Why does adding water to boiling oil cause an explosion but nothing happens when adding oil to boiling water?

Question

Why does adding water to boiling oil cause an explosion but nothing happens when adding oil to boiling water?

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Answer 1

This is one of the best real word examples of using a thought experiment:

A: Oil can be heated well above the boiling temp of water – and oil is flammable..

B: Boiling water has a temp limit (per physics) and lets add substance that does not do much at that temp.