The Hot Stuff Virus Victims typically demonstrate an affinity for spicy cuisine and an appreciation of Sitar artist Ravi Shankar . They have been known to secretly wish for death by curry, and spend entire evenings devoted to the consumption of kimchi, wasabi-drenched sushi, rojak, and Ma Po tofu. Little is known as to why members of this group demonstrate the continual desire to reside in the upper echelons of the hot-cold spectrum, but some have surmised it has something to do with the Raga Sangeet musical system. Hedda Lettuce Syndrome Victims have a tendency to spend an inordinate amount of time perusing vegetables at the local market. Many clues point to the scientific and social questions brought up in the Singapore Youth Journal Project .
Many subjects mention finding solace in the simplicity of vegetable life.
The most compelling of the explanatory theories for this strange behaviour has been the assertion that illegal HTML tags embedded in the site's code are the culprit. Tags which cause vegetable smells to be emitted from a web document have been found throughout the site. Unfortunately many Hedda victims enter a state of denial when confronted with the cold realities of being enticed to purchase vegetables below the normal threshold of consciousness. But victims may take comfort with the knowledge that software which blocks such unruly HTML code is currently under development. Most victims, once afflicted, choose to spend time at the Hawaii Tropical Botanical Gardens , taking virtual tours when real ones are not possible.