h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

I didn't mean to do it I really honstly didn't.

sticky labels on my tubs, in the spice cupbaord.... they keep falling off.

but. one can tell what most of them are, by texture, or scent, or, indeed a combiantion of both.

I thought it was the tub I was looking for, and I was right, it was the tub I was looking for; what I didn't realise, before I double checked by 'smelling it', was that, on opening the tub, the contents were, actually almost fully up to the lip of the tub.

So. I in hailed the scent of the spice. and, accidentially 'snorted it'.

Ouch. still ouch. and that was about thirty or forty minutes ago, when I started prep for the chili now bubbling away. Oh, and yes, it was hot chili powder, in the tub... well.... you live and learn... or at least I do... it seems ouch.

Still ouch.

Ouch!

Chilli powder is indeed one of the things you seldom have any pleasure out of snorting

Here, have a hanky

Although, you shouldn't have any allergy issues for the rest of the day, maybe more. Snorting capsaicin releases a flood of histamines which then results in draining your histamine reserves and therefore easing allergy symptoms.

Normally this is done in a doctors office under local anesthesia though.

Anasetic? pah! whimps!

its stopped hjurting now.... oo... that allergy thing is useful... so, if I go snort a bunch more, it might clear up my sinus trubble... if, which I'm not sure it is, it were allergy related... hmm. no. that probably isn't a good idea to go do... probably.... although....

I don't think sinus trouble will be eased by clogging up your nose with ground spices.

Then again, I'm not a doctor. So go for it and tell us what happens!

I didn't return... yet, to conduct the experiment. but... air movement in my left nostril is significently free, and better than useual, and indeed, better than the right nostril; and it was the left nostril that got the full force of my chili powder snorting by accident earlier so... tempted.... to try the otter nostril and see... what happens...

For science!

Yes, for science, and for the greater understanding thereof, to further the persuits of scientific experimentation and discovery, foresaking all personal implications thereof, and hardships faced by, in order that, by this small, small step, despite any discomforts or pain, or injury I may resultantly get, to take one, albeit, small, step onwards, in the persuit of the truth, justice, and sausage rolls and... because... on some... deep deep level... I probably am a masochist and just very slightly mad... or at least as barking as a bucket of eels on a feather-down duvet

In order for the experiment to be as proper as possible, and instill as much scientific riger as possible, and, to ensure I'm awake enough to persue this particular insanity, with the true level of determination and furver it quite clearly justifiys, I'm going to wait until tomorrow... morning... until after I've had coffee, and woken up a bit... then I shall procede.... and, never... never again, shall human-kind, reach to their cupbaord, and have to face the unanswered question, that, for so, so many, weighs so heavy, apon their mind, and soul, as, once and for all, finally, and without hestitation, reputation or deviation we shall discover, at last, the answer, to the question, of,
"does snorting hot chilli powder, clear ones nasal passages, and sinus's..."

And... and when people ask, of me,
"but, but, 2legs, why did you do it? 2legs, why did you inhail, on purpose, hot chili powder?",

I shall, be able... to unequavically, answer, I did it, because it had to be done; I did it because, the chili powder was there, and I was in a position to do it.

One small snort for insanity, one, giant moment of madness for badger-kind

I just hope it doesn't prove fatal...

And the result on the otter nostril? Bearing in mind they are a protected species?

And generally preferring fish or similar to chilli tacos etc.

Update needed.

MMF

To boldly snort what no has snorted before

The otter was, I fear, merely but a red herring

OK.

In the cold light of day, the next morning; I.E., now. and after two cups of coffee. I'm still of a mind that this experiment is really, really, really stupid an idea. However, it is this level of stupidity, which, oddly, draws me, still, to persue this experiment, for the greater good of badger-kind

All I need to do, is chose the correct LP to use, the cover of, for making the lines of hot chili powder on, shall, of course, use a credit card for creating the lines of hot chili powder, and take a new, chrisp £20 note, in order to use it as the experimental drug-delivery method of choice.

This is, such a bad idea. This is really such a bad idea. Its such a bad, bad bad idea, that, now, having planted the seed of its idea in my head, there is, nor ought there be, any turning back from this line of scientific insanity investigation.

