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Indian Military Hopes to Weaponize the Searing "Ghost Pepper" 267

Posted by timothy on Wednesday March 24, 2010 @02:50PM from the there's-pepper-spray-and-pepper-spray dept.

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."

Comment Re:Solution is partially illogical? (Score 1) 150

by Daniel_Dearlove on Sunday January 22, 2006 @11:22AM (#14532588) Attached to: Saving Energy in Small Office Buildings

I totally agree. The Great Mosque of Djenné, uses thick mud walls as a heat sink. They also open vents in the roof to let the hot air out at night and let the cool air in. Other traditional buildings in tropical or hot desert areas typically have large overhangs/balconies to keep the sun off windows, high ceilings, etc, to minimise passive solar heating.

Also, ground-source heat pumps would enable the heat in the building to be distributed into the ground surrounding it. For example, about 80% of the residents of Coober Pedy, SA, Australia live underground, a rather extreme variation.

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