Primatologist finally settles debate on whether 100 men could actually beat one gorilla

Life is full of important questions. Should you keep your eggs in the fridge? Would anyone noticed if I took another chocolate from Heroes tin? Or do I really need that shirt when my wardrobe is already filled to the brim?

Of course, what do you do when you can't answer a burning thought in your mind? Take it to the internet, of course.

After all, websites like Reddit will be the first place to tell you that you are being an a**hole for getting angry at a person constantly getting up to use the plane's toilet.

But the latest debate to grace social media is whether or not 100 men could best a single gorilla. And when I say it's gone viral, it means we now have an expert weighing in on the debate.

Would you take this gorilla on in a fight? (Colin Langford/Getty stock images)

As you can imagine, opinions have vastly differed, with some insisting mankind would have a fighting chance if we banded together, while others claim we'd be goners.

The debate gained such traction that even Mr Beast offered to put it to the test. Taking to X, he said: "Need 100 men to test this, any volunteers?"

And he had a few takers, with one being Elon Musk, who said: "Sure, what’s the worst that could happen?"

However, primatologist Michelle Rodrigues has finally answered that question - and according to her, there's some hope for the 100 men willing to take on the challenge.

Speaking to the Rolling Stone, Rodrigues said: "As strong as gorillas are, and as much damage as their canines can do, it’s not a fair fight, and a sensible gorilla would try to flee.

"But via numerical odds assessment, I don’t think there’s much chance of a gorilla winning the fight when they have 100 humans to contend with."

In this scenario, the 100 men would actually stand somewhat of a winning chance (ChatGPT)

She goes on to say that aside from being outnumbered, gorillas are also 'not typically aggressive and pick their battles', adding that in the wild, gorillas are found in groups, so it'd be 'rarer' to find one on it's lonesome.

And Ron Magill, a wildlife conservationist, has the same opinion.

He admitted that 'gorillas are in fact gentle giants', adding: "As a wildlife conservationist, I would never want to see this come to fruition. What this question proves is that some people have too much time on their hands and love to create scenarios that help feed morbid curiosity."

You can say that again.

But despite his views, Magill noted that if all 100 men 'are committed and go in united', then the unthinkable may actually occur.

While it's not exactly a nice scenario to think about, he added: "The group should be able to overtake the gorilla and inflict enough blunt force trauma combined with severe twisting of the head and neck while simultaneously inflicting severe abdominal punches, that the gorilla would eventually succumb to either a broken neck, internal organ damage, or asphyxiation."

We, of course, hope nobody ever tries to pull this stunt off.