Just when you thought every simple, conceivable weapon has been invented, the Indians (India, Asian) are going to weaponize their bhut jolokia or ghost chili. Yes folks, they have figured out the practical application of pepper heat besides burning your mouth and your innards with hot Indian cuisine. What are they going to do beside force you to gulp water in excessive amounts? It appears as if they are going to make a form of mace out it.
"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.
I always thought the hottest chilis in the world were habaneros, but I was wrong. It appears these ghost chilis are the hottest in the world according to the Scoville scale. The article makes a comparison to the common jalapeno pepper demonstrating their true 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.
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