Hot pepper challenge

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A Habanero pepper

The hot pepper challenge (also ghost pepper challenge or chili pepper challenge) is an Internet

Trinidad moruga scorpion pepper; the video is then uploaded to the Internet. Hot pepper challenges have been featured on television series, including Man v. Food
.

The Internet videos generally show the different stages the participant goes through. In the introduction, the challenger introduces themselves and states the proposed challenge, shows the pepper, and discusses its qualities. The challenger often takes precautionary measures like setting out a large quantity of

capsaicinoids. Sometimes vomiting[1] and hallucinations (e.g., reduced vision)[2]
are induced by eating the pepper.

The challenge has resulted in a small number of reported cases of problems or health scares. In one such instance, in September 2016, five 11- to 14-year-old school students from

Boerhaave syndrome) from excessive vomiting, and that his left lung had collapsed from the pressure of stomach fluid and food material entering his abdominal cavity through the tear in his throat.[1][3]

Even the hottest peppers are not literally toxic in reasonable quantities; research has suggested that it would take around 3 pounds (1.36 kg) of the highest-Scoville peppers, like ghost pepper, to kill a 150-pound (68 kg) adult.[1] However, there are documented fatalities from cardiac arrest caused by the pain and panic induced by pepper spray, the main ingredient of which is oleoresin capsicum, a concentrated capsaicin wax extracted from chili peppers. Allergic reactions to the substance itself, especially asthma attacks, are more common.[4] These were also reported in the Ohio school's ghost pepper incident.[2]

References

  1. ^
    Newsweek Media Group
    . Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  2. ^ a b c Tamplin, Harley (5 September 2016). "School kids try one of the world's hottest peppers, five end up in hospital". Metro. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
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  4. ^ Stone, Judy (16 March 2016). "Lethal In Disguise: The Health Hazards of Pepper Spray". Forbes. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
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