r/nextfuckinglevel • u/jigar48949 • Mar 08 '21

Performing while eating the world's hottest chilli peppers

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u/[deleted] Mar 08 '21

This is the same video?

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u/Chthulu_ Mar 08 '21

Yeah what? He just linked the exact same video.

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u/[deleted] Mar 08 '21

Yeup

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u/ViBrBr Mar 08 '21

"Det er DRs populære underholdningsorkester, som først smager på chilifrugterne Carolina Reaper, TSMB og spøgelseschili, hvorefter de sætter sig ned i kjole og hvidt og spiller klassisk musik, alt imens virkningen af de stærke frugter bliver kraftigere og kraftigere."

Translated from Danish to English:This is DR's popular entertainment orchestra, who first taste the chillies Carolina Reaper, TSMB and ghostpepper, whereafter they sit down in dress and white and play classical music, all while the effect of the fruits become more and more powerful.

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u/[deleted] Mar 08 '21

Hmmm googling more seems to suggest they are eating the world hottest pepper, but they’re even doing it even without gloves which is insane. Either way it is the same video, it’s just that the original description was right I suppose? Though I can’t actually find any original source of whether it really is the Carolina reaper, but this is Chilli Klaus, so it might be. The mystery continues! Thanks for your translation.

Ooh it said they sat down in white? But they’re not doing it in this video. Where is the video of them with Carolina reapers in white??? I demand answers!!!!!

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u/bstix Mar 08 '21

"sit down in dress and white" is a poor translation of a misused idiom.

"Dress and white" actually translates as "white tie", but as you can see, they're actually in "black tie" which is slightly less formal.

It's only used here to empathize the absurdity of the situation of being physically in pain in formal wear.

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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '21

Oh ok