A week from today I will be doing something very stupid. (THE DEED IS DONE)

[MetalJunkie]

I'll be doing the Blazin' Challenge at Buffalo Wild Wings.

I'll have six minutes to eat twelve traditional wings spun in ghost pepper sauce. No drinks, no napkins. There will be video, whether I pass or fail.

[bout to crash]

Yessss.

[Calvin6s]

That's so stupid, it's good.  Win or lose, you will have a nice memory (and corresponding video).  That memory may be "kill me.  I want to die.  The peppers.  Oh god, the peppahs.  Why did I do this?", but you will be able to laugh about it later.

[black_biff_stadler]

I'll be doing the Blazin' Challenge at Buffalo Wild Wings.

I'll have six minutes to eat twelve traditional wings spun in ghost pepper sauce. No drinks, no napkins. There will be video, whether I pass or fail.

How do you get in on this? Is there an entry fee? Is there a prize? Is yo grub free if you finish it?

[Cool Chris]

I love watching, and I stress WATCHING, people participate in hot/spicy food contests.

BWW's Blazin' sauce isn't the hottest sauce I've ever had. In fact, it's probably one of the better upper tier hot sauces I've had. I didn't think it had ghost chili in it though.

*following and awaiting results and video. Good luck!

[lonestar]

Yikes!!! Good luck man.

[TioJorge]

That is indeed pretty stupid. Pretty awesome. I thought ghost peppers were bad and then one of the cooks brought in the naga viper pepper...I had abooouut...a centimeter long piece...put it on my tongue for a minute...and felt it the rest of the day up until I went to sleep. Badly. It was fucking ridiculous. So uh, good fucking luck with that. 

[Dr. DTVT]

I'm always Leary when large companies do things with the extreme peppers because they generally turn down the capsacainoid level.  This leads to a false sense of understanding.  Now, habanero is so ubiquitous that people have forgotten those things will still light your ass up and kick it ten ways from sideways, and that people who pick them have to wear gloves to protect their skin.

I'm not saying that it won't be hot - just that a proper ghost pepper product will probably be at least an order of magnitude hotter.

If you want to get your hands on the real competition grade stuff, check out Defcon Sauces Deathmatch sauces.  Those will bring a pain train you won't be prepared for.

[Chino]

Bone-in or boneless wings? I did that challenge at BWW with boneless and it was a piece of cake. I went to try at another location about two years later and they said I had to do it with bone-in wings. That made it significantly harder.

With the boneless wings, the inside of my mouth and throat was able to cope with the heat just fine. I also got to use a fork. With the bone-in wings, my lips felt like someone was holding a blowtorch over them after about the 6th wing. I chew my fingernails to the point of drawing blood sometimes, and I could feel the heat seeping in around my finger nails. That was brutal. It was much like pouring alcohol into an open wound. I called it at wing #7.

[Prog Snob]

I'll be doing the Blazin' Challenge at Buffalo Wild Wings.

I'll have six minutes to eat twelve traditional wings spun in ghost pepper sauce. No drinks, no napkins. There will be video, whether I pass or fail.

Brazenly stupid but I commend you on it.  I don't know if I could go that hot with my wings. I've had N'Sinerator from Buffalo Boss and that was almost torturous. Good luck to you.

[KevShmev]

When I first saw the thread title, I had my "I hope you and your wife will be very happy together" line all ready to go.

[gmillerdrake]

Good Luck!!! I love me something hot....but there is a point where it's just not enjoyable. I'm good with Habernero Temp. and below. Anything above Habernero (ghost peppers...etc) is just not fun...

Best of luck!!

[Orbert]

Bone-in or boneless wings? I did that challenge at BWW with boneless and it was a piece of cake. I went to try at another location about two years later and they said I had to do it with bone-in wings. That made it significantly harder.

With the boneless wings, the inside of my mouth and throat was able to cope with the heat just fine. I also got to use a fork. With the bone-in wings, my lips felt like someone was holding a blowtorch over them after about the 6th wing. I chew my fingernails to the point of drawing blood sometimes, and I could feel the heat seeping in around my finger nails. That was brutal. It was much like pouring alcohol into an open wound. I called it at wing #7.

That does seem like it would be a significant factor.  If they're boneless, you can practically gulp them down whole (you'd probably need to chomp a few times, but you know what I mean), minimizing your exposure to the flammable sauces.  Bone-in requires work, takes time, and greatly increases your exposure.

