Indian Chilli Granade

[JJVP]

Could be a non-toxic alternative to the wasp spray being discussed on another thread.


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Indian Army Develops Blinding Chili Grenade

India has unveiled the latest hot new weapon -- a grenade made using the bhut jolokia, the world's hottest chili.

Take ordinary grenades like these, fill them with dust from the hottest chili peppers on earth, and you've got a blinding and sickening weapon.

India has unveiled the latest hot new weapon -- a grenade made using the world's hottest chili, reported The Sun on Friday.

At more than a thousand times stronger than the average cooking spice the bhut jolokia chili is set to cause a potent explosion on more than just the taste buds.

Military experts in India have developed the new crowd control grenade packed with ground seeds from the chili -- which is officially recognized as the hottest on the planet by Guinness World Records.

When deployed the grenade showers the targets with a dust so spicy that in trials subjects were blinded for hours and left with breathing problems. Lead scientist R.B. Srivastava, from India's Defense Research and Development Organisation, said: "The chilli grenade is a non-toxic weapon and when used would force a terrorist to come out of his hideout.

"The effect is so pungent that it would literally choke them."

The hotness of the bhut jolokia, which is native to Assam, in north-east India, is measured in Scoville heat units and comes in at a massive 1,001,304 -- that is nearly twice as hot as Mexico's red savina that used to hold the record at 577,000.

The average jalapeno measures at about 10,000.

Researchers in India have also come up with some other ingenious uses for the chili.

The scientist said: "There are other applications as well, what we call women power. A specially made chili powder could act as a tool for women to keep away anti-socials and work in this regard is also on."

The department have come up with another plan to rub the chili powder on the fences around army barracks. And Mr Srivastava said: "The chili paste could also act as a major repellent against wild elephants.

[ELB]

When I saw the thread title I thought this was a recipe for some kind of new TexMexIndo chili stew...

[budroux2w]

When I saw the thread title I thought this was a recipe for some kind of new TexMexIndo chili stew...

I kind of did too. I messed the other A in granade and thought it was a big pepper.

That's pretty neat though to use in the case of a riot.

[pbwalker]

You can also get a burger with these chili's on it...called the Four Horsemen @ Chunky's (in San Antonio)

Jalapenos, Serranos, Habaneros, and Ghost Chili's (bhut jolokia). They have a 'three horsemen' for those wimpy folks like me who have to stop at Habaneros.

But I will try it one day...I've had a few coworkers do it, one in under two minutes.

[budroux2w]

Ah so that's what a ghost chili is!!! A buddy of mine brought some over that he grew and... Well I'm still feeling them and that was thanksgiving. He claims to have brewed beer with them but I was lucky enough to not get a sample of that.

[cdc101]

When I saw the thread title I thought this was a recipe for some kind of new TexMexIndo chili stew...

Me too! Must have been the chili with the Guatemalan Insanity Peppers.

As far as the actual chilli grenade, I would not want to get hit with that. Sounds painful as heck!

[davidtx]

Well I'm still feeling them and that was thanksgiving.

[cougartex]

Ah so that's what a ghost chili is!!! A buddy of mine brought some over that he grew and... Well I'm still feeling them and that was thanksgiving. He claims to have brewed beer with them but I was lucky enough to not get a sample of that.