The heat wave of the past few days has led many in news organizations to ponder just how hot it has been. Hot enough to fry an egg? Hot enough to bake cookies?

They’ve tried these experiments, with varying results.

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STLtoday.com/St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Erica Smith shared a video by Huy Mach in which they tried to bake cookies in Erica’s car.

To watch the fun video and learn whether they were edible, go here. Music by Kevin McLeod.

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indystar.com/Indianapolis Star

Online Editor Amy Bartner and Columnist Erika Smith went outside to fry an egg. The first surface they tried?

The hood of a car. They ended up testing other surfaces, too. To see their video, go here.

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lancasteronline.com/Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster New Era

In Lancaster, Pa., the experiments were carried out by the staff at Lancaster Science Factory. In one experiment, they used a frying pan covered in Saran Wrap to keep the egg white from evaporating.

A second experiment used a pizza box lined with foil.

To see how these worked, go here.

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EastBayRI.com/East Bay Newspapers

East Bay Newspapers in Rhode Island tried with a skillet and again with foil.

To see how those experiments turned out, go here.

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I ate my fair share of eggs this weekend, but I cooked them inside. And they were delicious.

Any other examples I missed? Send ’em my way.