[Stadler]

I watched a kid (probably 18, 20) do it at BWW during last year's NCAAs, and it was hilarious.  He looked like Joey Chestnut for the first two, all smiles and happy, then by wing 6 or 7, he looked like he had already shit his pants.   Panting, even drooling a little.  He made it to 8 or 9 if I remember it correctly, and looked like a ghost, no pun intended as he sat there.   He was a good sport about it, but he was not feeling as chipper going out as he did coming in.

Oh, but good luck to you!  

[kaos2900]

Better get some ice packs for your butthole.

[Stadler]

Milk.   They say milk helps.  Though for the life of me, I don't know how you get it on your butthole. 

[Chino]

Milk.   They say milk helps.  Though for the life of me, I don't know how you get it on your butthole.

[cramx3]

 

if it burns going in, it burns coming out

[hefdaddy42]

May the Force be with you.

[Implode]

When I first saw the thread title, I had my "I hope you and your wife will be very happy together" line all ready to go.

Glad I wasn't the only one.

Good luck, man!

[reneranucci]

Just don't rub your eyes afterwards and you're going to be fine.

[MetalJunkie]

It is bone-in wings. I'm going to have a practice round (no spice) a few days ahead to try a couple of different eating strategies.

[Onno]

Sounds awesome, good luck!

[Sir GuitarCozmo]

It is bone-in wings. I'm going to have a practice round (no spice) a few days ahead to try a couple of different eating strategies.

What about going through and just removing all of the meat from all of the bones, tossing the bones aside, getting a fork and just shoveling all the meat in?

[Cool Chris]

I think no silverware is allowed, and no napkins either.

[Chino]

Yeah. They don't let you wipe your mouth, even if it's on your own sleeve. That's why it's important to go through them as fast as you possibly can. The longer that stuff sits on your lips, the worse it gets.

[Prog Snob]

I'm in the mood for wings now. Maybe I'll get some suicidal from Planet Wings.

[Orbert]

During the practice round, I'd figure out the quickest way to strip the meat off the bones.  I have zero knowledge about such things, but it seems to me that munching them down quickly has got to be better overall than spreading out the pain, because it's going to be agony by the end anyway.  Might as well see if you can blast through before your body knows what hit it.

It could also be that going too fast could cause a buildup of toxins that causes your mouth to explode into flames.  Who knows?

[El Barto]

I saw a video where a guy was allowed to wear a nitril glove. I'd definitely avail myself of that option if allowed. There are plenty of articles on strategy for such foolish endeavors. Do some research ahead of time. Make sure you clean those bones. They can DQ you once time runs out if you didn't get them clean enough. Lastly, when you do your practice round, have them bring out 3 of the blazin ones last so you'll know what you're getting into. Being mentally prepared seems to be the single most important detail (aside from the cast-iron bungholes that some mutants are born with).



edit: Oh, congratulations and best wishes was my first thought on the thread title, as well.

[bout to crash]

I love what an interesting discussion this has become

[black_biff_stadler]

I'll be doing the Blazin' Challenge at Buffalo Wild Wings.

I'll have six minutes to eat twelve traditional wings spun in ghost pepper sauce. No drinks, no napkins. There will be video, whether I pass or fail.

How do you get in on this? Is there an entry fee? Is there a prize? Is yo grub free if you finish it?

[Orbert]

edit: Oh, congratulations and best wishes was my first thought on the thread title, as well.

Wow, another one, and it never crossed my mind.  I thought maybe he was going skydiving or something.

[Dublagent66]

Try not to rip yourself a new ass.  On the other hand, when you're done, you might need a new ass. 

[TempusVox]

Yeah...definitely try to strip the meat and then eat it all at once. The issue is that you have the wing in your mouth for as long as it takes to clean the meat off of it; which is problematic. Also, drink a glass of buttermilk just before you go into the restaurant. It will help minimize the burn on the other end......

...it always worked for Batman and Robin. 

[TempusVox]

Also...Brutus, a great friend of NP, and a self proclaimed expert on all things gastronomic (and cannabinoid), swears up and down that the best thing anyone can do when eating extremely hot, whatever, is to take a chunk of dark chocolate and cram it in your mouth as soon as you finish, and suck on it until it's dissolved. He's claimed for years it always puts the fire out better than dairy.

I've also heard to avoid an ER trip, to coat your lips with Vaseline beforehand.

Good luck.