Aladdin rides 'magic carpet' through New York in Halloween prank

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Adario Strange
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It's Halloween, so people are ready to believe in a little magic, which is exactly what happened when a fake Aladdin made his way through Manhattan on what looked like a magic carpet just before Halloween.

Crafted by the always clever Casey Neistat, the "magic carpet" is in fact nothing more than a remote controlled, jerry-rigged item that we're all very familiar with. We don't want to ruin the surprise so, if you must know, the answer is here. And to add yet another tech twist, Neistat documented the whole thing using a drone.

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