The hottest chili pepper in the world is so hot it could kill you

[Cookie2122]

The "weapons-grade" Dragon's Breath chili pepper is so hot it's downright deadly. If you ate one, it could potentially cause a type of anaphylactic shock, burning your airways and closing them up. "I've tried it on the tip of my tongue and it just burned and burned," Mike Smith, the hobby grower who invented the Dragon's Breath along with scientists from Nottingham University, told Live Science. So why make such an impractical pepper? As it turns out, the chili was initially developed to be used in medical treatment as an anesthetic that can numb the skin.​

 

[Wookie]

It's fascinating how something so dangerous can have a potential medical benefit. It's all about finding the right use for it, I guess. Have you ever tried any super hot peppers, or would you stick to the milder ones?