I like things a bit spicy, and I understand people can and will get used to spicy but... why people like to inflict themselves such pain sometimes??
"Carolina Reaper chile peppers have a sweet, fruity taste with hints of cinnamon and chocolate, followed by a very intense heat that continues to build and lingers in the throat."
What I personally don't understand is the people who eat peppers that are way past their level. One chip challenge and such. That's just a recipe for a long lasting discomfort, but then again I can empathize with the whole "mind over matter" thing.
I love spicy food. I've been to Korea, Thailand, and India and have had my face melted by their foods.
These peppers though, after a point they're just comically hot for the sake of itself. I don't get it.
I happened to grow reapers this year since some of my seeds were too old to germinate for my Tabasco peppers. I made some reaper sauce with just a little vinegar and salt. It's really not that bad if you dilute it. Even if you put 3-5 drops in a bowl of soup you still get some reaper flavor with the heat. I probably won't grow them again as my preference is for a stronger flavor to burn ratio. But I can see how people with a higher tolerance love them.
Eating something that you know is going to be extremely unpleasant is closer to jackass territory than sport.
But if each time you do bungee-jumping you get so dizzy that you throw up and feel sick for 2 hours, then yeah, I would not understand either why one would keep doing that.
Edit: and even in that case, at least the bungee-jumping gives you an adrenaline rush. Does eating PepperX give you the same?
Too many people seek only comfort and that makes them numb, fat, stupid and weak.
Every day or two I take a cold shower, so cold its painful. I dont slowly ease into it, I step directly into the ice cold water, and often let out an involentary scream.
Why? Because it stops me getting too comfortable. It toughens me up. It also has a list of other health benefits, but the biggest benefit of all is the mental toughness and endurance it creates in me.
I like the taste of pain, although it is an acquired taste, all of the greatest tastes are. The process is wholistic, it's not just about the taste/distaste of the immediate but who it ultimately makes me become.
We become immune to diseases by deliberate and measured exposure (thats literally what a vaccine is) and it's the same with pain, and actually life, you conquer all of your dragons by deliberate and measured exposure.
And to answer your question (which took one quick google search)
> Capsaicin, the compound that gives chili peppers their heat, can trigger the release of adrenaline
Spicy peppers can give you a bit of a mild high, yeah https://lifehacker.com/why-spicy-food-makes-you-feel-high-17...