The skin is wrinkly and the tip of the pepper resembles the Grim Reaper's scythe (thus, the name). Not only is it hot, but the pepper is also quite peculiar looking. Currie has been a pepper grower for over 20 years and spent 10 year developing this deadly-hot pepper, which is a cross between Sweet Habanero and Naga Viper chillies. Rather, it was engineered and cultivated by Ed Currie of the Pucker Butt Pepper Company. The Carolina Reaper Pepper does not exist by design of Mother Nature. Its also the perfect name to warn you of the impending doom that you may experience when you consume the. Sickles are the tool carried by the Grim Reaper. The 'Reaper' references the sickle-like tails that stick out the ends of the pepper. To put this level of heat into perspective, a jalapeno is merely 2,500 to 8,000 SHU, while a Scotch Bonnet pepper rates around 100,000 to 350,000 SHU-which basically means that the Carolina Reaper is hot as hell. The Carolina Reaper was invented in Fort Mill, South Carolina, hence the 'Carolina' portion of the name. The Carolina Reaper pepper is alluring to adventure junkies and hot pepper enthusiasts because it holds the Guinness World Record as being the hottest pepper in the world, with an average of 1.5 million Scoville Heat Units per pepper. The man also suffered from dry heaving and was rushed to the hospital immediately. The challenge has simmered down, but the pepper recently resurfaced on the news circuit after the BMJ Case Reports published a report on a man who consumed the Carolina Reaper during a chili pepper eating contest and suffered an excruciating effect known as a “ thunderclap headache.” This severe and abrupt headache is debilitatingly painful and reaches maximum severity within minutes. Eating one chip sounds easy enough, until you experience exactly what it means to have a taste of the world’s hottest pepper to date in your mouth. Everyone from average people to athletes and celebrities tried to stomach just one tortilla chip dusted with a flavoring powder that included the dried Reaper pepper. The Carolina Reaper pepper became an Internet obsession when the #OneChipChallenge went viral.
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