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0 pointsguitarbill9y ago0 comments

Isn't there going to be a huge sampling bias? I certainly refuse to eat Carolina Reaper, and can't be the only one.

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No, the Scoville test is based on a comparison of diluted samples. Trials are rerun with increasing dilution until the testers cannot detect the sample, and the level of dilution determines the score.

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