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We mammals, and only we mammals, have nerve receptors capsaicin triggers. Birds don’t have such receptors. They happily chow peppers and poop the whole seeds all over.
Meanwhile, we mammals, who are supposed to hate the heat because we grind the seeds to death, have happily bred hotter and hotter peppers and spread them all over the planet.
I know of no such evolutionary win-win as peppers have pulled off. Genius.
Truly “mission failed successfully”
Years ago I did a different version: getting out of a very hot jacuzzi then jumping into a snow bank. 'Worth a try. Once.
That’s basically how you’re supposed to do sauna in Finland
And it is amazing. Especially further north in like -20°C
Yeah, it’s pretty good!
I love sitting neck-deep in an outdoor hot tub on a cold day!
“They’ll each other out”
How has no one commented on this?
Because our brains are amazing and can just fill out the missing word while reading.
That wouldn’t make for good programmers or proofreaders or autists I guess.
I literally did not notice. My brain just filled it in for me.
Rub A535 on your for tender bits for science.
I’m more of a tiger balm on the starfish kinda guy
My new recipe book:
A Taste of Fire and Ice.
Just don’t expect the sequel to be released anytime soon.
No, this is cursed knowledge. I will have to try it now.
Reminds me of the Exploratorium in San Francisco. They have an exhibition that has a long rail with metal coil wrapped around it. On one side, the coils are warm to the touch. On the other side, they’re cold to the touch. In the middle of the rail, the coils alternate hot-cold-hot-cold, and when I first touched it, my reflexes yanked my hand away because the nerves interpreted it as “so hot the ‘burned nerves’ feel cold”. Took a few attempts to be able to hold my hands there, and the sensation was very confusing. Would recommend+
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Cuz there ain’t no party like a nudibranch party
According to this theory, if I make Buldag ramen using boiling Listerine, it will be tasteless.
I gotta try this. Sounds like fun.
They make spicy toothpaste at least.
I’m love to experience with different heat sensation when cooking. Every pepper is warming slightly differently and you can change the whole tasting experience by change the “heat source” of a dish. Recently, I’ve tasted Sichuan pepper and it what actually cold! And a cold very different from mint. Although round-leave mint and pepper mint (here another plant called pepper that’s cold!) have different sensation as well. I should try experiment with cold as well (*_*)
Spearmint would be good too if you’re going for a slightly sweeter, less intense flavor than peppermint!
I don’t know the english name but this one is very good. A nice balance or freshness and flavor.
This is not new and it does work to some extent. Back in highschool my buddies and I used to cheat at hot wings challenges by chewing a few cough drops first.
In a very traditional Afghan restaurant I used to frequent, if you ordered something really spicy, they’d bring you these small mint drops afterwards to chew on, no extra charge. Worked very well for me.
Science
I enjoy this.
Raise your hand if you learned this the hard way ✋
None of that is true though.
What is the truth then? I’m curious.
Certainly not your username ahaa
After reading this, for some reason, the phrase “cryogenic hellfire” lives rent-free in my brain.
Pretty sure this is a QueenSnake video.
SnokenKeekaGuard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
I HAVE to try this
SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
The next morning you’ll be taking an icy hot shit.
BlastboomStrice@mander.xyz 2 weeks ago
I wanted to try this, but I dont exactly have a menthol source :/
(Or do I?)
Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 2 weeks ago
What the fuck is wrong with you?
CobblerScholar@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
For science
M0oP0o@mander.xyz 2 weeks ago
Next time try Fishermans friends and straight hot sauce.
Kbobabob@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Yummy
AlecSadler@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
This might be the best comment I’ve read all night.
pseudo@jlai.lu 2 weeks ago
You mean cherry juice mixed some mint and chili? Are you used to put thing in your cherry juice? Idt I have even taste cherry juice.
chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
As someone who loves hot sauce and smokes menthols, I’m dubious. Maybe my hot sauce is too hot, but it will completely negate the menthol. I haven’t tried it with Altoids or anything, but I don’t know…
motor_spirit@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
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