“100 men vs one gorilla: Who would win?” This hypothetical, mentioned by YouTuber MrBeast, has caught the attention of animal rights organization PETA, who is firmly against such an idea.
The internet often provides a platform for bizarre and whimsical debates reminiscent of the early days of Reddit, where users would pose outlandish scenarios and engage in lively discussions from all corners of the globe.
While technology is a powerful tool for addressing real-world issues, platforms like the internet also give rise to entertaining hypothetical scenarios, such as the question of whether 100 men could defeat a single gorilla.
MrBeast, known for participating in the latest viral trends, couldn’t resist addressing this peculiar question on Twitter.
On April 28, he shared a screenshot on Elon Musk’s platform, depicting a mock YouTube video cover featuring his face superimposed on a gorilla, surrounded by a group of men seemingly ready for battle.
The video is titled “100 Men vs a Gorilla” with “9.9M views. 5 hours ago” displayed beneath it.
In his caption, MrBeast writes, “Need 100 men to test this, any volunteers?”
This is not entirely out of character for MrBeast, known for conducting unusual challenges, including recreating a version of Squid Game. UNILAD has reached out to MrBeast for comments.
However, PETA is not taking this lightly.
The organization responded to MrBeast’s post by tweeting, “100 men vs. a gorilla? Maybe try 100 reasons to leave animals out of your content instead…”
The origin of this debate traces back to a Reddit thread titled r/whowouldwin.
A Reddit user posed the question five years ago: “100 men versus one silverback gorilla.”
The post elaborates: “Men stats: your average run of the mill dude who drinks at least one 30 rack weekly (preferably bud light). The tallest one is 6’5 the smallest is 5’8 ranging from 145lbs-260lbs. No one trained in any fighting or anything, manual labor or overseeing the manual labor is all these guys know. No weapons.”
“Gorilla: he’s ticked off, his manager told him all 100 of these dudes were responsible for killing Harambe (RIP it’s been awhile since I’ve typed that name). Before the fight the gorilla can be seen running back and forth pounding its chest yelling I don’t know what but I can tell it’s vulgar.”
This Reddit user has certainly inspired MrBeast to consider exploring the scenario…
They described: “Round 1: location gorilla exhibit, men can only send 2 at a time at the gorilla. Ends by KO or death.”
“Round 2: location construction site. Neither the gorilla nor the men are allowed to use beams or other tools as a weapon. Send however many you want at a time. Ends in KO or death.”
“Round 3: location that floating ring you would play boxing on in monkey ball. This will be performed in 10 waves of 10 men. The gorilla will be positioned in the middle while the 10 try to get him off the ring in a royal rumble of sorts. Ends only by getting opponent off ring.”
“Bonus round: uh oh it’s a rampage the entire world is after this gorilla but he’s got the help of 1 Dwayne the rock Johnson. Will he survive. (In this scenario it wouldn’t be a mutant huge gorilla named George) no rules, weapons allowed.”