It would seem that the chili peppers I acquired today were just hot enough to inflame the skin of the hands that chopped them without being hot enough to confer any appreciable heat on the chili they were meant to make spicy.
How many scovilles is that?
Alternatively, I may have stumbled onto a combination of ingredients that acts as antimatter to capsaicin.
It’s much worse if you happen to wear contact lenses. Trust me.