I want to know how one judges the hottest pepper??? I would think it depended on the way the pepper was grown....the sun, the watering, the soil, fertilizer etc???? Not the place it was grown......who's to say my Fatali is hotter than yours??? or visa versa......am I throwing fuel into the fire? or stating a reasonable fact? been growing peppers forever~ and some like it hot...and some not....but have to brag....I have grown peppers that would rub the Levi out of blue jeans.....Debra~ p.s please flame with care~