the storms would make almost impossible to light fire to boil the water.

Answer 10

If the heat applied is constant, both will boil at the same given time.