CEREBROSPINALECTOMY
Chili isn't hot. It picks the lock on your heat-and-pain receptor, TRPV1, and your brain files a burn report for a fire that isn't there.
You're being catfished by a pepper.
Send this to the person who swears they 'love the pain.'
EXPLAINED (ACCURACY-CHECKED)
Capsaicin activates the TRPV1 receptor (which also responds to noxious heat >~43°C), producing a burning sensation without any actual temperature change.
Established sensory physiology (capsaicin–TRPV1).
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