If something measures in at 100,000 Scoville units (invented by the Wilbur Scoville, depicted in the photo), what can you safely say about it?

The Scoville scale, measured in Scoville units, is used to express the concentration of capsaicin, the ingredient in peppers that make them taste spicy. This unit was created more than 100 years ago 1912 by a U.S. pharmacologist named Wilbur L. Scoville. Most chili peppers rate from 5,000 to 500,000 Scoville units.

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