Can a gorilla win 100 men? The dilemma that is obsessively consuming to the Internet

Everyone on the Internet wonders who would win in a battle between a gorilla and one hundred men. It is a mere mental riddle without correct response, but formulated to open the discussion. That is why it has become THE MEME OF THE MOMENTand all types of users are facing the enigma from multiple approaches, from biological to ethical. The important thing, as they say, is not the answer, but the way to get to it.

A war for all. The meme is very simple: it consists of discussing who would win in a battle under those conditions, a question that has been viralized at the end of April this year. Tiktokers like Tredouglass, Lov3Charlee either Rationniper They have opined on the subject (most of the time in favor of the gorilla), although the thing became a Global phenomenon When users with millions of followers like Elon Musk and Mr. Beast tweet on the subject.

Origins of the meme. In February 2022, the Tiktoker YURI5KPT2 He wondered who would win in the battle. It was a first advance of the subject, which had no continuity, although it generated a remarkable response, more than three thousand comments. Previously, in 2020 in Reddit it had been discussed In a thread With some impact on media specialized in nature.

Legendary clashes. Beyond, hypothetical clashes between unequal power factions make up a classic debate exercise. The asymmetry between combatants has always been Part of classical military theory. Where does it come from, if not, the legendary confrontation between David and Goliath. On the other hand, and already in more recent times, the asymmetric confrontation has become classic meme of war games, and users of titles such as’ Age of Empires’ or ‘Ultimate Epic Simulator‘(This in pure fantasy contexts) generate fighting with the editors who have millions of reproductions on YouTube.

Some of them are that excessive:

And of course, the meme has continued to grow, completely out of control, with street interviews, Animations, experiments with AI, simulations and innumerable opinion videos on the subject.

Why do we like a anger. There is a reason for us to like this meme, comment, discuss it and contribute our opinion. Apart from that as gregarious creatures, there is nothing that we like more than taking sides for a side and argue for discussingthis confrontation has some symbolic, and there are more transcendent conflicts. The clash is also that of the brute and individual force against cooperation and strategy, in the same way that also symbolizes the eternal conflict of savagery against civilizationa debate that we love to resume and take to the extreme. Again, the Memes helping us to explain ourselves Simple and humorously.

There are evolutionary psychologists who affirm in Media like Rolling Out that “these hypothetical discussions are modern expressions of ancient survival planning behaviors that once helped our ancestors develop in dangerous environments.” That is, the circle closes: we plan and discuss how to face the gorilla in a theoretical framework … just in case we have to do it in the real world.

Yes, but … who would win? The time comes to give the response to the unknown. Many experts They seem to coincide In a front fight, the gorilla would undoubtedly win. However, if the man is on the cusp of the evolutionary pyramid is for something: he would very possibly find the way to manage to win, even if he improvise weapons to attack. A gorilla is between four and ten times stronger than a humanwhich makes it an unstoppable muscle mass with bare hands.

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