That Pepper's The Bomb

(Image credit: U.S. Marine Corps / Lance Cpl. Justin J. Shemanski)

JB in Chicago sent along the FOXNews link:

Military experts in India have developed the new crowd control grenade packed with ground seeds from the (bhut jolokia) chili -- which is officially recognized as the hottest on the planet by Guinness World Records.

When deployed the grenade showers the targets with a dust so spicy that in trials subjects were blinded for hours and left with breathing problems. Lead scientist R.B. Srivastava, from India's Defense Research and Development Organisation, said: "The chilli grenade is a non-toxic weapon and when used would force a terrorist to come out of his hideout.

"The effect is so pungent that it would literally choke them."

Nasty, but effective, I'll bet.