Thunderclap" Headaches

[Bazile]

Why would you even want to eat a chilli pepper at the lower end of the 'hot' scale - never mind entering a contest to eat the world's hottest chilli ?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-43699484

More generally , I cannot understand the attraction of having a mouthful of heat , when you can't even taste the food you're eating

What is the attraction ?

[Old_Geezer]

I have a greater sense of self preservation. And I am not masochistic.

[jno]

machismo?

[Old_Geezer]

How can the article claim it's the hottest chilli yet share a link on the page to the Dragon's Breath chilli ?

[jno]

not everyone one of the same type of chilli will have the same Scoville rating, so there's room for discussion.

Some entertaining posts under this article as readers try to put into words the effects of hot chillis

"I was in so much pain every hair follicle on my scalp felt like it was on fire whilst I wanted to rip my face off to cool down my skull."

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/shortcuts/2018/apr/10/carolina-reaper-worlds-hottest-chilli-thunderclap-headaches-arteries-brain-narrow

[atalanta]

Showing-off. For bragging rights.
No more, no less.

[Malachite]

I love hot chilli sauce and hot peppers, they make me feel alive when I'm lethargic. Apparently they raise your endorphine levels.
http://www.hot-headz.com/endorphin-rush-beyond-hot-sauce

[Malachite]

..."thunderclap" headaches are often a precurser to a stroke or a brain bleed, maybe this bloke had a family history of this.

[Malachite]

I have some Carolina Reaper seeds JNO ;-) Too late to start them this year ...maybe next year. In the meantime, I have some dried Carolina Reapers in a packet that I have not yet opened ...I might make a sauce out of them.