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forgotmylogin

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4. I certainly hope it wasn't a competetive "who can eat the most of these..." thing.

Reply to marble falls (Reply #3)

Tue Apr 10, 2018, 10:09 AM

Apr 2018

I've seen reaction videos where one tiny bite of a ghost pepper can effectively disable a person for half an hour. They are eating what amounts to the ingredients of defensive pepper spray. A competition where a person tries to eat a bunch of them at once - they might gobble several before the effects fully kick in - is practically criminal and mean-spirited to set up.

I had a friend with a great southern accent whose would comment on these matters, "Tha's just God weeeeeed'n out th' stupid people!"

I hope this guy is okay and doesn't suffer any permanent effects.

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Doctors couldn't figure out what's going on? forgotmylogin Apr 2018 #1

humans obviously are stupider than animals. pansypoo53219 Apr 2018 #2

Competitive eating is a disgusting thing on a lot of levels. marble falls Apr 2018 #3

I certainly hope it wasn't a competetive "who can eat the most of these..." thing. forgotmylogin Apr 2018 #4