Magic of Rahat

Rahat Hossain, known by his YouTube username MagicofRahat, is an American magician and prankster. While he began his YouTube career showcasing magic tricks with playing cards, Rahat is famous for his prank videos. As of January 2014, MagicofRahat, the YouTube channel, has over 2.7 million subscribers and over 276 million video views.

YouTube
Rahat began his YouTube career creating videos showcasing magic tricks with playing cards. His first video, uploaded July 20, 2007, titled Maxi-Twist by Rahat. After a dozen or so videos on card tricks, he began uploading videos of hidden camera pranks. His most popular video, titled Drive Thru Invisible Driver Prank, was uploaded on January 8, 2013 and has over 37 million views.

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Walking on Water Prank
Walking on Water Prank, posted on January 20, 2014, shows Rahat walks on a lake while being distracted by his cell phone. After he reaches the center of the lake he began to act surprised. He began to interact with the shocked spectators. The video received over 2.5 million views in 24 hours.

We are still not sure how he performed the prank but people speculate that there is a plexiglass platform beneath Rahat's feet.

Homeless Lottery Winner
In the video posted on March 4, 2014. Rahat gives a homeless man named Eric a winning lottery ticket worth $1,000 and recorded his tearful and emotional reactions. The video quickly went viral, gaining very positive feedback in addition to millions of views in a matter of days.

Outside YouTube
Rahat along with his Drive Thru Invisible Driver Prank was featured on the Ellen Degeneres show in January 2013.

Trivia

 * Rahat mentioned that he spends about $20 - $200 dollars on fast food for each drive through video.


 * His favorite prank was his Drive Thru Skeleton Driver Prank video.