With no clear original clip or creator attached to it, this sound has spread mainly through meme soundboards and short-form video edits, where loud bodily humour travels fast and needs little context. Its appeal is the contrast between the serious idea of a rocket launch and the childish sound underneath it, a pairing that works in prank compilations, gaming fails and reaction edits alike. Fans of similar gross-out effects often pair it with fart with reverb for a bigger echo, or use a long brain fart when the joke is about a failed idea rather than a physical launch.