In the Mythbusters episode where the test the shooting fish in a barrel myth they also tested to see if your mouth is on fire do the various remedies that we know of actually work.
Grant, Kari and Tory are the test cases for this hypothesis and they test various remedies for a spicy mouth attack. Some of the things they test were also contributed by fans so you know they were GROSS!!
Kari starts this one out by making a jalapeno puree for Grant and a habanera one for Tory. The test will use whole-fat milk as the control.
The test has Grant and Tory each taking ½ teaspoon of their puree, holding it for 30 seconds in their mouths and then doing the cure. The cures are rated from 1-10, where milk set the bar high at a whopping 5!. The other cures that we are familiar with such as water, beer and yes tequila do well, but don’t earn anything over a 3.
And then, there were the fan cures. There were some TRULY disgusting crap that I’d never even thought of before, like toothpaste. But then jelly and wasabi sauce!!!
Toothpaste gets zeros and is kind of disgusting. Petroleum jelly, Kari thinks will induce vomiting, but scores better than toothpaste. Finally, the wasabi sauce almost chokes Grant to death. He first gave it a -10 and then a -100. But as always, the main prankster Tory, thinks it’s a “wonderful Mexican-Japanese fusion” and gives it a 3.
Outcome: When your mouth is on fire, reach for a glass of milk.
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