The pressing question on everyone’s minds right now is who would win in a battle between one gorilla and 100 men? The answer seems obvious. A gorilla can absolutely annihilate a human, so 100 random dudes? Easy enough. However, many people fail to take into account numerous factors that would actually contribute towards the gorilla’s downfall. 

In this scenario, the assumption is that a silverback gorilla and 100 random men are being placed in an open plain with no weapons. A typical silverback weighs roughly 400 pounds. The average man weighs around 180 pounds. The answer is obvious in terms of size: the gorilla would win. However, that is only a single man. Together, all the men would weigh around 18,000 pounds – more than enough to take down the gorilla. A counterargument is that the gorilla can lift around 4,000 pounds, but many people neglect the fact that it would be using the gorilla’s full strength. After one lift of 4,000 pounds, or around 20 men, the gorilla would be too exhausted to do it 4 to 5 more times.

Another factor that is often neglected is the idea that the men wouldn’t be completely submissive to an aggressive gorilla. Although a gorilla can be extremely aggressive and violent, the sheer adrenaline rush in each man is surely enough to take down the gorilla. Adrenaline can allow people to do crazy things – even lifting up to 2,000 pounds! Therefore, the humans would be able to match the aggressive nature of the gorilla.

The most important factor that people miss when arguing for the gorilla is the massive numerical advantage. 100 men is a lot of people – and this advantage is so overlooked. Imagine 100 men in a small room – it would be packed to the gills. Now, imagine the same amount of men fighting only one gorilla. The numbers would be simply overpowering. On top of this, the men can easily coordinate attacks, attempt to restrain the gorilla, or even take breaks if needed. 

Due to all of these factors, I believe that the humans would win in the 100 men vs. gorilla scenario. Although the gorilla would put up a fight, it would just be too exhausted and overwhelmed to continuously fight 100 adrenaline-fueled men for an extended period of time. The numerical advantages and underestimated strength of the men would simply dominate the gorilla.