Boy Saves Sister from Moose Attack with Skills Learned in Warcraft Video Game

[CiniMini]

This 12 year-old Norwegian boy saved his sister and himself from a moose attack using skills he picked up in the online role playing game 'World of Warcraft.'

Hans Jørgen Olsen and his sister got into a spot of trouble when they encroached on the territory of one of these antlered cold weather staples (otherwise known as a moose). When the beast went on the offensive, Hans knew the first thing he had to do was taunt it so that it would leave his sister alone and she could run to safety. "Taunting" is a move one uses in World of Warcraft to get monsters off of the less-well-armored team members.

Once he was a target, Hans remember another skill he'd picked up at level 30 in 'World of Warcraft' -- he feigned death. The moose lost interest in the inanimate Hans and wandered off into the woods. When he was safely alone Hans ran back home to share his tale of video game-inspired survival.

Make fun of video games all you want, but if one can teach you a skill that saves your (and your sister's) life, then we'd say that was a video game worth playing.



http://www.switched.com/2007/12/10/boy-saves-sister-from-moose-attack-with-skills-learned-in-warcra/





WOW this makes me wanna start playing WoW lmao

[Wrath1]

Classic lol, trust me tho wow isnt that fun. I have a 55 dwarf hunter and many alts after having my account for a year i am letting it expire so i can spend more time playing halo 3 and cod4.

[Small fry]

Wow is all I have to say haha.

[Bone]

wow just wow lol

[Reaper Sh4d0w]

Classic lol, trust me tho wow isnt that fun. I have a 55 dwarf hunter and many alts after having my account for a year i am letting it expire so i can spend more time playing halo 3 and cod4.

mmm cod4 now thats what i like to hear thug :D

[Black Capone]

Yea!!! My COD4 fans unite!!!!!!!

[BlackwaterReap]

What it didnt tell you in the story was that the kid got injured, but he just sat there and regened :P

Poor joke, i know :(

[H2O Commando]

Moose aren't aggressive?

[Yagyu Jubei UK]

I not sure this is a hundred percent true, sounds a bit fishy to me. Still, quite funny.

[H2O Commando]

Yes cause we all know the way to fend off a moose is to make odd noises and taunt it.....

[Nokarot]

I'm sure the story is true, 'cause I've seen it just about everywhere..

However, surely you cant thank WoW for teaching a kid to wave a stick at something and play dead :p. Thats called being smart!

[Osiris H2O]

lol Move over Boy Scouts, I learned my skills online!

[PMS HateMaker]

LOLOL That is the coolest story I have ever heard.

[Wrath1]

i dont think he is that smart he does play wow lol.

[H2O Bunnys]

playing wow doesnt mean your stupid wow is a fun game it just gets boring after awhile just like every other game and he may think he learned those skills from a game but thats just basic instinct not sure if i would have pretended to be dead right off the bat but it would have to come mind eventually

[Blue Rose PMS]

LOL, I just hope PMS MrsMoose sees this post!

[Wrath1]

no playing wow doesnt make you stupid because i played wow, but what makes you stupid is makin it your life, never leaving your computer for a week because your raiding and you need your last piece of epic gear. thats what makes you stupid, i mean peoples boyfriends and girlfriends break up with them because they play too much. ive heard of people getting divorces because of wow. its fun but in moderation.

[Black Capone]

Games=fun
Playing games with great people=more fun
Being good while playing with great people=even more fun
Going broke and losing everything, family, lover etc. because you just wanted that one last headshot to FINALLY get the Golden AK-47, the last one you "need" to have all golden weapons, for Prestige 10and breaking the world record=obessed, addiction, and a serious medical problem.....

Play the game, don't let it play you, cuz it'll always win on Legendary......and Veteran.

[FearFromWithin]

Or the whole thing could be common sense

[Black Capone]

yea, but let's not forget how dumb some people really are, since some laws you'd find are really based off common sense....for example, what the hell are you doing touching an 11-year-old girl at 43?!!! The ****'s wrong with you?!!!!!

[H2O Commando]

your right lol!!!

[Black Capone]

see? Brit knows lol common sense buddy...one of the greatest tools you could ever use

[H2O Commando]

Actually the greatest tool is a pocketknife lol

[WraslinOdoyle]

Yeah but because he played wow so much he probably just came to him quicker as it is something he did enough times. he probably could have thought it over like some one else said. But when something you do is around you enough you just pick it up and use it more. Like with me and wrestling (like highschool or college or Olympic wrestling.. not fake WWE CRAP!) I just got used to falling certain ways to lessen injury or to be able to get back up faster. Some people when they fall just go down like a rock while others are just acrobats and lessen the impact. Well I couldn't quite think of a great example but you get my drift.

[H2O Commando]

Yeah I can see that. I got used to jumping by throwing my arms up from Crackdown lol

[Paulina]

Pfft, moose pretty much live in my back yard, they arnt that scary

[H2O Soarin']

If he was using skills learned from WoW he should have just logoffskied after taking agro :P

[PMS HasBe]

WoW imo is the spawn of satan. It ruined my relationship with my ex-fiance because he quit his job and stopped showering and didnt clean up after himself cuz all he did was eat, sleep, and play WoW. But even I have to admit this is pretty funny

[H2O Niz3l]

wow thats crazy.

[ShadowWolf9]

Yesterday, a car was coming at me so I tried to bubble myself... then I remembered that I roll Mage now :(

[IngrownThunder]

wow.. thats impressive and now i wanna play wow.. that is one crazy story..

[naturaL)]

when i have a kid im sending him to WoW scouts, not boy scouts. salute!

[IXI GothiK IXI]

LOL ahahahaha. thats amusing.