04/25/24
November 08, 2007
Rob Stone versus 1 million Scoville units:: "It was like somebody tasered my mouth."
posted by mr_crash_davis to general at 05:54 PM - 8 comments
Is there anyone at ESPN doing half the job Rob Stone does? How does he have fun at work? Why hasn't ESPN found him and killed him for enjoying himself?
posted by yerfatma at 09:54 PM on November 08, 2007
Do you have another link for that video? It says it's no longer available.
posted by bender at 08:05 AM on November 09, 2007
I've been that stupid before. Right before I moved to Europe, my coworkers took me to lunch at a place that served a habanero burger. I could only eat 1/3 of it before it got too hot to bear. The real fun was later that evening and the next morning as it made it's way out the other end.
posted by cabuki at 10:00 AM on November 09, 2007
Someone needs to get that man a block of cheddar cheese the size of a car battery! Back in the day, I used to pride myself on eating the hottest things anyone would put in front of me (nothing even close to 1,000,000 shu, though) and the only real cure was cheddar cheese. And 5-6 hours! Habenero heat, while intense as hell, is very short lived. They're not a real oily pepper, so the heat dissipates quickly. Cayenne and Jalapeno both linger much longer, but 5 hours! Daaaaaaammmmmmmnnnnnn.
posted by tahoemoj at 12:05 PM on November 09, 2007
I likey Rob Stone. He funny guy. I've had habenero's and while intense, 'moj is right. They wear off quicker than jalepenos. I was at a burritto place a few years back and someone said I should try this sauce called Dave's Ultimate Insanity. Swear to God, I put TWO drops on my burrito and I almost stopped breathing. This wasn't pain or discomfort; it was angina or something. I later found out from someone else that the main ingredient used in the sauce was the same condensed paste they use in pepper spray. Yum.
posted by THX-1138 at 12:45 PM on November 09, 2007
Wouldn't 1,000,000 Scovilles, like, melt your face off? That seems a specious figure. I thought habaneros were more along the lines of 200,000 - which would be more like taking a cheese grater to the soft palate than tasering your mouth. It's a subtle, yet significant difference. In conclusion: Rob Stone has an enormous mangina. I had habanero salsa once. Just once. I don't remember much except the unique sensation of hiccupping, coughing and sneezing all at the same time, while being unable to see. I didn't drink the milk so much as attempt to dunk my face in it. However, the subsequent flood of endorphins was fucking ridiculous. We also used to trick the newbies (old skool spelling represent) at the farm market where I worked in high school into handling all the raw jalapenos and watching as they went to the bathroom without washing their hands first. It was criminally hilarious.
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 02:04 PM on November 09, 2007
Back when I used to chef for a living, I worked at a couple of places where I came into regular contact with Habaneros, including this joint, where I performed Weedy's newbie trick on myself, only with habs. The resulting sensation was one you'd never wish to feel on any part of your body, much less that part.
posted by The_Black_Hand at 11:37 AM on November 10, 2007
Stupid is as Stupid does . . . . I wonder what caused Mr. Stone to get his mouth "tasered"? The posibilities are endless.