Some people do some pretty stupid things to gain attention . Ted Barrus came up with a not-so-brilliant idea to smoke the world’s hottest pepper and record it for the whole world to witness. Needless to say, the results are less than pleasant but at least he got that attention he craved.

According to the Inquisitr, Barrus calls himself the “fire breathing idiot” because he often eats foods that are too spicy for him, according to FoodBeast. He thinks of himself as a professional spicy food eater and weed smoker.

Although he may claim to be an expert, he made a rookie mistake drowning the heat with water. Of course, anyone who eats food that is too spicy will often grab the closest drink nearby.

Catfish Cooley made a similar mistake when he chose to record himself eating three Carolina reapers and downing a fifth of Fireball whiskey.

Barrus’ YouTube video has received nearly 400,00 views and 1,500 thumbs up. Many commenters on the post were completely flabbergasted that he would attempt such a stunt. Eating a Carolina reaper is one thing, but breathing the spicy burn into your lungs is a horrific thought to grasp.

MeganBojan1993 summed up many of the responses in a single phrase, giving Barrus the Darwin award for the stunt. “And the Darwin award of 2016 goes to…”

Thankfully, we have Youtube to give us these compelling videos. Otherwise, I don’t know what we would do when we are not banging our heads against the walls about politics.

Source: Inquisitr