The False Alarm

1. Why does chilli make you sweat when nothing is hot?
2. Because capsaicin fits the same lock as heat. The sensor on your tongue reports a fire.
3. Your brain believes it. It sends sweat to cool a burn that isn't there.
4. Milk carries the capsaicin away. Water just spreads it.
5. A smoke detector cannot tell toast from a house fire. Neither can your tongue.
6. How hot do you go?

03). A fire station. A smoke detector on the wall is wired to a bell; the crew doze on their chairs. A plate of chilli comes in: the detector reads it as fire, the bell rings, the crew leap up and hose the plate (sweat). Milk carries the chilli away; water only spreads it. Then a toaster pops and the bell goes again: a detector cannot tell toast from a house fire.