India scientists hail 'multi-purpose' chillis

Thursday, March 25, 2010

Scientists in India say their chilli stun grenade for fighting terrorists could be adapted for other purposes.

They say that "civilian variants" include the use of chillis for crowd control and chilli-based aerosol sprays as a "safety device" for women.

But the scientists say that the main aim of their work with chillis will still be to neutralise terrorists and insurgents. Bhut jolokia chillis are said to be 1,000 times hotter than other chillis.

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