'Pepper X' Creator Ed Currie Answers Questions From Twitter | Tech Support | WIRED

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'Pepper X' creator Ed Currie answers the internet's sizzling questions about peppers. Why do only mammals taste capsaicin? What kind of peppers are used in military grade pepper spray? What part of a pepper produces the most heat? This pepper master answers all these questions and more.

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Director: Lisandro Perez-Rey
Director of Photography: Joanne Hock
Editor: Louville Moore
Expert: Ed Currie
Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi
Associate Producer: Paul Gulyas; Brandon White
Production Manager: D. Eric Martinez
Production Coordinator: Fernando Davila
Casting Producer: Thomas Giglio
Camera Operator: John Disher
Sound Mixer: Marshall Bain
Production Assistant: Alex Buchhorn
Post Production Supervisor: Alexa Deutsch
Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant
Supervising Editor: Doug Larsen
Additional Editor: Paul Tael
Assistant Editor: Justin Symonds
Special Thanks: Heather Peters

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All Comments (21)
  • @brukts3361
    Love how he just tortured someone on screen while describing what's happening to them like a Saw victim
  • @Tomreese130
    You can tell this guy really enjoys what he does. Serious respect to this guy.
  • @Locut0s
    O.M.G when Bella came in and he said she was going to demonstrate I did not expect she was going to eat the entire reaper like a piece of candy! 😮😮😮 wow.
  • @AlteredBoot
    "Guys think they're dying, ..but they're just having a menstrual cramp"... LOL!
  • @jopo7996
    This guy answered everything in such perfect detail, even though he was peppered with questions.
  • @Ben-ff8fg
    I love the idea that he just carries around his guinness record plaque and is ready to break it out at any moment
  • the fact that he has probably at least 2 or 3 more viable peppers in his warchest to beat his own record is terrifying and inspiring
  • I met a Thai woman in college and she invited me to a party. In the rice were little green peppers sliced very thin. They were the hottest peppers I’d ever eaten and I have been careful ever since because we’re still married.
  • @Skajaw
    I wish someone would've asked why peppers look more bizzare the hotter they get. The reaper already looks realy strange, but this pepper X thingy is an absolute alien.
  • @Deejbeard
    One of the best videos in this series. I could listen to this guy talk about peppers all day
  • Fascinating video. I was thinking "that's random, bringing in a pepper expert" but I really enjoyed it. He answered the questions really well and clear, and even answered a long-standing question I've had (about how exactly the Scoville scale measures the hotness of peppers).
  • @VianneWamann
    All the WIRED Support people are always so informative and congenial. Such a pleasure to watch!
  • @overem8092
    pepper expert called currie, this job was his destiny
  • This is one of my favorite series on YouTube, I just love how all of these experts look and speak exactly how you would expect them to and I mean that in the most flattering way possible. They’re all so charismatic and articulate and I love learning new things this way!
  • @amishdeniro
    She took that pepper like a champ, huh? 🤯
  • @adamhandlin7418
    I could listen to this guy teach me about anything. He answers so clearly and throughly. Very enjoyable guest here!
  • @MiguelGraves
    I got so nervous watching him cut that orange pepper!!!!
  • Some people just talk and you instantly grasp how intelligent they are. This guy is one of them, and he's very intelligent.
  • @pippa3150
    This was SO fascinating! Love this guy! BTW I lmao at "Guys think they're dying but really it's akin to menstrual cramps." Thanks for that! Haha