stopthatgirl7 to [email protected] • 2 years agoTeen’s death after eating a single chip highlights risks of ultra-spicy foodsarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square136fedilinkarrow-up1216cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1216external-linkTeen’s death after eating a single chip highlights risks of ultra-spicy foodsarstechnica.comstopthatgirl7 to [email protected] • 2 years agomessage-square136fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink10•2 years agoUh, I mean, you can die at any one time without anything directly causing it. So no, it’s not necessarily common sense. And spicy foods, even very spicy ones, are consumed daily without too much medically bad happening… certainly not more than, say, eating peanuts.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink5•2 years agoThis chip isn’t merely “very spicy food”, it is explicitly designed to be a challenge. One single chip costs $10 and the packaging is literally shaped like a coffin.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•2 years agoThat kind of iconography and style is common for chilli sauces.
Uh, I mean, you can die at any one time without anything directly causing it. So no, it’s not necessarily common sense.
And spicy foods, even very spicy ones, are consumed daily without too much medically bad happening… certainly not more than, say, eating peanuts.
This chip isn’t merely “very spicy food”, it is explicitly designed to be a challenge. One single chip costs $10 and the packaging is literally shaped like a coffin.
That kind of iconography and style is common for chilli sauces.