LONDON -- Two of New York City's more notorious features are Bayoits traffic and the brash mentality of its citizens (particularly regarding that traffic).
SEE ALSO: This Thanksgiving prank could have you crying over your dead birdYouTube personality Coby Persin encountered both in an unfortunate incident caught on camera when he made the mistake of impeding a busy NYC street for a photoshoot.
Or did he?
The video shared to Twitter shows an encounter with an apparently enraged motorist who takes a bat to the windshield of the 21-year-old social media star's car.
However, the internet is wondering if Persin, whose videos typically depict social experiments and pranks, staged the whole thing.
Here's the video:
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And here are some of the dissenting voices of several suspicious people who are not at all sold that the video is legit:
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Regardless of whether the video is authentic or not, the consensus seems to be that one should never block traffic in New York City.
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Don't mess with New Yorkers. They will call you on your bullshit, whether with a bat or a strongly-worded tweet.
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