Simulation shows exactly what would happen if everyone on Earth farted at the same time

The internet has given us the answers to some of the pretty bizarre questions humans often have, but some ponders in life are better left unanswered, and this is certainly one of them.

Have you ever wondered what would happen if the entire world let one rip at exactly the same time? No? Well, someone has looked into it anyway.

This comes after a simulation published to Instagram delved into the science behind what would actually happen if everyone on Earth farted at the exact same time.

With more than eight billion people living on the planet, the thought of everyone breaking wind simultaneously might sound like a recipe for disaster. But would it actually have any noticeable impact on the world, or would it simply leave the entire planet holding its nose?

The simulation, which was posted by @bob_justdidit, explains: “With one person, it’s only a hundred milliliters of gas, but it carries hydrogen sulfide, which your nose can smell at half a part per billion. So one fart can stink up an entire elevator. With a class of 30, it fills more than half the classroom, and the lesson is over. With a stadium of 80,000 fans, it’s 2,000 gallons of gas, and since half of it is hydrogen, one bubble of it could lift a house cat, and a single spark turns it into a fireball with the energy of 20 lbs of TNT.”

The video details what would happen if the entire population of New York City, which is around eight and a half million people, farted in unison.

The clip continues: “The bubble could lift a concert grand piano, and lighting it releases the energy of a ton of TNT over Times Square.”

So, the million dollar question - what will happen if everyone on Earth lets one rip together. According to the simulation, this will create enough gas to fill 330 Olympic-sized pools.

The video goes on to say: “The smell alone could bury Manhattan almost half a mile deep, and if somebody lights it, it goes off like a kiloton of TNT, a 15th of Hiroshima. To match the Tsar Bomba, the biggest bomb ever tested, you’d need 400 trillion people packed shoulder to shoulder on every inch of land on Earth.

“To hit like the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs, almost 800 quintillion, and the bubble alone would be bigger than the moon. And to blow the whole planet apart, over 400 octillion people, with a bubble reaching more than halfway to the Moon, all from one fart each.”