Indian Military Hopes to Weaponize the Searing "Ghost Pepper"

coondoggie writes "The military in India is looking to weaponize the world's hottest chili, the bhut jolokia or 'ghost pepper,' according to a number of news outlets. The Bhut Jolokia chili pepper from Assam, India is no ordinary pepper. In tests first conducted by the New Mexico State University in 2008 and subsequently confirmed by Guinness World records and others, the Bhut Jolokia reached over one million Scoville heat units, while the next hottest, the Red Savina Habenero, clocks in at a mere 577,000. Scoville units are a universally accepted measure of chili hotness."

OK ...

[WrongSizeGlass]

... but how does this compare to the Merciless Pepper of Quetzalacatenango, also known as the Guatemalan Insanity Pepper?

Scoville units are a universally accepted measure of chili hotness

I thought SCOville was universally accepted to be a litigious outhouse?

Military Application

[Ironhandx]

Screw invading Iraq, next time do India. Don't forget the nachos though!

Not needed?

[Hoi Polloi]

From past experience I can recommened the development of a chicken Vindaloo bomb. It will cause injuries when dropped then again about 24 hours later.

Re:Tastes great

[MXPS]

Talk about a tasteful death..

Logical progression

[oldhack]

India had weaponized chili peppers long ago - it's called Andhra cuisine.

Crisis

[NEDHead]

A pepper gap such as this cannot be tolerated. The security of our nation depends on meeting or exceeding these advances! At the very least, a space based pepper shield should be a highest priority. Pepper is Not A Game! Oh, wait, it is. My bad.

Re:Not needed?

[Chris Burke]

And here I was thinking more like 15 minutes.

But seriously, weaponized Indian food, aside from being redundant, has got to be banned by some kind of international treaty.

Re:Pepper spray is torturous.

[Khashishi]

quit being such a wuss

Re:Pepper Spray

[Lumpy]

No,

They are attaching blenders to the backs of troops and hooking up pumps to spray it at the enemy.

Wind changes are a bitch with this weapon.

Call me juvenile ...

[winomonkey]

FTFA:

In fact, Indian farmers say Bhut paste can be used for everything from sauces to tear gas. And there in lies the military's interest.

The Indian military is interested in the many uses of Bhut paste? I ... I don't know how to respond to this in a mature manner.

Re:Four Horsemen burger of San Antonio, TX

[corbettw]

In India it's a weapon, in Texas it's a condiment. Yeah, that sounds about right. ;)

Re:Tastes great

[Anonymous Coward]

If your apt doesn't get enough sun, you need to use "apt -get more-sunshine". (You might have to change your sources to the beta-global-warming source repository first).

Re:Pepper Abuse

[Jesus_666]

That fetish might be less popular than you think it is.

Re:Pepper Spray

[MaskedSlacker]

To summ up your post:

It's not pepper spray, it's sprayed pepper.

Really?