You are standing in Death Valley, California on a summer afternoon, and the temperature is well above 100 degrees.  You place a piece of asphalt (Specific Heat = 0.915 J/g°C) and a piece of concrete (Specific Heat = 0.879 J/g°C) on the ground next to one another.  If you were to crack an egg onto each surface, which one would be more likely to fry the egg completely?  Please explain.

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You are standing in Death Valley, California on a summer afternoon, and the temperature is well above 100 degrees.  You place a piece of asphalt (Specific Heat = 0.915 J/g°C) and a piece of concrete (Specific Heat = 0.879 J/g°C) on the ground next to one another.  If you were to crack an egg onto each surface, which one would be more likely to fry the egg completely?  Please explain.  

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