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Re:Google is picking ChatGPT responses from Quora as correct... by kelh on Tuesday September 26, 2023 @09:01AM (#37658651)
Eggs can melt?
Re:Google is picking ChatGPT responses from Quora as correct... by eurekin on Tuesday September 26, 2023 @09:41AM (#37659168)
Theoretically, in a ozone-less environment and providing they don't sublime first
Re:Google is picking ChatGPT responses from Quora as correct... by marcosdumay on Tuesday September 26, 2023 @10:51AM (#37660260)
Hum... Nope.

Eggs are not homogeneous substances or mixtures for what the word "melt" even makes sense. But also, most of an egg's mass is composed of substances that suffer chemical transformations in much lower temperatures than other parts can melt (at any pressure).

Even if there is no oxygen on your environment, an egg will decompose itself before all of it is molten.

Re:Google is picking ChatGPT responses from Quora as correct... by eurekin on Tuesday September 26, 2023 @12:19PM (#37661580)
Interesting. I assumed that if rocks can melt, so would any substance given enough heat. Granted, not without chemical interactions (I assumed burning wouldn't count), but with protein they would at least unfold (denaturate).

This paper seems to at least hint at the possibility:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21095941/

Re:Google is picking ChatGPT responses from Quora as correct... by srcreigh on Tuesday September 26, 2023 @09:38AM (#37659123)
If you freeze them first, sure
Re:Google is picking ChatGPT responses from Quora as correct... by cooperadymas on Tuesday September 26, 2023 @09:09AM (#37658752)
Didn't you hear the OP? It's 100% possible.
Re:Google is picking ChatGPT responses from Quora as correct... by ahoka on Tuesday September 26, 2023 @09:20AM (#37658893)
Even diamonds can melt. Coincidentally they melt at the same temperature.
Re:Google is picking ChatGPT responses from Quora as correct... by mcpackieh on Tuesday September 26, 2023 @10:17AM (#37659709)
Carbon will never melt at atmospheric pressure, you need more than 100 atmospheres of pressure to melt carbon. Otherwise it just sublimates straight to gas.
Re:Google is picking ChatGPT responses from Quora as correct... by chmod600 on Tuesday September 26, 2023 @10:32AM (#37659956)
What gas does it sublimate into?
Re:Google is picking ChatGPT responses from Quora as correct... by mcpackieh on Tuesday September 26, 2023 @10:40AM (#37660107)
Gaseous carbon.
Re:Google is picking ChatGPT responses from Quora as correct... by DharmaPolice on Tuesday September 26, 2023 @09:23AM (#37658920)
Chocolate eggs sure can.
Re:Google is picking ChatGPT responses from Quora as correct... by aaomidi on Tuesday September 26, 2023 @09:47AM (#37659251)
Maybe google it? Oh…wait