The Reaper, which has held the record for the world’s hottest pepper since 2013, is grown by Ed Currie of PuckerButt Pepper Co. in South Carolina — and in case it wasn’t clear, it’s insanely spicy.

On the Scoville heat scale, the pepper has an average spiciness of 1.5 million SHU, and peaks at over 2.2 million SHU. By comparison, standard grade U.S. pepper spray has an SHU between 2 and 5 million.

The PuckerButt website describes what one might come to expect when eating the Reaper: “an instant level of heat never before achieved continuing with an increasing tidal wave of scorching fire that grips you from head to toe. Eyes glaze. Brows perspire. Arms flail. CAUTION! CAUTION! CAUTION!” Sounds… pleasant....

In the video above, a few unfortunate souls taste the pepper for themselves, and what transpires is pretty hilarious.