Lottery experiment tests if people return $25,000 scratch card

Have you ever wondered what you would do in order to win big on a scratch card or lottery? A new experiment has revealed just how far some people are willing to go to secure that windfall.

Josh Paler Lin set up a social experiment to see what members of the public wou'd do when he publicly scratched off a fake winning lottery ticket and then dropped it.

Will people return the ticket to the rightful owner or will they pocket it for their own bank account?

Josh approached people asking to borrow a coin to scratch off his ticket, before revealing that he's won and then walking away and dropping the ticket.

The first man Josh approaches is less than honest. He jokes that Josh should split the winnings with him as he lent him the coin, but then when Josh runs off and drops the ticket the man quickly jumps up and grabs it for himself.

Even when Josh returns shortly after and asks the man if he's seen the ticket he denies it despite the fact he's holding it in his hand.

Although a number of people decided to keep the fake winning tickets for themselves, there were others who were more kind-hearted.

When Josh asked one woman why she didn't keep it for herself she replied: "I'm homeless, but I'm not mean."

One woman who is sitting with her boyfriend when Josh reveals his win even says she would spend the day with him to take home half of his winnings, although her boyfriend is clearly not happy with the idea.

Josh Paler Lin has his own YouTube channel with over 1.5 million subscribers where he posts videos of social experiences and pranks with 'a laugh or strong message behind them'.