They're not even that spicy. At this point I'm starting to suspect it's a gingers being immune to anesthetic or cilantro tasting like soap situation where we should stop making fun of them because it's an actual medical condition.
I remember making my first bowl of Buldak 2x at work and crying. My coworker came over to check on me and I managed to stutter out "these are tears of joy, I have found my new favorite ramen."
I love it so much. It does not love me back. That is okay.
They literally tell you on the packet that if it is too spicy, you should use less of the spice powder. There's solutions that don't involve making flavour illegal.
I remember looking it up online and I believe the actual capsaicin levels were like 8000 for the regular but that there was just some funky chemistry that made them feel more spicy. Though I do feel like I might have made them spicier by forgoing making any broth and treating them more like an instant yakisoba.
Growing up in a West Indian family that regularly used habanero peppers in the sauces and food we ate makes this the most alien thing I've ever read with my own two eyes.
The 2x spicy ones are so much spicier than the "2x" would make you think, can't imagine the 3x spicy ones could possibly be any fun and I say that as someone who very regularly eats spicy food
I will never understand people who enjoy really, really spicy food. Nothing above like 100k scoville should exist. If the spiciness is more than "i feel the warmth in my mouth for a few minutes" and you say you "like it" you're a flagellant weirdo