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

What I don’t see mentioned in the other answers is that water is heavier than oil, so not only does is boil rapidly when put into oil that is hotter than water’s boiling point, it sinks and boils **under** the oil, splashing it all over the place.