It's impossible to tell how we'd react when it comes to a life-threatening situation, especially if you've never been in one before. Me? I have a pretty easy life, all things considered. I never have to stare death in the face or fight to survive in hostile conditions, and I haven't even been in a fight since I was seven-years-old. The most violent activity I'm confronted with in my day-to-day life is probably stapling, so I'm pretty confident that I'll never know whether I'd be a hero or a wimp when threatened with risk to life or limb.

However, this week a video has emerged of an ordinary deli worker from New York City, who can be seen performing moves that wouldn't be out of place in a Jason Bourne movie. Seriously, this guy knows his close quarter combat ... either that, or he just has balls of steel. It's hard enough having to defend yourself from some stacked dude with biceps the size of footballs and knuckles harder than diamond, but to fight off a robber armed with a loaded handgun is on a whole other level. Check the amazing scene out in the video below.

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The video in question allegedly stems from the Habibi Deli on East 187th Street in Belmont, New York, and shows a seemingly young man entering the store and approach the till, where the yellow-shirt-wearing clerk was serving. On Monday, September 17, the man placed a food order before suddenly rushing behind the counter, brandishing a pistol and demanding that the unfortunate clerk empty the till and give him cash.

Things looked tense when the clerk hesitated, and then the robber violently struck him, pistol-whipping him over the head several times with the butt of his gun, before attempting to shove him down. However, just when things looked hopeless, the clerk whipped around and grabbed his assailant, pushing the barrel of the gun away from his body and attempting to put the felon in a headlock. The astonishing video shows that the gun was pointed at the clerk's head for a moment before he gained the upper hand.

The clerk managed to wrestle the firearm off his attacker, but the suspect then managed to wriggle free and escape the scene of the crime on foot. Witnesses who saw the fracas did not attempt to help the clerk, but one person managed to dial 911, and the police arrived soon after. The clerk meanwhile was treated for contusions and bruising to his face and head, and sent home after his ordeal. Seriously man: what a brave guy that clerk is! He must be absolutely without fear.

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Pretty scary huh? It's terrifying to think that a violent attack like this could happen to anyone. Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).

People have taken to social media to roast a man who tried to rob a nail salon and it may be one of the most hilarious things we've ever seen.

Now, I've ever planned to rob anything but I'm just going out on a limb here and guess that you have to possess some level of confidence or threat if you're ever going to get involved in that type of criminal activity.

This one man, who has now gone viral on the internet, possessed neither as he tried his best to rob a nail salon in Atlanta.

Surveillance footage shows the moment the robber entered Nail1st, which is situated on Piedmont Road, and started shouting "Get on the ground" and "Give me your money" to a group of women while they stared blankly back at him.

Some even ignored his entire existence - a humiliating experience for someone who was seemingly dressed like he wanted to be noticed.

Poor him.

As soon as he entered the building, he had his hands in a bag as to mimic a concealed gun, though the customers and workers apparently weren't convinced by the drama.

Rather than submitting to his desperate pleas to give him money, they just watched him pityingly, with one woman even getting up and walking out of the place with her hands up.

The man takes one more shot as he approaches the other man behind the cash register and repeats his rehearsed lines, though to no avail. The worker pays him no mind and just to add insult to injury, he grabs the phone that was ringing on the counter and walks away.

Ouch.

The wannabe robber decided to abort mission when he realizes that his hopes of leaving the place with some cash were dashed by everyone's nonchalant attitude.

He stands pathetically in the middle of the store for a few more seconds before walking out.

It might have stung to leave penniless, but the biggest burden on his shoulders will probably be the humiliation of the entire fiasco.

In the wake of the failed incident, Crime Stoppers of Greater Atlanta are now calling on the public to help identify the miserable perpetrator and have posted the video online in the hopes that someone will be able to identify him.

However, upon seeing the clip which was posted to Facebook by CNN, people couldn't help but poke fun at it.

"I have never felt sorry for a bandit before," wrote one user.

"This looks like a scene from a movie with Kevin Hart," added another.

A third even had some good advice for him, writing: "He could have said 'I was just kiddin' when he left to avoid jail time.

"That chick was not going to put down those hot cheetos for nothing," another hilariously commented.

"I thought this was a Kevin Hart skit at first...Mannnnnn you should have chose comedy not robbery," wrote a final user.

Thousands of comments continued to pour in as the investigation to identify the man continues.

