Unlike short cartoon vomit effects, this clip circulates online as a long, realistic puking sound attributed only to someone named Ian, with no confirmed show, movie or game behind it. It spread through soundboards where users keep it for gross out humour and reaction edits, precisely because it lasts around fifteen seconds and sounds unscripted. That makes it a go to choice when a brief gag is not disgusting enough, and it is still shared for pranks, challenge videos and exaggerated disgust reactions across social clips and streams.