Eating Hot Chilli

 Aim: 

I want to find out how to get rid of the spice of burning chilli on my tongue.

Research: funny video at the bottom

Method:

Equipment: 

Popsickle stick, Chilli

Timer, Coke, Water, Milk, Cup

Instructions: 

1. Get your equipment
2. Scoop some chilli onto your stick
3. Start the timer and eat the chilli
4. Stop the timer after four minutes
5. Rate how hot your mouth is
6. Do experiment again but drink water after two minutes
7. Do experiment again but drink water after two minutes
8. Drink milk

    

Results: 

Normal Hot sauce I rate it 10/10

With Water I rate it a 8 out of 10

With coke about a 2 out of 10

With milk about a 1 out of 10

Discussion:

Why does the chilli burn your mouth? Because of Capsaicin.

Why did the milk reduce the burn? milk contains Fat which dissolves the Capsaecin.