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  • Greg Foot explains why some food is spicy!
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  • @Pppoosch
    @Pppoosch 7 лет назад +20

    Lol! I really loved this video. Interesting and entertaining. Greg is an awesome science presenter.

    • @GregFoot
      @GregFoot 7 лет назад +7

      Thanks! :-D

    • @ed81ny
      @ed81ny 7 лет назад +1

      Pppoosch And he's hot :D

    • @Pppoosch
      @Pppoosch 7 лет назад

      He is.

  • @SkipTerrio
    @SkipTerrio 7 лет назад +7

    I am Jack's flaming taste buds.

  • @tahasidd3012
    @tahasidd3012 7 лет назад +12

    sometimes all you need is money

  • @thany3
    @thany3 7 лет назад +1

    There are a few more core taste sensations beside those five.
    Yes, heat from chilis. But also the type of heat from horseradish or wasabi. Very different from chili-heat, and very unique.
    And, another one is the sensation of numbing/tingling the tongue with szechuan pepper beads.
    You could also reason the effect of miracle berries could be added to the list.
    Or how about the feeling of sizzling softdrinks?

  • @thecsslife
    @thecsslife 7 лет назад

    Very good simple to understand explanation of concentration.

  • @polictomaz
    @polictomaz 7 лет назад

    a great combination of both videos

  • @dhawthorne1634
    @dhawthorne1634 7 лет назад

    3:33 Hey Rett and Link! I got a new pepper for you to try!

  • @slimsanta6052
    @slimsanta6052 7 лет назад +1

    The Merciless Pepper of Quetzalacatenango

  • @nicholaswjamrock
    @nicholaswjamrock 7 лет назад

    Hi as a person who's job revolves around peppers. and i grow the that Maruga, along with West Indian Red and Jamaican Scotch Bonnet. I strongly recommend drinking something worm to cool you mouth. It may sound counter intuitive but a sip of tea, work far more quickly than Milk. trust me on this, i am a pepper farmer

  • @CodyAlushin
    @CodyAlushin 7 лет назад +2

    If anyone's a fan of Hot Ones, you know there's an even hotter pepper now: Pepper X. Not yet rated on the Scoville scale

  • @eieth61
    @eieth61 7 лет назад +2

    Where are the footnote links?

  • @joshua47800
    @joshua47800 7 лет назад

    Greg
    As chilies and peppers use capsaicin to activate the pain receptors for heat; with out cause lung actual tissue damage, does this mean if you have some pain killers before consuming the Chilies, does this mean you will not feel the pain or burning sensation therefore meaning you could eat chilies all day..until the pain killer runs out?

  • @Carguello78
    @Carguello78 6 лет назад

    Jack’s a brave lad!

  • @leena_peena
    @leena_peena 7 лет назад +1

    Omg this is very usefull for student at school for science or just impressing ur friends!

  • @Nemui89
    @Nemui89 7 лет назад

    So, why are there different types of heat/spice? You briefly mentioned that Asian cuisines for example prefer a different type of heat, one that doesn't last as long. So does that mean there's no capsaicin in asian food and the spiciness has another source, or does it contain a different type of capsaicin? It would be awesome if you could explain the difference in another video!

  • @rossholt3333
    @rossholt3333 7 лет назад

    For me spice and burn are different feelings though they are similar.

  • @smunoz08
    @smunoz08 7 лет назад

    Whats with the numbers on the top left corner?

  • @kght222
    @kght222 7 лет назад

    the original test would work with a huge sample size, probably about an 8th of the human population in this case given the number of peppers that need to be tested and the idea that you shouldn't use samples (people) more than once, but still need a good sample set for each pepper. in other words a completely functional plan on paper, a giant middle finger in reality.

  • @sortingbathd689
    @sortingbathd689 6 лет назад

    My mouth got watery when he bit the pepper.

  • @Pantheragatos
    @Pantheragatos 7 лет назад

    There's no way in hell that i'd try that super hot pepper!

  • @ivan4129
    @ivan4129 7 лет назад

    video idea: how does uv pens work

  • @kght222
    @kght222 7 лет назад +3

    hot peppers do actually cause tissue damage, in a similar way that guzzling vinegar does. to say the least it is a bad idea to try to live off of excessively hot(spicy) food because eventually your esophagus will collapse the same way it would if you were puking several times a day. that is because of tissue damage. capsaicin does taste/act hotter, aka feels more like a fire, than the actual tissue damage done, and the ammount done is trivial in the short term, but it is quite possible to chemically burn your epidermis (lets say the skin on your arm) just using a natural chili extract. swipe a strong capsaicin extract on your skin and in about 5 minutes you will be reaching for the soap.
    P.S. apparently youtube doesn't know how to spell capsaicin, i even went and googled the word then pasted it back in with the same spelling and still got a red underline. i can only laugh at this. although maybe it is chrome that can't, i don't remember if youtube does the edit lines or the browser i am using.

