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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.
From Internode Gaming Network
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Subscribe to commentsrayFeb 20th 2008 1:12AM
Sounds like a croc of shit
JUICE!May 16th 2010 2:28AM
no its not. stuff like this happens quite alot. and moose loose intrest in dead looking things all the time.
TomMar 27th 2008 10:24AM
About the gun thing: No. he shouldnt have had a gun. Wild animals can be anywhere. Do you go into your backyard with a rifle to intimidate the squirrels? watch out! theyre wily!
Second, patch 2.3 eliminated the Hunter deadzone.
Third, Congratulations to this boy for his quick thinking and for protecting his sister. Putting himself at risk so his sister could get to safety is no less than courageous. The best thing about this story is that he was actually outside, and not a hermit/WoW addict. There is hope for the youth in the the world yet.
For the Horde!
AndersSep 19th 2008 12:39PM
Sorry to ruin your imagination Manny Kudlak(or whatever you call yourself)..
If you EVER find a moose in a zoo, in Norway.. you're good..
JimJan 2nd 2009 11:20AM
Morons, all of you! :D This kid is a true hero. So, he play WoW, and learned a few tricks that saved his sisters and his own life. Unless he's a boy scout, I doubt he would know of such things from anywhere but online games like WoW. Moose, and other creatures, are plenty in Norway. You'd just have to go a few hundred feet from civilization, and be really quiet, and you'd spot them. Unless they spot you first, decide you are trespassing on their turf, and decide to chase you away. I am just happy it was a moose, and not a lone wolf.
And to those of you saying he should have a gun, armor, or talk about whether he's a warrior, hunter, paladin or whatnot... Get a life! :P
sebaMar 29th 2009 9:15PM
braking news... Norwegian boy dies trying to do an "underwater breathing"
magnetic_roseMay 21st 2009 10:47PM
meanwhile in the philippines FAILippines, our legislators want to ban MMORPGs because according to them you can't learn anything from it -.-
beastAug 14th 2009 6:04PM
wow... get wit PSO
dinosaurDec 10th 2007 10:06AM
So these 2 kids go out in the woods without a gun? There could be wild dogs, wolves, possibly bears if they aren't hibernating there yet. [They are here.] Any rabid animal and they foolishly go unarmed.
And moose are supposed to be shy every time I see one they run like hell.
KimberlyMar 23rd 2012 7:02PM
@dinosaur I don't know where you live but I live in Sweden and lots of people go in the woods here without gund, yes we have about the same animals as Norway they can just walk over the border. Unless you are a hunter you are not likely to run around armed here.
@Jim Actually wolfs rarely attack people. A bear would been much worse!
NickDec 10th 2007 1:29PM
Good thing he doesn't play an "undead" character and found himself hungry...
BethDec 10th 2007 5:17PM
You're absolutely right, dinosaur. Those two kids should have gone into the woods WITH a gun!
ascatalDec 10th 2007 5:23PM
well here is proof kids do learn things from video games, and i say 3 cheers for the kid and WoW should give him a freemonth for giving them such good PR
LRSDec 10th 2007 5:30PM
Now that's too damn funny...unreal.
showmeDec 10th 2007 11:32PM
Dinosaur.....look for the good in the story
sithlord397Dec 10th 2007 11:39PM
Going into the woods with a gun would be a good idea, but look at a lot of twelve year olds today that don't know how to use a gun. Maybe for them a fixed blade knife would have been a good thing to carry or better yet they should have taken an adult with them. At least the knife would offer some protection or they could just find a sturdy piece of wood to carry with them.
dontbhatinonusDec 10th 2007 11:40PM
they are kids, what guns are you talking about? Why would 2 kids get off into the woods with guns heavier or bigger then them. The woods were probably somewhere near there house if not behind it. they were kids just playing around like we used to do.
SDEDec 11th 2007 2:57AM
Better yet is to teach children what not to do when outdoors without a parent, and what to do if a large animal begins to approach. Chances are that the moose was defending what it had chosen as it's own property.
That's something to learn when living in areas like that.
Matthew BagleyDec 11th 2007 11:17AM
The question is did he try and cast a magic spell first! then realise he had no mana so played dead
prpnght7Dec 11th 2007 1:06PM
Why on earth would two little kids carry a gun with them?! Come on he's 12 not 18! I bet if he did have a gun - everyone would be all over that wondering why a little boy had a gun in the first place! Think about it!