Posted on 04/18/2023 7:43:57 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Six elementary school students from Western Massachusetts were taken to local hospitals after ingesting or coming in contact with a spicy gum product this week, according to officials.
el pepper spray is normally rated to one to two million Scoville heat units. This is a way to measure the amount of heat an individual feels when they come into contact," SPD wrote.
"This gum is rated at 16 million Scoville Heat Units," the department continued. "Anyone found to have used the gum should be treated for extensive exposure to oleoresin capsicum."
Anyone who ingests the gum should rinse their mouth with water, swish it around and spit it out, according to SPD. In some cases, people may vomit and have difficulty breathing, thus resulting in hospitalization.
Superintendent Teahan-Zielinski also encouraged parents to speak with their children about bringing candy to school as well as accepting other prohibited items from their classmates.
"It is difficult for students to understand that items can often contain ingredients others are allergic to or created to cause physical distress," Teahan-Zielinski concluded.
Hopefully those children will be ok.
I suppose someone wise guy at my school would have tried it to empress a girl. Hopefully, they weren’t trying to empress a fancy dude.
Damn that’s hot!
A Carolina reaper is only about 2 million scovilles
Yeah like no one reading this article isn’t going to try to find some of this gum to test.
If it burns your mouth and makes you vomit and have breathing problems, and sends you to the hospital, that’s probably Nature’s warning that you shouldn’t put it in your mouth.
Not twice, anyway....
They will be fine. It does not cause a literal chemical burn. It just convinces the body that it does. But god help them when they go number 2 next time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tm3u-U3m7hg
News reporter in Denver throws up on live TV from a reaper.
There is no end to the number of nitwits who take this challenge:
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=trouble+bubble+challenge
Gee, when I was a kit, Atomic Fireballs, Zotz, and Pop Rocks were as crazy as we got.
Capsaicin is a heart stimulant though and anything 16xs as hot as a Ghost Pepper is gonna do a lot of stimulatin’.
: )
Exactly!
Mama mia atsa spicy gum compared to your meatballs!
“Anyone who ingests the gum should rinse their mouth with water, swish it around and spit it out, according to SPD.”
I thought you were supposed to use milk.
Ha!
I’ve watched several videos of people trying the Paqui challenge
Lots don’t fare too well
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