I have an unusually high tolerance for capsaicin. In high school, a friend and I bought a big bag of habañeros and brought them to school. He'd tell people they were "Candy Peppers" and, because we had been jerks before, they wouldn't believe him. I'd offer to eat one to "prove" they were fine, and even let them pick one out for me. Chew, swallow, smile. Then they would try one, and it was hilarious.

We probably would have gotten our asses beat if they could see through the tears to swing at us. The best part was, after they recovered, they'd make us go with them to do the trick on their friend.

The prank got harder and harder to pull off as the group around us grew, but it was still fun.

At the end of the day, the only one left was a pure white one even I was afraid of, thinking it would be atomic powered or something. Ended up eating it anyway--it was as mild as a banana pepper.

And no, I did not suffer any karmic gastric distress.