What Makes Spicy Foods Spicy | Earth Science

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Greg Foot explains why some food is spicy!

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コメント (21)

@SkipTerrio 6年前

I am Jack's flaming taste buds.
@tahasidd3012 6年前

sometimes all you need is money
@Pppoosch 6年前

Lol! I really loved this video. Interesting and entertaining. Greg is an awesome science presenter.
@thecsslife 6年前

Very good simple to understand explanation of concentration.
@polictomaz 6年前

a great combination of both videos
@thany3 6年前

There are a few more core taste sensations beside those five. Yes, heat from chilis. But also the type of heat from horseradish or wasabi. Very different from chili-heat, and very unique. And, another one is the sensation of numbing/tingling the tongue with szechuan pepper beads. You could also reason the effect of miracle berries could be added to the list. Or how about the feeling of sizzling softdrinks?
@slimsanta6052 6年前

The Merciless Pepper of Quetzalacatenango
@eieth61 6年前

Where are the footnote links?
@leena_peena 6年前

Omg this is very usefull for student at school for science or just impressing ur friends!
@Carguello78 6年前

Jack’s a brave lad!
@joshua47800 6年前

Greg As chilies and peppers use capsaicin to activate the pain receptors for heat; with out cause lung actual tissue damage, does this mean if you have some pain killers before consuming the Chilies, does this mean you will not feel the pain or burning sensation therefore meaning you could eat chilies all day..until the pain killer runs out?
@sortingbathd689 6年前

My mouth got watery when he bit the pepper.
@dhawthorne1634 6年前

3:33 Hey Rett and Link! I got a new pepper for you to try!
@Pantheragatos 6年前

There's no way in hell that i'd try that super hot pepper!
@smunoz08 6年前

Whats with the numbers on the top left corner?
@rossholt3333 6年前

For me spice and burn are different feelings though they are similar.
@nicholaswjamrock 6年前

Hi as a person who's job revolves around peppers. and i grow the that Maruga, along with West Indian Red and Jamaican Scotch Bonnet. I strongly recommend drinking something worm to cool you mouth. It may sound counter intuitive but a sip of tea, work far more quickly than Milk. trust me on this, i am a pepper farmer
@CodyAlushin 6年前

If anyone's a fan of Hot Ones, you know there's an even hotter pepper now: Pepper X. Not yet rated on the Scoville scale
@ivan4129 6年前

video idea: how does uv pens work
@Nemui89 6年前

So, why are there different types of heat/spice? You briefly mentioned that Asian cuisines for example prefer a different type of heat, one that doesn't last as long. So does that mean there's no capsaicin in asian food and the spiciness has another source, or does it contain a different type of capsaicin? It would be awesome if you could explain the difference in another video!