# UPDATE: Cooking Eggs with Mobile Phones a Hoax By varkeychaya | Published 2008-06-15 | Unique Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cooking-eggs-with-mobile-phones-a-hoax References: [snopes](http://www.snopes.com/science/cookegg.asp) Luckily, the post about [cooking eggs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-gym-kitchen-hard-boiled-eggs) with mobile phones has turned out to be a hoax. I say 'luckily' for all those people who keep a mobile phone in their pants and then make calls next to their head all day long. In short, I did some searching around to find if the popcorn popping with your cellphone was true. I did find that the [egg cooking was a hoax](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/eight-oclock-coffee) laid out by the two Russian journalists. It seems that a UK based science show called Brainiac tried to boil their egg with 100 mobile phones but what they ended up with was a cold undone egg. Here was the original post: ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.0/10 - Popularity: 13% | Activity: 68% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Unique](https://www.trendhunter.com/unique) > [Pranks](https://www.trendhunter.com/pranks) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Mobile Phone Hoaxes:** Opportunity for companies to create educational content that exposes and debunks viral hoaxes surrounding mobile phone technology. - **Mobile Phone Safety:** Opportunity for companies to educate the public on safe mobile phone usage and promote products that reduce radiation and heat exposure. - **Science Experiment Trends:** Opportunity for companies to create science experiments that are safe, easy to replicate, and capture the public's enthusiasm for viral experiments. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Technology:** Companies specializing in mobile phone manufacturing and radiation-reducing products can leverage mobile phone safety concerns to offer innovative products and services. - **Media and Entertainment:** Media companies can leverage viral hoaxes and science experiment trends to produce educational and entertaining content for their audiences. - **Education:** STEM education companies and non-profits can leverage public interest in viral science experiments to teach science and technology education in creative and engaging ways. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Microwave-Safe Noodle Cups](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/papercupconfessions.md) - [Phone Stand Chicken Boxes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/voxi-boxi.md) - [Viral Egg Tasting Menus](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/egg-flights.md) - [Mobile Game Release Pranks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/palworld-go.md) - [Easter Popcorn Treats](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ms-fried-egg-choccorn.md) - [Adorable Pebble-Shaped Warmers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cellphone-hand-warmer.md) - [User-Friendly Egg Cookers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/eggbath.md) - [Scrambled Egg Cups](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/instant-scrambled-eggs.md) - [Ready-to-Eat Egg Snacks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-gym-kitchen-hard-boiled-eggs.md)