Scott Eats 16 Million SHU Pure Crystal Capsaicin on Blotter Paper

Chilehead/hot sauce blogger Scott Roberts of tries a little experiment... Johnny McLaughlin of was brainstorming a safe way to experience the taste and heat of pure crystal capsaicin (16 million Scoville Heat Units) in effective quantities. Here is his Paper. Johnny ordered up some collectible blotter designs from a source in the UK (Note these are collectibles that are not intended for or have ever been used for anything illegal) and took 30 G of pure crystal and let it break down in 1.5 pints of alcohol. The blotter sheets soaked overnight and layed out on a drying rack. The concept is that the alcohol would evaporate, leaving the crystal imbedded in the 100 per sheet individual hits. So did it work? YES... I tried a total of 20 squares to see what kind of burn it would put on my tongue. Here are the results...