Fart sounds have been a staple of slapstick and prank humour for decades, and this dramatic version became popular as a meme edit tool rather than a realistic effect. Shared on soundboards and in short video edits, it spread because its exaggerated length lets creators stretch a single gag across an entire scene. It is now used less as a believable body noise and more as a signal for deliberate anticlimax, borrowed for reaction clips, gaming moments and spoof trailers where seriousness needs puncturing.