UK woman suffers facial burns after eggs 'exploded' in her face

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A woman in the United Kingdom claims she suffered severe facial burns after eggs she cooked in the microwave exploded in her face.

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Bethany Rosser, 22, of Worcheshire, told the UK-based outlet SWNS she Googled instructions on how to make hard-boiled eggs in the microwave without causing them to explode. She claims she came across an article from Delish, a popular recipe site. "On that page, it said that you could microwave the eggs as long as you add salt to the eggs in the water, to prevent them from bursting. So, of course, I added salt,” she said.

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Rosser said she cooked the eggs for six minutes — two minutes less than the maximum time Delish allegedly recommended in its recipe — before removing them from the microwave. When she took them out, she claims the shelled eggs “burst all of a sudden.”

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The 22-year-old, who said she “could see [her] skin peeling off," quickly called emergency medical officials and splashed cool water on her face.

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“I was in total agony. I could feel my skin burning for hours afterward — even while it was being treated in [the] hospital,” she recalled. "It felt like my skin was being ripped off, it was so scary.” “I'm not sure if I will be able to see out of that eye when the swelling goes down,” she added. “Now I risk scars and potentially damaged vision — over eggs.”

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Meanwhile, Rosser vowed: "I will never boil eggs in the microwave again, and I hope nobody else will either."

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