Okay so maybe I exaggerated a little, it may not have killed Jamie Kocher but this guy is a seasoned chilli and pepper fanatic. The spiciness or hotness of a pepper is measured on the Scoville scale and it is rated by the amount of capsaicin that a particular food contains. Capsaicin targets chemoreceptor nerve endings in the skin and produces what is known as piquance or spiciness. Ordinary peppers like jalapeno peppers rate between 2,500-8,000 on the Scoville scale whereas the hottest and the one that the old man just ate weighs in at between 855,000 and 1,359,000. The hottest peppers in the world are known as the Naga Viper and the Naga Jolokia. Finally, remember that capsaicin is an oil based chemical so water does not help out, you need to take something like milk or yogurt to alleviate the pain.
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