For the sake of the last bit of pride he has left, let's hope he manages to get away with it.

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One man was certainly "lovin' it" during a recent trip to McDonald's, after walking away with an unexpectedly huge profit on his order.

Josiah Vargas received the shock of his life after going through the drive-thru at the fast-food chain. When he opened his bag afterward in the parking lot, however, he realized employees had accidentally given him a several-thousand-dollar deposit alongside his sausage McMuffin.

The confused customer - who uses the handle @dookiedoeboy - then took to TikTok to explain the puzzling incident. So far, his viral clip has racked up a total of 1.2 million views and over 285,000 likes.

In the video, Vargas holds up a white, plastic bag with the famous golden arch logo. As he opens it up, he reveals that it's filled with thousands of dollars of cold, hard, cash neatly packaged in little zip-lock bags.

Vargas begins the TikTok by detailing how he'd gone to his local McDonald's chain to get a sausage McMuffin. "What's in this bag? Their f**king deposits," he says, without revealing the restaurant's location.

"Just a couple thousand dollars here. Like, what is this? Why would they do this?", he continues. "Now I have to return this because I'm a good person, I guess."

The good Samaritan then returned to the McDonald's restaurant to return the dough, asking himself as he exits the car: "Why would you guys do this to me? Do you know how bad I want this money?"

As he entered the restaurant, Vargas jokingly asked the employees if they were laundering money, to which many of the staff members replied: "Oh my God." Evidently, they were relieved to be receiving their cash back.

One crew member even said she wanted to hug Vargas and take a photo with him. Clearly, the staff was so happy that Vargas returned the money that they even decided to reward him.

"They were just all hugging me and thanking me and crying, and I get free McDonald's for a month, I guess," Vargas said to the camera as he hopped back in the car, adding that he was also given a $200 reward.

Many people took to the comments to praise him for his good deed, with one person writing: "Someone kept their job because you did the right thing good on you man."

"Bro, you probably just saved all their jobs," another added.

"Your smile when you got back in the car. You're an incredible human being," a third person wrote.

Though, not everyone said the same thing. Other users said that they would have kept the money, like this person who commented: "When life gives you lemons, don't throw them away honey."

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A YouTuber from Virginia has claimed that he sustained gunshot wounds after he tried to prank a man at a local mall.

YouTuber Tanner Cook - whose account has 41,000 subscribers - regularly posts videos of himself pranking strangers for the channel Classified Goons.

Previous clips have shown him accusing people of stealing, taking customers' groceries, going behind the counter at a fast-food restaurant, and pretending to vomit on Uber drivers. In some cases, his victims became agitated and even called the cops.

On Sunday (April 2), Cook's prank took an almost deadly turn after a man allegedly pulled out a semi-automatic pistol and shot him after he and his friends played a practical joke near the Cheesecake Factory in Dulles Town Center Mall's food court.

Investigators allege that the man - identified as 31-year-old Alan Colie - shot the 21-year-old in the stomach and liver. Cook survived the injury and had to undergo surgery after medics brought him to a hospital in critical condition.

Speaking to WUSA from his hospital bed, the YouTuber said: "I was playing a prank and a simple practical joke, and this guy didn't take it very well," adding, "He didn't say anything to me."

According to the outlet, Cook's friend was filming the prank. His family has said that the footage is included in the evidence for the police.

His father, Jeramy Cook, spoke about the devastating incident, telling the news station: "They were making a video at the mall and trying to have fun with people and this guy wasn't having fun. There was a phone that was around him and they were interviewing or talking to him, and he didn't like it and he pulled out his gun and shot my son."

"We need restoration, we need healing, and we need to come together," Jeramy continued. "I pray for this young man and pray that he finds God in this. I believe that God saved our son's life, and he could have easily died but that's not the outcome. God has plans for my son."

His grandfather, Mike Cook, also shared his thoughts and revealed that the family refuses to be afraid: "It's obviously been unnerving and some fear running in and out, but we live on faith and not fear."

Per People, police have disclosed that the suspect was arrested and charged with "aggravated malicious wounding, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, and discharging a firearm within a building," adding, "The shooting resulted from an interaction between the victim and Colie in the food court."

Colie is scheduled to appear in court on Wednesday (April 5). He has been assigned a public defender.

Despite his injuries, the YouTuber told WUSA that he intends to continue making prank videos.

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