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

Vegtable oil boils at around 300 celcius, water boils at 100 celcius.

If you place water into boiling oil it will vapourize and expand to 1700 times its previous volume carrying with it boiling oil and creating an explosion.

If you place oil into boiling water it merely gets warmed. Whilst the heat capacity (the energy needed to heat up said item 1 degree) is higher for water than the oil meaning the oil will heat up quicker, if the energy is not there to boil it, it won’t.