Red Hot Chilli Pepper Grenades!
Red Hot
Chilli Pepper
Grenades
June 26th, 2009
ANANOVA
Indian scientists are to put
one of the world’s hottestĀ chilli
powders into hand grenades.
They say the devices will be
used to control rioters and in
counter-insurgency operations.
Defence researchers say the
idea is to replace explosives
in small hand grenades with
a certain variety of red chilli
to immobilise people without
killing them,
reports the BBC.
The chilli,
known as Bhut Jolokia,
is said to be 1,000 times
hotterĀ than commonly
used kitchen chilli.
Scientists at India’s Defence
Research and Development
Organisation (DRDO) are
quoted as saying the potent
chilli will be used as a food
additive for troops operating
in cold conditions.
And the powder will also be
spread on the fences around
army barracks in the hope
the strong smell will keep
out animals.
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