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Indian military to weaponize world's hottest chili (bhut jolokia)
Yahoo! News (AP) ^
| 03/23/2010
| Wasbir Hussain
Posted on 03/23/2010 8:16:12 AM PDT by Pyro7480
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To: ROLF of the HILL COUNTRY
They're first cousins. Habaneros have been cultivated for centuries and have changed over time. Bhuts, habs and Bonnets are all members of the capsicum branch of the pepper family; their hot principle is not capsaicin, but oleoresin capsicum.
more info here
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posted on
03/23/2010 9:08:30 AM PDT
by
SAJ
(Zerobama? A phony and a prick, ergo a dildo.)
To: aft_lizard
I’m in Louisiana...usually too humid here to do that; they’ll start to mold.
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posted on
03/23/2010 9:12:15 AM PDT
by
Joe 6-pack
(Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
To: aft_lizard
There was a later episode where went back and actually finished off six of them.
To: Pessimist
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posted on
03/23/2010 9:18:06 AM PDT
by
magslinger
(Cry MALAISE! and let slip the dogs of incompetence.)
To: aft_lizard
The list I just pulled up showed the habenero and scotch bonnets at 100K-350K scovile units and the bhut jolokia starting at 850K.
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posted on
03/23/2010 9:19:11 AM PDT
by
dmz
To: SeaHawkFan
I don’t recall that one. I remember he went back to a place in NYC where he had his first defeat and finished theirs.
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posted on
03/23/2010 9:23:39 AM PDT
by
aft_lizard
(Barack Obama is Hugo Chavez's poodle.)
To: -YYZ-
Id still like to try those, or something made from them. They cant be all that much worse than some of the peppers my Carribean co-workers have brought in - which were so hot they made my eyes water, my head sweat, my face turn an odd color, and my stomach hurt. And I like hot stuff.I have a similar reaction when I over-indulge in habanero peppers. My antidote is bread slathered with butter or margarine and a big glass of milk. Works everytime for me.
To: -YYZ-
I would like to compare them to “Dave’s Ultimate Insanity Sauce”
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posted on
03/23/2010 9:37:23 AM PDT
by
redangus
To: -YYZ-
These things are 2 to 4 times as hot as Carribean habenero types.
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posted on
03/23/2010 9:53:12 AM PDT
by
Free Vulcan
(No prisoners, no mercy. 2010 is here...)
To: Free Vulcan
“These things are 2 to 4 times as hot as Carribean habenero types.”
OK, but on a perceived heat scale, how hot is 2 to 4 times as hot as “oh my god, I’m going to die?”
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posted on
03/23/2010 10:36:03 AM PDT
by
-YYZ-
(Strong like bull, smart like ox.)
To: redangus
The peppers are probably way hotter, only with flavor. That’s the thing with Dave’s, there’s no flavor, just heat.
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posted on
03/23/2010 10:39:22 AM PDT
by
Slump Tester
(What if I'm pregnant Teddy? Errr-ahh -Calm down Mary Jo, we'll cross that bridge when we come to it)
To: SAJ
Habaneros have been cultivated for centuries and have changed over time. Bhuts, habs and Bonnets are all members of the capsicum branch of the pepper family; their hot principle is not capsaicin, but oleoresin capsicum.Hmmm.... I wonder if I could soak the toilet paper in the congressional office building executive restroom in this stuff.
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posted on
03/23/2010 10:48:25 AM PDT
by
Cowman
(I'd like to eliminate stupidity in the world but this %$#@ conscience thing is in the way)
To: Pyro7480
I grew some of the hottest habaneras I've ever had myself. Here's the secret - get a bag of Miracle grow potting soil, and place it flat inside of a black plastic garbage bag. Lay this where you there will be lots of sun. Poke holes all the way through the bags so the water can get out. Cut 2 or 3 holes into the potting soil about the size of your fist to plant the seeds or plants.
Give them a little water twice a day, and stand back and wait. The sun heats the garbage bag, which heats the roots, which keeps them producing the capsaicin that make the heat.
None of my freinds could believe I grew peppers that hot here in Ohio.
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posted on
03/23/2010 10:51:12 AM PDT
by
Slump Tester
(What if I'm pregnant Teddy? Errr-ahh -Calm down Mary Jo, we'll cross that bridge when we come to it)
To: Slump Tester
Fascinating- no pots required?
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posted on
03/23/2010 11:20:31 AM PDT
by
Pyro7480
("If you know how not to pray, take Joseph as your master, and you will not go astray." - St. Teresa)
To: Pyro7480
Nope, no pots. The roots can go crazy in the big bag of hot potting soil. Just make sure there are holes clear through so the water can get out.
I only did this one year, because the landlord bitched about the dead spots in the yard from where I had all the bags laying, but they grew big, and they were HOT! I also grew some jalapenos like that that summer too. They were smoking hot as well.
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posted on
03/23/2010 12:00:35 PM PDT
by
Slump Tester
(What if I'm pregnant Teddy? Errr-ahh -Calm down Mary Jo, we'll cross that bridge when we come to it)
To: Slump Tester
Cool. I have a place on my side yard where I can try doing this. It will be my science experiment for the year. ;-)
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posted on
03/23/2010 12:13:57 PM PDT
by
Pyro7480
("If you know how not to pray, take Joseph as your master, and you will not go astray." - St. Teresa)
To: Cowman
Now, I haven't ''thunk'' conspiratorially in some time, but it might be more interesting, given technology these days, to infuse dried bhut powder, very finely ground, into the toner used in copiers and laser printers, and so forth.
**IF** one would consider such a thing, of course. I shouldn't...taking the time to do such things would clearly cost me profits in trading the assorted mkts in which I deal.
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posted on
03/23/2010 7:27:53 PM PDT
by
SAJ
(Zerobama? A phony and a prick, ergo a dildo.)
To: Pyro7480
Blair's hot sauces has pure capsaicin that is rated at 16,000,000 scoville!
Took an excerpt of a hot pepper site and pasted below.
Who knew the spiciest edible substance on earth—8,000 times hotter than Tabasco sauce—was right in our backyard? Blair's 16 Million Reserve is made of raw capsaicin, the chemical component found in most chili peppers around the world, and tops the Scoville chart at 16,000,000 SR.
Sold in a tiny vial, these crystals can cause fainting with a single sniff, and downing an entire bottle will most likely end your life. A single crystal is enough to spice up an entire pot of stew. Even a bowl of tepid oatmeal can become the spiciest breakfast on earth.
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posted on
03/23/2010 10:26:29 PM PDT
by
plinyelder
("I've noticed that everybody that is for abortion has already been born." -- Ronald Reagan)
To: Constitution Day
That’s Chunky’s Burgers, here in San Antonio. I know a guy who tried to eat one, but only made it halfway through. The restaurant makes you sign a medical waver and gives you a pair of latex gloves before you are allowed to eat the Four Horsemen.
For the fainter hearted, they offer a similar burger topped with habaneros...
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posted on
04/13/2010 3:06:46 PM PDT
by
MikeD
(We live in a world where babies are like velveteen rabbits that only become real if they are loved.)
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