We all should know this talk by hjoe and others about burning shorts is nonsense in my opinion. You can short subpenny stocks but no one does. The sec requires a margin investment of $2.50 per share to short a penny stock. Just call any brokerage firm and they will tell you. Calculate for yourself how much money it takes to short. You put millions of dollars just for a chance to make a maximum of 100% gain if the stock goes to zero. Don't forget you have to pay margin interest.