THE heatwave in Australia is so severe that a man turned his car into an oven to cook a pork roast. Stu Pengelly, of Perth, decided to see what would happen if he left 1.5 kg of pork on the seat of his Datsun Sunny for 10 hours as temperatures in western Australia soared to 102 degrees Fahrenheit (38.9 degrees Celsius) on Dec. 15. He used a thermometer to monitor the heat inside the vehicle throughout the day. It rose from a toasty 86 degrees Fahrenheit at 7 a.m. to an oven-like 177 degrees Fahrenheit by midday. The outcome? “It worked a treat!” he said on Facebook. Pengelly posted pictures of the meat cut into slices. He added that the car had tinted windows and doors, which had kept it from getting even hotter. He used his experience to warn people of the extreme danger of heatwaves. “Do not leave anyone or anything precious to you in a hot car, not for a minute,” he said. “And if you do see kids or dogs in a hot car, do not hesitate to smash the window to get them out as soon as possible.” (SD-Agencies) |