Science Buddies: "Ask an Expert"

this goes back to the email spiciness posted dec.28
Does milk help decrease spiciness better than water or pepsi?
need help with a few questions i had but couldnt find any info
-what causes spiciness to increase or decrease?
-what are the properties and characteristics of spicy substances?
I already know that your mouth and your nose is connected therefore you need to smell food before you taste it? is that correct?
thanks again

Hi senecca,

Just tidying up the bulletin board with a reply. I'm not directly replying to this message. Instead, I'm merging this message into "NEED HELP ASAP," which does have a reply.