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I love spicy food - but this encounter with the infinity chilli from Grantham, probably the world's hottest, does not sound nice.

The fire hits my throat and then goes into my ears. My ears! They ache terribly. My legs wobble. Punch-drunk, I slump on a garden chair.

And then, the obvious question:

But what happens next? "Let's be honest here. It's got to come out again," he says. "But it's not going to be as bad as when it went in."