Skyrim home to hilarious glitches

A few choice glitches seen in Skyrim are keeping us laughing, while we attempt to conquer another province in the land of Tamriel.

Xav de Matos

November 16, 2011 7:30 PM

As vast and intricate as today's video games are, a few bugs are bound to sneak past testers. As long as they offer entertainment and don't harm our playing experience, we're okay with them happening.

A few choice bugs and glitches have already been seen in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Thankfully, in the age where everyone seems to have their own YouTube-based production company, these problems have been well documented. Our favorite? The case of the sleeping and spinning man.

IGN has a laundry list of wacky glitches, but here are a few select favorites.

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Xav de Matos was previously a games journalist creating content at Shacknews.

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A few choice glitches seen in Skyrim are keeping us laughing, while we attempt to conquer another province in the land of Tamriel.
- RogerDandy
  
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  November 16, 2011 8:03 PM
  
  Lol at barrels on head
  - squeakychimp
    
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    November 16, 2011 8:18 PM
    
    i spewed milk out of my nose from laughing so hard when i saw that. Thats an epic glitch.
  - Jobos
    
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    November 16, 2011 9:16 PM
    
    Yeah, it's more of an exploit than a glitch, though.
- spazzium
  
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  November 16, 2011 8:13 PM
  
  I first saw the barrel on head thing done in that same shop. Guy put barrel on head of shop owner, then kills his sister. Takes barrel off, and the guy is like "meh."
- anbilow
  
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  November 16, 2011 9:09 PM
  
  Was collecting witch heads for a quest and got the crap scared out of me. Entered a room in a dungeon and killed the witch and proceeded to pick open a chest and loot it. Turned around to face the headless witch floating in the air. Made me jump :p
- Jobos
  
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  November 16, 2011 9:15 PM
  
  I like the one where the giant hit my companion with a club and it was like one of those Strong Man contraptions at a carnival that you smack with a hammer to ring the bell - my companion shot into the air like a rocket. She never came down.
  - grabbie
    
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    November 16, 2011 9:25 PM
    
    Skyrim Guards vs. the Giants is my favorite
    
    http://youtu.be/MeWYN2xiyRo
    
    Ends around the 50 seconds.
    - helvetica
      
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      November 17, 2011 7:04 AM
      
      Haha wow, they get some air!
- Sapiens
  
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  November 16, 2011 9:25 PM
  
  What's the key to interact with in-game objects? I checked the controls section but must have missed it.
  - Sapiens
    
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    November 16, 2011 9:25 PM
    
    Sorry, by interact I mean manipulate. It was Z by default in Oblivion and Fallout 3 I think.
    - Evan_C
      
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      November 16, 2011 9:28 PM
      
      Hold down "E" by default. Only seems to work with items you can pick up.
  - SpaecKow
    
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    November 16, 2011 9:26 PM
    
    You mean to actually move em around and stuff physically? You hold down E instead of tapping it.
    - Sapiens
      
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      November 16, 2011 9:38 PM
      
      FINALLY I CAN PICK UP ALL OF THE FRUIT LAYING ON THE FLOOR OF MY HOUSE
      - SpaecKow
        
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        November 16, 2011 10:10 PM
        
        Buy latest epic fantasy dragon adventure game.
        
        Do realistic physics model based household chores.
        
        MacemanInTW
        
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        November 16, 2011 10:17 PM
        
        Ain't it funny how that works out?
        
        SpaecKow
        
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        November 16, 2011 10:20 PM
        
        Buy latest epic fantasy dragon adventure game.
        
        Read tons of fake fantasy books, be frustrated you don't have a library big enough for them.
        
        LoioshDwaggie
        
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        November 17, 2011 5:45 AM
        
        You need to visit Markarth.
        
        Sapiens
        
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        November 16, 2011 10:40 PM
        
        Well if that shit would stay on the table I wouldn't be having this problem.
        
        Downforce
        
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        November 17, 2011 7:23 AM
        
        or if there were slutty housemaids, we also wouldn't have this problem.
  - SpaecKow
    
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    November 16, 2011 9:27 PM
    
    The cool thing is if you pick up a book it will crack open, for example. I'm pretty sure the interaction is entirely cosmetic but it is also rather clever and polished.
    
    So much of the game is impressive.
- NFXFSX
  
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  November 16, 2011 9:28 PM
  
  hahahaha the barrel one is awesome.
- scernos
  
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  November 16, 2011 9:42 PM
  
  lol this user discovered salem's lot...
  
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcLgKHAS5EQ
- etherboy
  
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  November 16, 2011 10:15 PM
  
  Wasn't there a funny video someone posted the other day with a bunch of glitches in it?
- hijacker02
  
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  November 17, 2011 4:58 AM
  
  Lol Last one was funny even though I knew about that already
  - Rehevkor
    
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    November 17, 2011 5:13 AM
    
    it blue you away?
    - hijacker02
      
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      November 17, 2011 6:40 AM
      
      Really lol
  - JozhGoober
    
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    November 17, 2011 7:18 AM
    
    I'm gonna direct you to this three year old post: http://www.shacknews.com/chatty?id=17753861
- FlatlineDixay
  
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  November 17, 2011 5:24 AM
  
  Working as designed.
- darthfusion
  
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  November 17, 2011 4:16 PM
  
  My toon in Skyrim has just been inspired to be a 'master' thief :P