What's the spiciest thing you've ever eaten?

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My kids dragged me to a "Nandos" today - never been to one before. Well on the menu you have four different levels of "spicieness" and, being fond of all things hot and spicy, I went for the top level (Defcon 4).

I have never had such a culinary shock in all my life. I cried real tears. I will NEVER put myself though such agony ever again. Anyone else eaten anything that extreme?

[srebbe64]

Prof Beard said:

The heat-causing chemical in Chiles is NOT water soluble. It IS fat soluble, so drinking milk or eating yoghurt works, drinking water doesn't.

When you've had a mouthful of something which is causing you to die, and you have a glass of iced water on the table, you don't call the waiter over and ask "excuse me do you sell yoghurt, and if so how long before you can serve it?" What you actually do is get that water in your mouth within 3 seconds.