    • @aaronsvoboda5897
      @aaronsvoboda5897 3 года назад

      Is there any evidence of this? I call BS. Look up "Johnny Scoville" - This guy routinely eats Carolina reapers and he seems as healthy as anyone else. And by routinely I mean he has videos eating pure capsaicin extract in a Carolina reaper pepper... He calls it a gusher

  • @jamesgedny
    @jamesgedny 7 лет назад +1

    Instead of drinking milk after eating something hot, eat something really sugary. Sugar acts much better than milk with dealing with heat

    • @thany3
      @thany3 7 лет назад +4

      Or both, like ice cream.

  • @tanishqbhaiji103
    @tanishqbhaiji103 7 лет назад

    Cool Lego figure

  • @DannyKeeley
    @DannyKeeley 7 лет назад

    lmao good one getting the editor to take it

  • @UntamedDragon02
    @UntamedDragon02 7 лет назад

    What causes wasabi burn then? Or the spice of black pepper?

    • @Quintinohthree
      @Quintinohthree 7 лет назад

      UntamedDragon02 Different molecules affecting the same receptors.

  • @aungzawmin812
    @aungzawmin812 5 лет назад

    Great man. So so cute guy in the universe.

  • @midi510
    @midi510 5 лет назад

    There's enough pain in life, I don't need my food to hurt me, so capsaicin is no friend of mine. I do like wasabi and hot mustard, though. They must work via a different chemical or chemical process.

  • @GabrielKnightz
    @GabrielKnightz 7 лет назад

    05:16 I just want to be clear here, capsaicin doesn't actually do any physical harm? are we talking about just inside the mouth? how about when it's being digested or umm....coming out? Is it all just superficial pain?

    • @JdotCarver
      @JdotCarver 7 лет назад +1

      Triggers the same response of a burn, without the tissue damage. So no physical *harm* no.

    • @GabrielKnightz
      @GabrielKnightz 7 лет назад

      I see, i was always led to believe that it could cause anything from damaging taste buds to ulcers.

    • @JdotCarver
      @JdotCarver 7 лет назад +1

      Well you're the only one that knows that it won't. For your body its code red you're burning alive so all the defenses activate.

    • @GabrielKnightz
      @GabrielKnightz 7 лет назад

      That makes sense, anyway it certainly is a subtle kind of freedom that i can try much more spicier foods without causing any actual harm.

  • @PT111111
    @PT111111 7 лет назад

    Awesome BTS lol

  • @MickyBlutube
    @MickyBlutube 7 лет назад +1

    Another excellent video Greg and Team. Plus with an added bonus! Watching you suffer! Wow, Jack too . . fantastic. More suffering please. Could your next lecture be about castration please?

    • @GregFoot
      @GregFoot 7 лет назад

      HAHA. Thanks for the comment. I'm sure Jack could be persuaded to give that a go...?!

    • @MickyBlutube
      @MickyBlutube 7 лет назад

      How about both of ya? Four for the price of two?

    • @MickyBlutube
      @MickyBlutube 7 лет назад

      Seriously tho, do enjoy and learn a bit too . .

  • @Remo860
    @Remo860 7 лет назад

    Not only chili that's hot though...

  • @johnox2226
    @johnox2226 7 лет назад +7

    Why is there a yellow tooth on the left at 4:48?

    • @lewisdelicata5334
      @lewisdelicata5334 7 лет назад +3

      John Ox Maybe it's meant to be a gold crown?

    • @BreakingChai
      @BreakingChai 7 лет назад +3

      #bling

    • @johnox2226
      @johnox2226 7 лет назад

      Lewis Delicata Maybe

    • @DannyKeeley
      @DannyKeeley 7 лет назад +1

      BBC... have to try be multicultural at everything. Too much white for the BBC's liking.

    • @rzrx1337
      @rzrx1337 7 лет назад +5

      what's multicultural about a gold tooth?

  • @philipb2134
    @philipb2134 7 лет назад

    A more interesting question might be: why don't we say that foods are "spicy" ...however pungent they were with non-capsaicin spices?

  • @Sold_a_dummy
    @Sold_a_dummy 7 лет назад +1

    ...beads of sweat!
    I can tell you're not a fan of these peppers. Are some people more sensitive this less able to tolerate spice not by nurture but by nature?

  • @sbomorse
    @sbomorse 7 лет назад

    He only took teensy nibbles! You should have chewed and swallowed the entire thing Jack!

  • @holgerjrgensen2166
    @holgerjrgensen2166 3 года назад

    You confuse spicy with painful,
    There is A-tasters and B-tasters, how do You know the difference ?

