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This Israeli Man Riding a Magic Carpet in an Aladdin Costume Just Won Purim

If you think your Purim costume is cool, we are here to give you a reality check.

This Israeli man riding around a magic carpet in an Aladdin costume just won Purim in Israel, the U.S. and the Internet in general.

According to , motorcyclist Aviad Rosenfeld shared a video of the man on Facebook, “You won’t believe me,” he wrote in Hebrew, “but I just saw Aladdin pass by on his carpet on Allenby Street.”

Here is the full video of “A Whole New World” of commuting to a Purim party.

התחפושת המנצחת לשנת 2016

לא יודע אם תאמינו לי, אבל ראיתי עכשיו את אלאדין עובר באדום על השטיח באלנבי…Aviad Rosenfeld(y) פשפשוק

Posted by ‎פשפשוק‎ on Wednesday, March 23, 2016

But whoever this Internet hero may be, he’s not the first one to try this trick. Jewish American YouTuber Casey Neistat pulled the exact same prank on passersby in October when he did it in New York City.

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