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scovilles Naga Viper New Guinness World Record Holder
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they did rock , paper , scissors to decide wether the naga viper or the infinity chili got in! paper always beats rock.
fail.
Growing up, we called people that dressed like skaters "Posers." Gerald is the "Poser" of the chili world. Why does this whole Naga Viper thing get under my skin so damn much?
Actually I believe the red savina was popular for much longer, and is still very popular today. All this because of one exaggerated test, or maybe it was intentional tampering of samples. Whatever the reason, I'm sure they made a tonne of money off results that weren't true
It'll be hard to compete with what is very likely inflated results and from an unstable hybrid pepper, especially now that Guinness has changed the rules.
As passionate chileheads we always know more than Guinness anyways. Do you think they know or care the slightest bit about chiles, for them its all about money and publicity, and beer
As passionate chileheads we always know more than Guinness anyways. Do you think they know or care the slightest bit about chiles, for them its all about money and publicity, and beer
Most likely Trinidad.
In fact, if anyone grows these Infinity or Viper peppers this year send me a couple of pods and I will eat them on video and compare them to the hottest peppers I have eaten (ie Douglah, Brain Strain, and Scorpion).
Most of the super-hot originated from Trinidad, but now people are just taking all these similar peppers, crossing them, and calling them their own. Anyone can cross two super hot peppers, but selecting and stabilizing them over years into a desirable stable cross is the difficult part. Ideally you'd want to introduce distinctively new genes into the limited pool but I guess when breeding for the hottest its just easier to cross whats been the hottest for many many years. I see so many 7-scorpions being bred by different sources, and its all getting a bit boring for me.
Beer, where????? 
So as a newbie to the superhots, what would you say IS the hottest? 7's and Scorp's as said above??????
So as a newbie to the superhots, what would you say IS the hottest? 7's and Scorp's as said above??????
7 reds and scorpion reds, butch variety. Don't let anybody tell you otherwise mate, much information available is a lie. I'm just glad the caribbean nuclears are becoming more common in sauces 
more variety with heat and flavors and no need for extracts at all!!
more variety with heat and flavors and no need for extracts at all!! 
I believe the orange hab actually had the Guinness record briefly. I think it was after the siling labuyoand before the red savina, but I could be wrong
Wasn't it the Red Savina?
Had a little taste test this weekend (thanks you know who!)7 reds and scorpion reds, butch variety. Don't let anybody tell you otherwise mate, much information available is a lie. I'm just glad the caribbean nuclears are becoming more common in sauces
and I will confirm as much. Red Savina is hot, but just a bit hotter than a hab to me. Bhut Jolokia is much hotter, 7 pod great taste and even hotter still, and Scorps......wow! I imagine chewing a whole Scorp might make you sterile!!! Dangerous lil buggers }=>~
The only way there will even be a majority-consensus on what is the hottest chilli is if;
Tests are done on genetically-proven plants (the plant is stable and can be proven to be what it is claimed).
Tests are done on multiple plants from multiple international locations - no "one plant in one location" tests.
Tests are done to standards - Fresh/dried, full-fruit/placenta only, multiple/single pods etc.
Tests are done to HPLC standards - I hear that not all labs use the same standards.
Tests are done in two or more independent labs.
Tests are verified by independent and trusted growers.
But of course none of that will happen, so we will continue to have the "I grew a pod called the Naga Nunchuck with eleventy-billion SCU, and my mate gave me the paperwork to prove it" situations. And releases from Guinness every year stating the opposite of last year's results.
Tests are done on genetically-proven plants (the plant is stable and can be proven to be what it is claimed).
Tests are done on multiple plants from multiple international locations - no "one plant in one location" tests.
Tests are done to standards - Fresh/dried, full-fruit/placenta only, multiple/single pods etc.
Tests are done to HPLC standards - I hear that not all labs use the same standards.
Tests are done in two or more independent labs.
Tests are verified by independent and trusted growers.
But of course none of that will happen, so we will continue to have the "I grew a pod called the Naga Nunchuck with eleventy-billion SCU, and my mate gave me the paperwork to prove it" situations. And releases from Guinness every year stating the opposite of last year's results.
better than the Chuck Norris Scorpion that I heard about from America the other day 
Mmwahahahahaha Chuck Norris scorpion.......always look behind your chilli plantbetter than the Chuck Norris Scorpion that I heard about from America the other day
As I said it was before the red savina
