> My guess is that it's a matter of supply and demand. If there was > enough demand for a hotter pepper, then someone would produce > one. Given the level of interest on this list regarding the probably mythical Indian super pepper I would say that there would certainly be lots of buyers. I think it would be an interesting acid test making chile-heads choose between growing 'the hottest pepper in the world' and avoiding GMOs like the plague. You are right of course that its unlikely to be commercially viable. Neale (fireworksfoods.com.au)