Re: [CH] Bhut Jolokia
Tina Brooks (shoestring_louise@yahoo.com)
Thu, 1 Mar 2007 09:46:49 -0800 (PST)
Stir away, Rael, I agree with you.
As for being given credit for the Discovery of the
pepper, I believe that is just Dr. Bosland's doing. To
my understanding the Guinness record is awarded to the
pepper and to Dave DeWitt's credit, he is according
the credit for that to The Indians who are marketing
the pepper to the world.
That said.
I find this particular scientist's arrogance
absolutely disturbing. His site even links to a page
that cites the pepper as scoring higher even that the
score his little (it is impossible for this plant to
exist, the Indians and Japanese must be perpetrating a
hoax) pepper received.
I wrote a little blog on it for the hot Zone Online...
The feedback has been VERY interesting:
http://www.thehotzoneonline.com/2007/02/18/the-guinness-book-of-world-records-if-you-squint/
T
--- Rael64 <z42dkm@yahoo.com> wrote:
> /begin misanthropic rant
>
> Not to stir up a thread that seems to have died off
> (me?!), but I finally saw/read an article (yahoo
> news)
> about the infamous Bhut Johlokia/"ghost pepper;" the
> article was actually focusing on the Indian woman
> who's trying to get a Brit. visa to set a world's
> record for eating the most of these wicked peppers
> (apparently, she's already downed 60 of them in 2
> minutes, documented by Indian tv). Has been eating
> them all her life, she says.
>
> Hence, what gets me is that, according to the
> article,
> Bosland is noted by the Guinness Book of Records as
> being the one who "discovered the world's hottest
> chile pepper, Bhut Jolkia." I know, I know, maybe
> that's just the way "discoveries" go, but what
> fucking
> arrogance. Discovered a chile that happened to be
> growing in India for, what, centuries? Is it
> something about mankind that makes us think that by
> holding something in our hands, we "discover it"?
> Maybe I can get in the book by running around
> shoving
> straws with little 'Discovered by Rael" flags up
> peoples arses! I could target only people who have
> discovered things that have been in existence, and
> *known*, for centuries! I will hold the record for
> discovering the most assholes who think they
> discovered something! Kewl. I suppose Guinessess
> itself gets the first straw up the wazoo.
>
> Just really outrageous.
>
> /end misanthropic rant
>
>
> Peace, Hendrix, and Chiles.......
> Rael"...bah!..."64
>
>
>
>
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