03-23-2010, 09:09 AM
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Fearmongerer
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Wondering when # became hashtag and not a number sign.
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Newest weapon for the war on terrorism...chili pepper!!
Completely serious.
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After conducting tests, the military has decided to use the thumb-sized "bhut jolokia," or "ghost chili," to make tear gas-like hand grenades to immobilize suspects, defense officials said Tuesday.
It has more than 1,000,000 Scoville units, the scientific measurement of a chili's spiciness. Classic Tabasco sauce ranges from 2,500 to 5,000 Scoville units, while jalapeno peppers measure anywhere from 2,500 to 8,000.
"This is definitely going to be an effective nontoxic weapon because its pungent smell can choke terrorists and force them out of their hide-outs," R. B. Srivastava, the director of the Life Sciences Department at the New Delhi headquarters of the DRDO said
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/as_india_chili_grenades
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03-23-2010, 09:11 AM
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Franchise Player
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Sounds crazy, but it's completely sensical. Seems like a super-charged version of the pepper spray we all know and love, especially on nachos.
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03-23-2010, 09:13 AM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Cap Hell
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Yeah, listening to the Chili Peppers is torture.
Oh wait...
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03-23-2010, 09:14 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Calgary
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I wish I had chili pepper grenades at home. I find traditional ways of dispensing hot sauce just aren't efficient enough.
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03-23-2010, 09:19 AM
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Franchise Player
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Can't see why that wouldn't work. Mace and bear spray are derived from peppers.
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03-23-2010, 09:21 AM
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: An all-inclusive.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Komskies
I wish I had chili pepper grenades at home. I find traditional ways of dispensing hot sauce just aren't efficient enough.
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Mmmm, incapacitating.
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03-23-2010, 09:24 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Calgary
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Why would they bother with non lethal weapons.
Why not throw a bunch of normal grenades in and kill them
Unless their plan is to force them from their hiding spots the gun them down while they flee. Ahhh, good thinking India.
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03-23-2010, 09:27 AM
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Wucka Wocka Wacka
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: East of the Rockies, West of the Rest
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Originally Posted by mykalberta
Why would they bother with non lethal weapons.
Why not throw a bunch of normal grenades in and kill them
Unless their plan is to force them from their hiding spots the gun them down while they flee. Ahhh, good thinking India.
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You can learn more from a live person than a dead one....
...also maybe they believe in karma
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03-23-2010, 09:32 AM
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Dances with Wolves
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Section 304
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mykalberta
Why would they bother with non lethal weapons.
Why not throw a bunch of normal grenades in and kill them
Unless their plan is to force them from their hiding spots the gun them down while they flee. Ahhh, good thinking India.
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Someone doesn't watch enough 24.
You need 'em alive.
This is basically a bear spray grenade. Pretty bad-ass.
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03-23-2010, 09:43 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Calgary
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On a related note:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worl...ld-record.html
Lol, the Yahoo author even plagiarized this article:
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Originally Posted by Yahoo
It has more than 1,000,000 Scoville units, the scientific measurement of a chili's spiciness. Classic Tabasco sauce ranges from 2,500 to 5,000 Scoville units, while jalapeno peppers measure anywhere from 2,500 to 8,000.
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Originally Posted by Telegraph
The ghost chilli has more than 1 million Scoville units, the scientific measurement of a chilli's spiciness while jalapeņo peppers measure between 2,500 and 8,000. Classic Tabasco sauce ranges from 2,500 to 5,000 Scoville units.
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03-23-2010, 09:45 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mykalberta
Why would they bother with non lethal weapons.
Why not throw a bunch of normal grenades in and kill them
Unless their plan is to force them from their hiding spots the gun them down while they flee. Ahhh, good thinking India.
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Sometimes, if say they are in a cave, it's got enough shelter to protect them from conventional weapons.
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03-23-2010, 09:48 AM
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: CP House of Ill Repute
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Art Vandelay
Yeah, listening to the Chili Peppers is torture.
Oh wait...
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...it's only their stuff after Blood Sugar Sex Magik.
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