  • @ritchiehenshaw9075
    @ritchiehenshaw9075 7 лет назад +1

    TRPV1 come at me bro

  • @nesseihtgnay9419
    @nesseihtgnay9419 7 лет назад

    dragons breath chilli?!?!?

  • @j4dey99
    @j4dey99 2 года назад

    AMONG US DING DINGDI NGDIG NDIGN

  • @gustavolrcoelho
    @gustavolrcoelho 7 лет назад +1

    Dragon's breaths can't be eaten, because they are so hot they can kill you due to the body overreaction.

    • @kaladin7487
      @kaladin7487 7 лет назад +3

      Gustavo Coelho There are people who have eaten quite a few at once. They were fine

    • @joysandy333
      @joysandy333 7 лет назад

      People eat reapers all the time. Will never kill you

    • @gustavolrcoelho
      @gustavolrcoelho 7 лет назад +1

      I might be wrong about the Carolina Reaper, but the dragon's breath is absolutely no go www.livescience.com/59184-how-dragons-breath-chili-peppers-can-kill.html

    • @joysandy333
      @joysandy333 7 лет назад +2

      Gustavo Coelho yeah i read that before. Its a load of crap, unless your allergic or hypersensitive youll be fine.
      en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resiniferatoxin
      But this thing is 16 BILLION Scoville

  • @ayu.astari
    @ayu.astari 6 лет назад

    Peter Rabbit ads really annoys me

  • @delvinfernaldy4504
    @delvinfernaldy4504 7 лет назад

    Its just a illusuion,you can try to put the chillie on your eye ..... -dont try it- *TRY IT*

  • @audreybossman8369
    @audreybossman8369 7 лет назад

    Jack is a wuss lol. I ate a half of one in one bite and didn't even need a drink afterward. My classmates at culinary school thought I was insane.

  • @playscenes3872
    @playscenes3872 7 лет назад

    I can't understand entanglement, please make a video for me.

  • @backstept
    @backstept 7 лет назад

    There's only one L in chili.

  • @doomzday66
    @doomzday66 7 лет назад

    You're not the first

  • @HodgsonKurt
    @HodgsonKurt 7 лет назад

    delightful this isnt it!

  • @DakuHonoo
    @DakuHonoo 7 лет назад +9

    why the hell do people even eat chilies?

    • @kaladin7487
      @kaladin7487 7 лет назад +7

      DakuHonoo For me, I genuinely enjoy the burn

    • @PurpleMould
      @PurpleMould 7 лет назад

      FEEL THE BURN

    • @philipb2134
      @philipb2134 7 лет назад +9

      @Daku
      A) Eating chilies triggers the release of endorphins
      B) Generally they are significant sources of vitamin C.
      C) They keep marginally edible foods palatable
      D) They keep you from eating my share.

    • @TuhinBagh
      @TuhinBagh 7 лет назад +1

      Coz of endorphins.

    • @sortingbathd689
      @sortingbathd689 6 лет назад

      DakuHonoo The taste dammit

  • @SatriaWiradharma
    @SatriaWiradharma 7 лет назад

    Hot water is faster than milk to reduce the pain

  • @zacharythebeau163
    @zacharythebeau163 7 лет назад

    Pepper x (name pending) is higher than the dragons breath

  • @johnox2226
    @johnox2226 7 лет назад +1

    First to say I'm not first

  • @fidelcatsro6948
    @fidelcatsro6948 7 лет назад

    First

    • @PT111111
      @PT111111 7 лет назад +1

      You have won the honour of being my servant. Now fetch me some milk.

  • @HyralProductions
    @HyralProductions 7 лет назад +2

    What about the carolina reaper?

  • @DakuHonoo
    @DakuHonoo 7 лет назад +3

    what about black pepper? i dislike the spiciness of chili but i don't have much of a problem with lots of black pepper and i suspect there's a different molecule at play, i thought you'd be speaking about many different types of "spicy', this is a disappointment

    • @Mastermindyoung14
      @Mastermindyoung14 7 лет назад

      DakuHonoo black pepper has the same spiciness as chilis. Sorry to disappoint. However, wasabi has a different "spicy"

    • @Quintinohthree
      @Quintinohthree 7 лет назад +11

      DakuHonoo Yes, black pepper does contain a different piquant molecule, called piperin. It's similar physically but structurally very different. The piquant compound in wasabi and mustard is very different however, a smaller more volatile molecule called allyl isothiocyanate. The lachrymatory (tear-producing) and aroma compounds of onions and garlic are similar in how they are produced but otherwise vey different too.

    • @theywalkinguptoyouand4060
      @theywalkinguptoyouand4060 6 лет назад

      DakuHonoo who ever said