• De_Narm@lemmy.world
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      1 day ago

      When does something count as being eaten - once you swallow it? I don’t think you’d succeed at that with lava.

      • atrielienz@lemmy.world
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        You’d be able to taste it which I think would fulfill the requirements of knowing its texture.

          • atrielienz@lemmy.world
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            19 hours ago

            People who eat the Carolina reaper prove that this is both not a deterrent, and may in fact be the point. On the other hand I’ve never heard any of them talk about the texture afterward. So maybe the burning is too distracting.

            • rudyharrelson@lemmy.radio
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              As someone who’s eaten many sauces and spice blends that incorporate Carolina reaper peppers, spiciness isn’t the same as temperature with regard to heat. Lava’s heat is physically destructive and one’s tongue would likely be immediately burned beyond recognition. One wouldn’t have time to assess the “taste” or texture at all before writhing in agony from severe burns.

              In contrast, I can eat a hot sauce made from super hot peppers and, while I’m in agony from the extremely potent capsaicin in the peppers, I haven’t damaged my tongue in the process so I can actually taste the flavor and detect the texture of the food.

    • NeatoBuilds@mander.xyz
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      Just shove an insulated hose through your esophagus and out your bunhole and pass lava through it