My Pepper-in-the-Eye Theory Nearly Got Me Into Trouble

A girl came over while I was cooking, and we started chatting in the kitchen. Somehow, I began confidently explaining my theory that pepper in the eye might be helpful because tears could wash out dirt and debris. I spoke like an eye specialist until she told me to dice pepper and put it in her eye. I laughed at first, but she was serious. That was when I realised my big mouth had put me in a corner. If you were in my shoes, would you have tested the theory? What is the most embarrassing thing you have ever confidently said or done?

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