A lot of people keep asking questions about the origins of the project name. Here's some answers. The Habanero Pepper Habanero is a chili pepper. Not just any chili pepper, the hottest chili on the planet . The highly unusual extreme heat of chili peppers have sparked many and varied reactions by people throughout the centuries.
Some people like it.
Some just can't handle it. Prior to the use of high-pressure liquid chromatography, the measurement of hotness was somewhat subjective. The resultant fluid is diluted with with sugar-water and a poll is taken of the people doing the sampling. Although more modern methods are less subject to perception variance, the Scoville unit is still the most popular. As instruments of torture, for prisoners, thieves, unfaithful spouses, etc.