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

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

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Yeah I learned all about this when a ice cube slipped out my hands right into some hot oil I was using for spring rolls… Thought hmm that ice cube sank directly to bottom instead of floating…. That’s when my brain came back online and immediately grabbed a pan to cover the impending flash of oil/water that came soon after I slapped that pot ontop

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