I dont think I will ever eat a reaper whole. Ive eaten 1/4 of one and I had a solid 15 minutes of hard burn followed by at least 15-20 minutes of residual after I hit the milk.
Im not suggesting eating a whole one.
I guess I took from the post that he wasnt thinking of even trying one, even just a small piece.
I sent some reapers to a buddy who wanted to make some salsa with one. I said "you need to eat a small piece 1/8 or so of the pepper to know the flavor and heat". He ate 1/4 of the pepper along with 3 of my other buddies(they each at 1/4). I got a frantic call after they were torched for 20 minutes "when does the burning stop" and I couldnt stop laughing. They had no dairy of any kind and obviously didnt follow my directions.