Ghost chili pepper sends man to operating room

A man decided to take on one of the world's hottest peppers and failed miserably.

The unidentified 47-year-old American took on the challenge of eating a hamburger topped with ghost pepper puree.

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According to the Scoville Heat Scale, the Ghost Pepper, or Bhut Jolokia, scores over 1,000,000 on the measurements for "hotness" of a chili pepper.

FoxNews.com reports that immediately after downing the burger, the man started vomiting.

The constant vomiting was so violent, it tore a 2.5-centimeter hole in his esophagus that required emergency surgery and a 3-week hospital stay.

Perhaps next time, the man will stick to a good 'ol cheeseburger.