Barratt first took a bite, and minutes later he explained than he began suffering from an excruciating stomach pain. Soon after, he lost feeling in his hands and his legs began shaking together with his eyes rolling to the back of his head, reports The Argus.
Barratt explained, 'It was hard to walk. I needed to drink milk to neutralise the burning, which was hard because I was hyperventilating so much my hands had seized up."
According to Fox News, four of the five people who were victims to the Burger Off hospital send off in March suffered from anaphylactic shock. It seems that Barratt experienced the same type of shock.
Barratt's colleague, Hendy was initially okay. However, the effect on the burger on him was delayed. Two hours after things seemed to go well when the same symptoms as Barratt's began creeping up in him.
Barratt was first of the two to experience the Burger Off hospital send off. Promptly, Hendy was sent to the same hospital where Barratt was sent. Now, having gone through the life-threatening experience, he is warning anyone trying the burger on a dare to simply not do it.
Later on, Hendy explained his experience with the XXX similar to as if he was losing his life. Hendy told The Argus, 'I was in so much pain I was telling people I felt like I was dying. It's embarrassing but it felt that bad. If you're thinking of trying this burger for a dare, just don't.'
According to Fox News, the sauce from the XXX Burger uses a concentrated piri piri chili sauce from India, which Gambardella says measures estimate between seven to nine million units on the Scolville scale. Tabasco sauce reportedly comes in around 2,500 - 5,000, while pepper spray ranks 500,000 to five million units.
Burger Off hospital send off is not something Gambardella wants for his patrons though. He told The Argus, I spend about as much time convincing people not to try one as I do selling them. I tell people it will ruin their weekend.' As of March 2014, only 59 people have been recorded to have finished the burger.
Below is a video of the two brave or just curious British journalists.
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