Man Binge Eats The Hottest Peppers He Could Find Due To Covid, Immediately Regrets It When Things Took A Downward Turn And Became A Disaster
A hot, burning disaster in the pits of bathroom hell.
One Redditor thought he had found the perfect way to test whether COVID had really stolen his sense of taste, and the result was a spicy disaster he definitely did not see coming.
After joking with his brother about running a hot pepper gauntlet, u/almostbobsaget decided to go all in, starting with habaneros and working his way up to some of the hottest peppers he could find. What followed was less a taste test and more a full-body regret session, complete with a recovery that took days.
By the time the peppers were done with him, the joke was over. Read on.
He posted his story under the TIFU subreddit community. The post has gathered over 35k upvotes and over 1.3k comments.
RedditIt took him three days to recover from what happened, and it all started when he joked to his brother that he should run a hot pepper gauntlet if he ever lost his sense of taste and smell after he got it over the weekend.
RedditHe started with habaneros since those are usually the peak of spicy tastes for him. But then...
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Binge eating, especially during stressful moments like the COVID-19 pandemic, can turn into a pretty bad idea fast.
In this case, the spicy challenge was less about flavor and more about trying to prove a point.
He started gobbling down Carolina Reaper peppers right after he realized that Death Spiral peppers had no effect on his tongue. Things took a wild turn when his body started to retaliate.
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You can just imagine the sticky and disgusting mess that's about to happen.
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And yep, here it is! We feel sorry for OP, but this is just hilarious!
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The loss of taste and smell associated with COVID-19 can make food feel strangely disconnected, which is exactly why this story went off the rails so quickly.
Trying to replace that missing sensation with more and more heat was never going to end well.
Definitely would not recommend. Even when you have COVID!
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Check out the reactions that followed in the thread:
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It's a plus that the OP described the whole situation so vividly!
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Stress can make people do some questionable things, and this was one of them.
Once the peppers started fighting back, there was no graceful way out.
Take care of your exit hatches, and don't let this statement ruin s'mores for you.
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The Milk Butt method, depending on the level of desperation you feel—just in case this stupidly happens to you, too.
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Be careful with foolish decisions, or else you might also find yourself rubbing milk up your...
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That was the moment the whole experiment stopped being funny.
At that point, it was just damage control.
Did it at least do something good?
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And all the other unknown stuff that might have been there!
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And that's why it took him three days to recover.
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When uncertainty hits, people sometimes reach for whatever feels familiar, even if it is a terrible idea.
This one just happened to involve some of the hottest peppers on the planet.
Thanks for the warning, at least.
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Witty!
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Bless your souls. And butts.
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Social pressure can make a bad idea feel even funnier in the moment.
That did not make the aftermath any easier.
How does hell smell like?
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The sheer courage is what makes this story more hilarious!
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Only the brave.
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By the end of it, the only thing left was regret and a very memorable story.
Three days of recovery sounds about right.
A helpful information; just in case.
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TIFU? No, TIFA!
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That's one conclusion down.
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One thing to remember:
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If you ever feel tempted to do something obviously stupid, it might be worth asking whether the joke is worth the fallout.
Comment down your thoughts, or share this nerve-wracking story for all your family and friends to laugh at!
Some lessons arrive with a lot of heat.
Before you binge peppers, read how an allergy showdown erupted when her partner refused to avoid onions.