Wish me luck. One more cup of coffee, then I'll decide between Pink Floyd, dark side of the moon, and Ten years after, Shhhh, as the album of choice to be the surface apon which to prepare the experimental chili powder nasal lines

This is such a bad idea.... but... nah, there is no turning back, for we only regret that which we do not do.

It'll be fine.... trust me, I'm a scientist

...a mad ...

As your dominant I forbid you to snort chili...

Oops. ahhh. err. and... just... say... err.... for example.... theoretically speaking... were I to have... say... just as a random example, gone ahead, and snorted chili powder, before I read your message, would... that... mean I've done a bad thing... and... oops. I'm going to be punished arn't I? is not this pain currently punishment enough?

reslt of experiment;


ouch. it hurts. lots. and my eyes are running, and my nose is running, and if it ever stops doing so, and settles down a bit... I think... theoretically... the movement of... err... sinus fluids and suchlike, should mean my nasal passages are really very clear... if... it would just stop hurting... and oops. and now I've gone been naughty, haven't I?

Pierce, what am I snorting now, with my noses and my badgers?

There is an over the counter nasal spray that contains minute amount of capsaicin for the treatment of non-allergic rhinitis, headaches and other ailments.

Most of the studies I've seen mentioned are small but do indicate some benefit.

However the minute amounts at most have small side effects like mild stinging for only a few minutes.


I really don't recommend repeating this experiment.

Oh... I really don't think I'll be repeating it now.... err... not k now I've been.... err... 'found out;', and err... possibly in trubble for having done the experiment I'm a good boy me

I must actually do a visit to my at some point, again, about my sinuses.... they looked at em... ages back... and even did some err CT scan I think it was... and they found that they're kinda knackered but they didn't seem to want to do anything about it... and then... I just kinda forgot to follow up on it, after I failed to get through the appointment for the second CT scan, and I kinda forgot... and then... its years and years later... I guess I sear.... all I need is a small drill and I could fix em myself... Its just physics/engingeering problem, not medical... needs an engineering solution IMO ahh... actually I'm guessing home cure for this might not be such a good idea either, involving a drill err... I think that could... just maybe... end me up in trubble..... or, at very least, having to call an ambulence

I'm not very good at being good.... but I'm good at being bad...

At home, DIY trepanning is a lost art. It's very rare that someone becomes an adept at it and passes along the lore.

But I'm useulaly so deft at home DIY medication treaments! I fixed my ingrowing toenail, many years ago, and, I have to say, the resultant toenail, is far superior to the one I've seen, on a friend, years back, who had it done by a so-called professional doctor and, I fixed my own broken toe too and my finger that was crushed to near oblevian by a transit van door being slammed shurt on it and my DIY repair on my recent nearly severing through my hand, worked really* well; hardly any scar didn't do quite so well on teh scar on my forehead.... but its a lot smaller than It might have been... and, when I fell over drunk, whilst iceskating and fractured my arm, that healed fine, with my DIY efforts too and when I burnt through to the tendons, on the back of my hand, nothing I couldn't fix, with some surgical spirit and masking tape not even any scarring left from that I reckon.... if I just do a couple little holes... one through the bone just below my eyes.... and then maybe one in the top of my head, for the sagital sinus (I think, from memory), that'll fix it all no problem.... bit of surgical spirit for disinfactant..... maybe just use some whisky... and, woudln't even probalby need an anasetic... err... actually.... that is sounding like a really bad idea isn't it? even to me.... hmm.... yeh.... maybe I'm best not doing that as a DIY job... especially given some onf the injurys I've done to myself, before, when using an electric power drill, in the more useual DIY fashion, visa drilling holes in the wall actually, that was a pretty bad cut too... that healed up nicely
OK. OK... yeh... I think I've given up on the DIY drill out my sinuses idea... hmm... is there even a sinus under the eyes... maybe its back further... sort of cheek bone... somewhere near the ear I think... OK... I won't do this... I promise... although...

I've heard of people mixing ground glas splinters in their snow for enhanced effect

I guess those poor blighters can't afford ground diamonds