Loud fart noises have been a staple of slapstick comedy for decades, long before short video apps made them easy to share. The joke works because the sound is instantly recognisable and needs no setup, so creators reuse it as a quick punchline in pranks, reaction videos and gaming clips. As a fart meme sound, this short clip is often dropped into edits where a serious moment needs an abrupt, silly interruption, like other fart sound effects used for the same gag. Its popularity has lasted because it is simple, surprising and easy to place in almost any comedy edit.