World’s hottest chili pepper to be used in war on terror
SPRAGGETT ON CHESS
By WASBIR HUSSAIN,
Associated Press Writer Wasbir Hussain,
Associated Press Writer – Tue Mar 23
India’s military has decided to weaponize the world’s most potent chili pepper, Bhut Jolokia.
Nontoxic ‘Ghost chili’ grenade will function like tear gas.The chili, known as Bhut Jolokia, is said to be 1,000 times hotter than commonly used kitchen chili.
A handheld weapon made with the fiery Bhut Jolokia chili would burn, devastate your orifices, and add a spicy kick to your dinner. Indian defense scientists are determined to make it happen.
By WASBIR HUSSAIN,
Associated Press Writer Wasbir Hussain,
Associated Press Writer – Tue Mar 23
GAUHATI, India – The Indian military has a new weapon against terrorism: the world’s hottest chili.
After conducting tests, the military has decided to use the thumb-sized “bhut jolokia,” or “ghost chili,” to make tear gas-like hand grenades to immobilize suspects, defense officials said Tuesday.
The bhut jolokia was accepted by Guinness World Records in 2007 as the world’s spiciest chili. It is grown and eaten in India’s northeast for its taste, as a cure for stomach troubles and a way to fight the crippling summer heat.
It has more than 1,000,000 Scoville units, the scientific measurement of a chili’s spiciness. Classic Tabasco sauce ranges from 2,500 to 5,000 Scoville units, while jalapeno peppers measure anywhere from 2,500 to 8,000.
“The chili grenade has been found fit for use after trials in Indian defense laboratories, a fact confirmed by scientists at the Defense Research and Development Organization,” Col. R. Kalia, a defense spokesman in the northeastern state of Assam, told The Associated Press.
“This is definitely going to be an effective nontoxic weapon because its pungent smell can choke terrorists and force them out of their hide-outs,” R. B. Srivastava, the director of the Life Sciences Department at the New Delhi headquarters of the DRDO said.
Srivastava, who led a defense research laboratory in Assam, said trials are also on to produce bhut jolokia-based aerosol sprays to be used by women against attackers and for the police to control and disperse mobs.
