Fitness Company's Video Goes Viral Thanks to Dude Taking a Dump in the Background

Intentional or honest mistake?

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Viral marketing can be a dirty business. Check out this fitness video from TheDailyHiit.com, purveyor of home-workout routines and equipment. Right around the :33 mark, you'll notice a surprise guest on the left who is engaged in a whole different kind of exercise. What do you think—an honest mistake at a low-budget shoot, or a sneaky trick to get attention? Via Reddit, where the top comment presents this five-point conspiracy theory:

1. Are we expected to believe that this guy takes a shit with the door open normally?
2.

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