The dreaded Ghost Pepper

I saw a grown man cry after eating one of those and they say it is the hottest pepper on the planet

[link to en.wikipedia.org]



The pepper is used as a spice in food or eaten alone. One seed from a Naga Jolokia can produce sustained intense pain sensations in the mouth for up to 30 minutes before subsiding. Extreme care should be taken when ingesting the pepper and its seeds, so as to not get it in the eyes. It is used as a cure for stomach ailments. It is also used as a remedy to summer heat, presumably by inducing perspiration. [9] In northeastern India the peppers are smeared on fences or used in smoke bombs as a safety precaution to keep wild elephants at a distance.[10] [11]

In 2009, Indian defense scientists claimed to have found a new place to use the chiles -- in hand grenades. The scientists aim to use the chiles to control rioters to immobilize people without killing them.[12]