[–] 28 points 3 hours ago (1 child)

Dude,

You can say "ass" and "fuck" if you want to. You're on an 18+ social media platform, and everyone would understand what you meant even if you weren't. You can choose other words if you feel like these ones are too strong for you. It's your right to do this, but it comes off as f***ing fucking weird.

Sincerely,

Everyone

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    Link is here. The Mississippi Free Press' coverage has been better than anyone else's that I've seen, and I think they deserve your attention for the work they're doing here. They've been giving updates at least once per hour, sometimes much more, and they're actually talking with as many election officials as they can get in touch with across the state.


    Why YSK: This is a hanging thread of possibly one of the most pivotal elections in modern US history. It's looking increasingly likely that Colom will win, and this might sate your residual desire to doomscroll while actually keeping you informed.

    [–] 4 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

    You do not need to soak your hands in oil before washing, not sure where you got that from. Soap and water works fine.

    I should clarify that my comment was assuming that, like in the OP, someone was handling a Carolina Reaper. Capsaicin being fat-soluble should mean that it dissolves into the oil and then gets carried away by the dish soap. I've never had to use this personally, since just dish soap and water has always worked fine for me.

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  • [–] 29 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (9 children)

    Okay, but ice isn't good for this; it's a chemical burn, and capsaicin is fat-soluble. You ideally want something like milk. Meanwhile, on your hands (assuming some of it got on those), you want to cover your hands in oil and then wash them with dish soap (and once those are clean, if there's residual burning, you can use topical pain treatments).


    Edit: My understanding of the term "chemical burn" was mistaken. Thanks to @Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world for calling me out on this. I didn't know it had to be corrosive or cytotoxic to be a "chemical burn"; I thought irritants generally were included.


    Edit 2: Actually, looking further into this, I'm not so sure I was technically wrong at the level of capsaicin you'd be exposing yourself to with a Carolina Reaper. Capsaicin can be cytotoxic. I wonder now if very minor nerve death occurs at this level of spice. Either way, that's not the main problem if it's even happening; my comment was wrong regardless of possible technical accuracy.

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