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Posted by on September 18, 2006, 12:32 am
On Sun, 17 Sep 2006 17:21:46 -0700, "Steve B"
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>> On Sun, 17 Sep 2006 13:59:34 -0700, "Steve B"
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>>>
>>>>
>>>> Something else that isn't burning: spicy food.
>>>>
>>>>>Mark
>>>
>>>Well, maybe on the second day on its way out .............. I guess you
>>>could call that a sensation, but it sure seems like "burning" to me.
>>>Although, come to think of it, I have never seen flames or smoke. Just
>>>felt
>>>like it ..........
>>>
>>>Steve ;-)
>>>
>>
>> According to what I've heard, spicy food stimulates your sensory
>> nerves the same way fire would. This produces a burning sensation
>> without actually burning.
>>
>> BTW, got any idea what temperature your tongue would have to reach
>> before it would actually burn? You may not want to try that experiment
>> ;-)
>> --
>> 99 days until the winter solstice celebration
>>
>> Mark Lloyd
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>There's a scale that is used for rating hot things. Like spicy foods, and
>pepper spray. It is SHU, meaning S(can't remember the name) Heat Units.
>Maybe Scoville, but don't hold my feet to the fire, just guessing.
>
>Jalepenos are like 40,000 to 60,000 and habanero and Scotch Bonnets are like
>300,000.
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>And every can of pepper spray you buy has a SHU rating.
>
>How do they figure that out?
>
>Steve
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I wondered the same thing. I was at a spice shop once and they had
all these bulk spices. They had Cayenne pepper and it was rated like
you say. I have used the store bought variety all my life, but when I
bought some of their strongest, it knocked my socks off. Damnit, now
I lost my socks too...... :)
I believe that Cayenne was 120,000. YIKES !!!!!!
Mark
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