Human Senses 1. Smell and Taste (9 of 21)

Human Senses

l had a couple of fork fulls and then l was allowed to leave the table to be sick.
that night l had the most horrendous case of food poisoning.
And after a couple of sips, felt really nausea's.
Erm l had to make a swift exit for the outside.
Our brain fuses the memory of the food and being sick.
So even getting close to it is now hard work.
We're really adventurous with our sense of taste.
But when we do come across something poisonous we're programmed to steer clear of it.
My stomach is churning.
And l'm quite pleased that l haven't had much to eat today, so far.
It 's a really, its really horrible.

Our sense of taste have evolved to guide us to what we need where ever we go.
It lets us enjoy a fabulous range of foods, limited only by the sensitivities we're born with, and the occasional dish that poisons us.
It takes us right to the edge of what's safe to eat.
And there's one food above all others that shows just how far we're willing to push those limits.
We've come to a chilli-eating completion in the American Mid west, to find out just how far the human sense of taste can go.
Keeping watch in the audience is Professor Paul Rozin who's spent years studying why we keep coming back for the burn.
He's a record holder right there.
What's your record?
19, going down today.
You're going down baby.
Alright you guys ready? Go.