My wife just fed me a dish with Szechuan peppers in it.

She forgot to tell me.

This triggered a moment where I couldn’t open my eyes, heat was coming out of my ears, and snot was billowing out of my nose.

Listen, I can eat the spiciest of spicy Mexican dishes. But Szechuan peppers are a whole new territory because they sneak up on you. There’s a delay, then the onslaught happens and does not abate.
@atomicpoet Szechuan pepper is fun. If you grill it and put a peppercorn on your tongue, your tongue goes numb. :D