Back when I was a kid, the Australian Open in Melbourne, already in summer, was plagued by periods where they stopped play due to heat. Filling the void and de

Back when I was a kid, the Australian Open in Melbourne, already in summer, was plagued by periods where they stopped play due to heat. Filling the void and dead air time, commentators resorted to demos like "frying an egg on center court" to show just how hot it was.