When peppers are this hot, what else would you use them for?
Mercy on the person that eats one!!

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/20...-elephants.html

MMMMMMMMMM....CHILLIES

lol fen :laugh: kinda reminds me of the chillie cook off!

I am just a little curious what it does taste like though and which poor sod actualy tried it for the record or is there a machine to measure it :laugh:

I agree i often think about if they find these things out by people accidently trying these things....or there are adverts in the job center...


*Poor sod wanted...Not training will be necessary*......:laugh:

It so happens that this is something I know a little about. The "heat" of a chili is determined by the proportion of capsaicin, which is the compound that causes the "heat" sensation. There are methods in analytical chemistry for determining the proportion fo capsaicin in a substance. Capsaicin can be bought in various stages of dilution, as a food additive and it is also used globally as an animal repellant. For example, it is used by some gardeners in this country to repel deer by being sprayed in a solution on the borders of their property. Pepper spray is, of course, the same thing.

Andrew is correct.
Capsaicin is what gives peppers their hot flavor.

The heat of a pepper is measured in SCOVILLES.
Pure capsacin is 16,000,000 scovilles, and a habanero pepper is between 100,000 - 450,000 scovilles. This still leaves plenty of room for hotter peppers to be discovered.

Here is a link.

http://www.victoryseeds.com/information/scoville.html

SD....thanks....I'll remember that if I ever get to Africa.....:cheers:

... it keeps the cats out of the garbage...

chillies rool mmmm:p