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“In Magill’s view, 100 men in their twenties and excellent physical condition could ultimately defeat a gorilla if they ‘are committed and go in united.’ That doesn’t mean it would be pretty. The human assault force ‘would have to expect severe collateral damage that could easily include death from broken necks, severe arterial bite wounds, massive concussions leading to fatal brain bleeds, and asphyxiation from other men piling on top of them,’ Magill says. ‘It could be a kamikaze mission for the men closest to the gorilla.’ Even some who survive might be left paralyzed or disfigured. ‘If they are willing to accept this,’ he says, ‘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.'” The latest question consuming the internet (and sports talk radio). Could 100 men beat a gorilla in a fight? Here’s what primatologists say. (This all buries the lede a bit. The real story is that the only way this fight could possibly take place is if the humans started it.)