As a weapon, the Indian army used the so-called "ghost pepper", one of the sharpest chili peppers in the world.
The army developed a grenade that included powder from jolocia or ghost pepper.
The type of pepper, which is mainly used by producers to keep elephants at bay, was considered the sharpest pepper in the world until 2007, after which it was replaced by other species. Carolina's reaper is currently the hottest chili, and ghost pepper is in seventh place.
When a pomegranate explodes, it spreads a fine powder made from ghostly chili peppers. Subjects exposed to grenades are blind for several hours, and some also have breathing problems.
According to the Scoville scale, the sharpness of habanero pepper is 350 thousand, and the ghost, or Djolokia, 1 million.
Direct speech: “Chile’s grenade is a non-toxic weapon that can be used, for example, to expel terrorists from hiding,” says R. Srivastatva of the Defense Research and Development Organization. “The powder is so sharp that you can suffocate.”
The Indian government plans to use the new weapons as a means of controlling crowds and terrorist attacks. The powder used in shells is also considered a means of self-defense for Indian women and a deterrent for elephants.
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