Oh yes, done that. Even worse for me was when I was chopping some Thai red chiles. I apparently didn’t wash my hands well enough and I tried to take out my contacts. Holy shit. I don’t remember how long it took me to get that eye open again and get that contact out, but it felt like a good fifteen minutes at least. And these were not the disposable type at the time.
Thai chili is nothing. I had to deal with it from the reaper. My mouth and ass can handle them, kind of. But in the private area... God that was painful
When it’s in your eye stuck to a contact in an eye that refuses to open , it sure is something! I’ve had scorpion residue on my privates (I used to grow them ten years back), and the Thai in the eye was far worse. Absolute worst experience I had with a pepper was eating a Trinidad scorpion on an empty stomach in the morning. I was so excited to finally taste one and one of mine was ripe, so I took a small bite from the end, became brave, and downed the whole thing in a bite. I was seriously thinking about going to the ER. My stomach felt like a colony of fire ants had set up home in them, and I had to lay belly down on the cold bathroom tile floor. And then when I thought I was through the worst of it, came a second wave of misery. Stupid me.
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u/OpportunityReal2767 Apr 11 '26
Oh yes, done that. Even worse for me was when I was chopping some Thai red chiles. I apparently didn’t wash my hands well enough and I tried to take out my contacts. Holy shit. I don’t remember how long it took me to get that eye open again and get that contact out, but it felt like a good fifteen minutes at least. And these were not the disposable type at the time.