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Watch: Joe Snedeker Continues August Tradition, Eats ‘Devil’s Tongue’ Pepper Live

Morning meteoroligist Joe Snedeker kept his August tradition alive, eating a Devil Tongue pepper live during Newswatch 16 This Morning on Wednesday. Devil’...
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Watch: Joe Snedeker Continues August Tradition, Eats ‘Devil’s Tongue’ Pepper Live
Morning meteoroligist Joe Snedeker kept his August tradition alive, eating a Devil Tongue pepper live during Newswatch 16 This Morning on Wednesday. Devil's Tongue peppers register between 125,000 - 325,000
Scoville Units
or SHU, the standard measure for pepper heat. To put it in perspective, a Trinidad Scorpion pepper (one of the hottest) registers between 800,000 - 1,000,000 SHU, while a Jalepeno registers between 2,500 - 8,000 SHU.

Joe was forced to pause a few times during his forecast, presumably to wipe all the sweat from his brow while painfully swallowing what was left of the pepper.

Despite the pain, Joe was able to finish his forecast.

As you may recall, last year Joe ate a Carolina Reaper pepper live on the air with similar, if not more painful results.

 

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