Chilis... Why Do We Eat Them?

Apparently, they are really great for your manparts.

Actually capsaicin, while not actually 'addictive', does have physical effects on the body which are enjoyable.

Capsaicin works by releasing a peptide know as substance-P from nociceptors. Release of substance-P causes pain largely by sensitizing nociceptors (reducing their threshold for activation), as well as causing edema and releasing other chemicals (such as histamine from mast cells, or serotonin from platelets) which are able to directly activate nocieptors.

Substance-P is generally only released following noxious insults to the skin, but anything that stimulates the release of substance-P or any other agent that activates or sensitizes nociceptors has the ability to produce pain in the absence of physical injury.

Capsaicin is actually applied chronically by many people suffering from neuralgias and rheumatoid arthritis (generally as a topical cream with 0.075% capsaicin or less). Although applying capsaicin the first several times is rather painful, repeated frequent application of capsaicin causes a reduction in substance-P levels, and thus reduces pain.

AKA thanks Trident of MetaFilter.

Yup. And then?

I think you know.

I was thinking of chili the food dish and can here to once again tell wotak that he is retarded for putting beans in his chili

You don't put beans in your Chili? WTF is wrong with you? A good combination of both kidney beans and pinto beans is what you need.

No, you put beans in beans and you put meat in chili. The two don't mix unless you are brain damaged.

chili is not chili without the beans...just sayin.

Your culinary skills come from where?

My Chili recipe won 2 years in a row at 'Best of Rockford', so I'll take your opinions with a grain of salt.

That's theoretical 'til you've posted the recipe.