One, two, three, fouuUUURRRGHHHH!!!
Fitz on March 28, 2010
Interesting fact: The burning feeling after eating a pepper is caused by capsaicine. It stimulates the nerve endings that transmit signals of pain and heat to the brain. It doesn't cause any physical damage to skin tissue, though.
Another little backstory: As you know, I came up with some of these characters as long as 18 years ago. The Red Pepper looked completely different and was supposed to be the main character in what I planned to be either a comic or a cartoon. But I never went beyond just drawing the cast. I drew dozens, no, HUNDREDS of characters at the time - veggies, robots, animals, mutants - but I drew only about three different comics back in my teenage days.
Turtleboat at 9:53AM, Aug. 16, 2010
hahahahah lolz this is awesome!
Abt_Nihil at 11:08AM, April 19, 2010
Like a good nerd, I knew that fact about Coke being used as medicine and why pepper burns... I didn't know the "burning" stuff was called "capsaicine", but I'll forget that as soon as I click the "next" button anyway...
Fitz at 10:53AM, March 30, 2010
Trevor: Thanks! Amy: Good to see You, too! And I see You have a new comic! You're a real comic making machine! You make me feel guilty for procrastinating! LOL!
antcomics at 8:29AM, March 30, 2010
Hey, good to see some more work from one of the "old gang!" Man, I miss the old days. I think we just all overworked ourselves there for a while! =) Funny comic, I will check out the backlog!
Fitz at 8:46AM, March 29, 2010
BLNT: Good to see you, too :D Vickie: OUCH! I can't even imagine the pain! I had chili only once in my life - and it burned so bad it made me cry. Gary: They say a good chili burns twice ;)
Loud_G at 3:51AM, March 29, 2010
hehe, I love me some hot peppers, but they can burn something fierce if you are not careful :D
usedbooks at 3:31AM, March 29, 2010
Pepper spray... I've never been pepper sprayed officially, but I have rubbed my eyes after cutting jalapenos. Not a pleasant sensation.
blntmaker at 10:45PM, March 28, 2010
Hey you're back! Good times!