Nine hours ago, due to a series of events I don’t wish to recount, I ate an entire Carolina reaper.

I now know that nine hours is how long it takes to transit my digestive tract.

I desire euthanasia.

in reply to Sarah Brown

I've been torturing myself for decades. But a big glass of milk isn't a great deterrent to heat overload. Something with milk fat coupled with citric acid helps the most. Like plain whole yogurt with lime or lemon juice squeezed into it. Citric acid breaks up the capsaicin oils bonded to your mouth and throat, milk fat coats and sooths a bit. But just pounding milk puts a big strain on your digestive system, which makes Act 2 & 3 a lot worse than they have to be.