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[–] 129 points 6 months ago* (4 children)

That's because the spicy is felt thru thermoreceptors that "feel" if there is any heat, it happened that capsaicin can bond with this receptor, making you feel the spicyness; That receptor is found in both your mouth and your butt, since we don't really digest capsaicin since it's not useful for us, it get in to the shit

Edit: just realized that i wrote this in a science meme sub

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  • [–] 29 points 6 months ago

    I love the fact that you wrote this in a science meme sub. I like getting learning alongside my memes

    (I'm a biochemist, so I didn't learn anything in this particular instance, but I frequently find my day brightened by helpful people like yourself, who take the time to explain stuff)

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  • [–] 6 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    Why is there a capsaicin receptor in the butt?

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  • [–] 25 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    It's a pain perceiver where capsaicin activates it.

    Our senses run on chemicals, and that means sometimes chemicals activate these senses. Capsaicin is similar to a different chemical that our bodies use as signal, and binds to the receptor instead.

    You could imagine it like a vending machine that's supposed to dispense soda if you put Euro coins in, but it'll equally dispense soda if you put other flat pieces of metal in it.

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  • [–] 0 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    idk why people calling communities "sublemmys" pisses me off, but it does.

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