LOS ANGELES, July 12 — What is the world’s hottest chilli pepper?

Chilli pepper heat is measured on the Scoville scale in SHU.

The current record holder is known as the Carolina Reaper, measured at 1.5 million to 2.2 million SHU.

In comparison, the bird’s eye chilli, also locally known as cili padi, is measured at 100,000 to 250,000 SHU.

Find out what happens when some people at BuzzFeed volunteer to try it out.

Two volunteers try the Carolina Reaper, also known as the world's hottest chilli pepper, in this screenshot taken from the BuzzFeed video.