Anyone know any tricks to eating extremely spicy foods? like flatliners......

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suse920

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Originally posted by: Connoisseur
Stop being a girl. :) Get used to them. I'm on a completely different level of spiciness than most people. My one claim to fame. U might think flatliners are hot but that's water compared to the spices listed here. Right now, I'm going through a bottle of Blair's Megadeath. Two drops of it on most food would make you cry for mommy. Unfortunately, since i've had it for a while, i've built up a tolerance to it so now it takes several drops to make me feel it. The only reason I didn't get the sauces higher up on the list is cause a lot of them are like $50+ a bottle and they're additives, not sauces. the top two hot sauces top 200+ a bottle. Buy Megadeath or the Mad Dog sauces and put them on everything. If you don't die of ulcers, you'll become a better man and will laugh at those so-called "flatliners".

wow thats harcore
 

Connoisseur

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Originally posted by: suse920

wow thats harcore

Yeah I wish it'd be useful like help me get chicks or something :(... oh well, guess i'll just have to settle for being the reigning spice king of everyone I know.
 

Yo Ma Ma

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Maybe you could put a lot of Orajel in your mouth and make it so numb the hotness wouldn't affect you.
 

Baked

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How about instead of doing something stupid for some assholes' amusing, you take that bucket of spicy wings and shove it up their ass?
 

LordSnailz

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That's a stupid idea to get back at them ... if they're willing to go one on one with you, they either know of a way to reduce the hotness or it doesn't affect them that much.
 

Yo Ma Ma

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Originally posted by: Baked
How about instead of doing something stupid for some assholes' amusing, you take that bucket of spicy wings and shove it up their ass?

Take pics.
 

Slacker

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Originally posted by: Landroval
the REAL way to do it... eat progressively hotter things just prior to the event.
I could do that, but it would take some time and I really dont feel like putting that much effort into it :)

The guys who are doing this dont eat the wings, they just try to get others to eat them by telling them they cant handle it.
 

shimsham

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sprinkle something hot on their toliet paper. surely there is something blazing hot, white, and powdery that they wouldnt notice.
 

Panthro

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Originally posted by: Connoisseur
Stop being a girl. :) Get used to them. I'm on a completely different level of spiciness than most people. My one claim to fame. U might think flatliners are hot but that's water compared to the spices listed here. Right now, I'm going through a bottle of Blair's Megadeath. Two drops of it on most food would make you cry for mommy. Unfortunately, since i've had it for a while, i've built up a tolerance to it so now it takes several drops to make me feel it. The only reason I didn't get the sauces higher up on the list is cause a lot of them are like $50+ a bottle and they're additives, not sauces. the top two hot sauces top 200+ a bottle. Buy Megadeath or the Mad Dog sauces and put them on everything. If you don't die of ulcers, you'll become a better man and will laugh at those so-called "flatliners".

Man, I've seen the capsaicin levels on those.

I've heard stories of people trying it for the first time and took too much. They couldn't taste anything for a couple of months.

You are one crazy dude.
 

Connoisseur

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Originally posted by: Panthro

Man, I've seen the capsaicin levels on those.

I've heard stories of people trying it for the first time and took too much. They couldn't taste anything for a couple of months.

You are one crazy dude.

I dunno I think it's just a mix of genetics (i'm indian) and stupid. Since I could remember, I've always loved really spicy foods. Really freaked out everybody cause they thought i'd have an ulcer by the time I was 15; don't think I have one yet. It's always a neat party trick when someone dares me to drink something like tobasco sauce straight (OOOH NOOO!!!!) and they "oooooh" and "ahhhh" when I just chug the whole bottle and move on without breaking a sweat. But with those sauces i'd never take more than a drop or two straight up. that's just plain moronic. The flip side to my obsession is that I can no longer taste spicy foods unless they're really really hot.
 

xEDIT409

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Originally posted by: Connoisseur
Originally posted by: Panthro

Man, I've seen the capsaicin levels on those.

I've heard stories of people trying it for the first time and took too much. They couldn't taste anything for a couple of months.

You are one crazy dude.

I dunno I think it's just a mix of genetics (i'm indian) and stupid. Since I could remember, I've always loved really spicy foods. Really freaked out everybody cause they thought i'd have an ulcer by the time I was 15; don't think I have one yet. It's always a neat party trick when someone dares me to drink something like tobasco sauce straight (OOOH NOOO!!!!) and they "oooooh" and "ahhhh" when I just chug the whole bottle and move on without breaking a sweat. But with those sauces i'd never take more than a drop or two straight up. that's just plain moronic. The flip side to my obsession is that I can no longer taste spicy foods unless they're really really hot.

