( CNN ) -- A sun-powered egg-frying tutorial video posted by the Death Valley National Park sparked an egg-frying frenzy that left park officials cleaning up the mess . The video posted on the Park 's YouTube account featured a park employee demonstrating how to fry an egg using the sun and a skillet . But now park officials are pleading for the video copycats to clean up after they have cooked their eggs . They said park grounds have become littered with egg shells and cartons . A post on Death Valley 's official Facebook page read , `` An employee 's posting of frying an egg in a pan in Death Valley was intended to demonstrate how hot it can get here . ... However , the Death Valley NP maintenance crew has been busy cleaning up eggs cracked directly on the sidewalk '' If you wish to try the egg-frying stunt for yourself , park officials request that you `` use a pan or tin foil and properly dispose of the contents '' Temperatures in Death Valley this week have peaked at 129 degrees . Park officials have warned the public the extreme temperatures can have serious effects , `` including hospitalization and potentially death . '' 100 years ago , Death Valley set a scorching record .
Death Valley National Park made a fry - an - egg - in - the - sun gesture . Others followed suit , but were n't so interested in cleaning up . The hottest desert in the United States littered with egg shells and sand .