I'm indian too, and I know what ya mean. When ever go out and eat pizza with my friends, they look at me with awe as I dump crushed red peppers on the pizza so there's a layer of it. Whenever I go to Qdoba, I finish about 1/2-3/4 of a bottle of their "hot" sauce.
The only spicy food that gets to me is Thai appearently.
 

Quasmo

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gargle vegetable oil. The oil coats your mouth so you cant taste it.
 

Connoisseur

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Originally posted by: xEDIT409
I'm indian too, and I know what ya mean. When ever go out and eat pizza with my friends, they look at me with awe as I dump crushed red peppers on the pizza so there's a layer of it. Whenever I go to Qdoba, I finish about 1/2-3/4 of a bottle of their "hot" sauce.
The only spicy food that gets to me is Thai appearently.

Yeah, depends on the thai place. I always ask them to make it as hot as they possibly can. They always give me this open-mouthed expression. I don't get it, if they don't think someone's gonna order it, why do they give the choice? In either case, some thai food is decently spicy. I dunno, even Indians are weirded out at how spicy I like my food.
 

MeanMeosh

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i won a tv (22" flatscreen toshiba with a built-in dvd player and vcr =D) once in a jalapeno eating contest - ate 13 in a minute to get past the first round and 25 in a minute thirty seconds to win - the second place guy ate 14.

anyway, i did the contest spur of the moment, so i went in without preparation or anything, and it worked out fine for me, personally. i am indian as well.

i would suggest milk. or after you're done eating the wings, munch on some bread - it goes a loooooong way towards making you feel better.
 

b0mbrman

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Originally posted by: mugs
Originally posted by: mryellow2
Having eaten a few flatliners in my time I'm gonna tell you now that the ring of fire is going to be in full ass flaming effect if you manage to get down even half of those wings. Those things are just ridiculous. I like to think I can handle a bit of heat but those are jsut too much. If you're really set on doing it eat them as fast as possible. Don't let the burn build up or it's all over.

Ah yes. One time I tried to top off 60 wings of varying heat and flavor with 5 of the hottest the restaurant had... I got through 2, felt a rumble in the stomach, did not enjoy the consequences.

Yowza...62 wings? I'm very impressed :)
 

Apathetic

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Originally posted by: xEDIT409
Originally posted by: Connoisseur
Originally posted by: Panthro

Man, I've seen the capsaicin levels on those.

I've heard stories of people trying it for the first time and took too much. They couldn't taste anything for a couple of months.

You are one crazy dude.

I dunno I think it's just a mix of genetics (i'm indian) and stupid. Since I could remember, I've always loved really spicy foods. Really freaked out everybody cause they thought i'd have an ulcer by the time I was 15; don't think I have one yet. It's always a neat party trick when someone dares me to drink something like tobasco sauce straight (OOOH NOOO!!!!) and they "oooooh" and "ahhhh" when I just chug the whole bottle and move on without breaking a sweat. But with those sauces i'd never take more than a drop or two straight up. that's just plain moronic. The flip side to my obsession is that I can no longer taste spicy foods unless they're really really hot.

I'm indian too, and I know what ya mean. When ever go out and eat pizza with my friends, they look at me with awe as I dump crushed red peppers on the pizza so there's a layer of it. Whenever I go to Qdoba, I finish about 1/2-3/4 of a bottle of their "hot" sauce.
The only spicy food that gets to me is Thai appearently.

Thai food is pretty hard core when it comes to spicyness.

Dave
 

WhiteKnight

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Originally posted by: Connoisseur
Stop being a girl. :) Get used to them. I'm on a completely different level of spiciness than most people. My one claim to fame. U might think flatliners are hot but that's water compared to the spices listed here. Right now, I'm going through a bottle of Blair's Megadeath. Two drops of it on most food would make you cry for mommy. Unfortunately, since i've had it for a while, i've built up a tolerance to it so now it takes several drops to make me feel it. The only reason I didn't get the sauces higher up on the list is cause a lot of them are like $50+ a bottle and they're additives, not sauces. the top two hot sauces top 200+ a bottle. Buy Megadeath or the Mad Dog sauces and put them on everything. If you don't die of ulcers, you'll become a better man and will laugh at those so-called "flatliners".

I've had Widow Sauce (#31) on that list and there's just no flavor, only burn.
 

eunsang

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i think rubbing salt on your tongue helps to get rid of the spicy feeling in your mouth