Six seconds may not seem like much, but when it comes to scientific experimentation every second you can squeeze out is infinitely valuable!
An official Valve video for Portal 2, submitted by several people

Aperture Investment Opportunity #2: “Bot Trust”

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Posted by Shawn Handyside on March 28, 2011 · 4:10 PM 
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73 Responses to “[VIDEO] Aperture Investment Opportunity #2: “Bot Trust””

  1. MasqueNoMercy on March 28th, 2011 4:19 pm

    after all, the last human they had destroyed their entire facility

  2. tveye on March 28th, 2011 4:22 pm

    There is an underlying theme to this video.
    Nothing can be trusted.

    Oh wait, you were expecting a joke.

  3. spplmj on March 28th, 2011 4:30 pm
  4. Annonith on March 28th, 2011 4:31 pm

    It costs millions of dollars and years of research to build a pair of robots that will trust each other… for six seconds. </lame heavy weapons guy joke>

  5. DoctorRefined on March 28th, 2011 4:34 pm

    What? I threw my best friends into fire pits all the time, and they didn't get mad. Granted, they couldn't really get mad with the whole flesh burning thing.
    How am I not trustable?

  6. The Real Lanthus on March 28th, 2011 4:41 pm

    i thought the underlying theme was "you'll like portal 2 more than Little Kittens that puke Rainbows and smell like cookies."

  7. Moggsster on March 28th, 2011 4:44 pm

    You'd be surprised at what one can accomplish in six seconds.

  8. BoxeyBrown on March 28th, 2011 4:45 pm

    I already trust these guys more than my friends…

  9. EddRazzell on March 28th, 2011 4:46 pm

    SEE PORTAL 2 POSTS

    EXPECT SHAWN TO POST ADVICE MEMES WITHIN A WEEK ;)

  10. mikeorike on March 28th, 2011 4:55 pm

    dammit! i knew terminator didn't finish the job!

  11. Wetmang on March 28th, 2011 5:05 pm

    Needs more Crusher

  12. HoopleDoople on March 28th, 2011 5:14 pm

    I have a whole new respect for GlaDOS. She waited 19 whole levels before pushing me into the fire. I guess we made quite the team!

  13. C__F on March 28th, 2011 5:22 pm

    Recently, I have been questioning my investment choice of Aperture Science. Now that I see what they put my money toward, I am quite pleased with their results. Those were the best 6 seconds of my life.

  14. Moukari37 on March 28th, 2011 5:27 pm

    Funny, reminds me of Magicka co-op play… no, humans can´t be trusted. Especially if your things are shinier than theirs.

  15. invadingduck on March 28th, 2011 5:34 pm

    Fun Fact!: Fire destroys all friendships.

  16. invadingduck on March 28th, 2011 5:36 pm

    RoboPan?

  17. GameboyPATH on March 28th, 2011 5:44 pm

    No, no, no, sort of.

  18. GameboyPATH on March 28th, 2011 5:44 pm

    I liked Aperture Science better when their public personality came from a soul-less rogue AI program.

  19. oreopizza47 on March 28th, 2011 6:10 pm

    That is not trust. That is backstabbing. We sell that, too.

  20. Armetron on March 28th, 2011 6:23 pm

    BAM!!! robots gave us 6 more seconds of cooperation than humans, good job robots

  21. Sir_Nox on March 28th, 2011 6:24 pm

    Hug Teammate

    Pick them up and throw them into Incinerator.

  22. Vabolo on March 28th, 2011 6:32 pm

    On the other hand, she WAS pressing on that button labeled "Deadly Neurotoxin" the whole time, but to no effect.

  23. Vabolo on March 28th, 2011 6:33 pm

    SEE THIS POST.

    SEE POST RUN.

    RUN, POST, RUN!

    *Revs-up minigun*

  24. Vabolo on March 28th, 2011 6:34 pm

    No shit, do you know how hard it is to get rainbows out of a rug?

  25. £cake on March 28th, 2011 6:38 pm

    Do be fair it seemed like the orange-eyed robot had the worse end of all the trust tasks. Being flung across the room, almost taking a laser to the face--I don't blame him for pushing the other robot into the firepit.

  26. Frankenstrat247 on March 28th, 2011 6:52 pm

    technically, it's much longer than that thanks to respawning…so we have robots that will trust each other in multiple increments of 6 seconds

  27. Mentlegen on March 28th, 2011 6:52 pm

    So, somehow all my comments in this submission are disappearing.

    I guess even IntenseDebate hates them.

  28. DM1293 on March 28th, 2011 7:10 pm

    Could be worse. I can't think up a decent joke since the Chuck Norris one.

    I would like it if my submission yesterday comes through. I at least have a joke planned for that one.

  29. DM1293 on March 28th, 2011 7:11 pm

    You get a point. Not because of your statement, but because your avatar is the best damn thing ever.

  30. DM1293 on March 28th, 2011 7:13 pm

    "The Aperture Science Disposal Facility would like to remind you that the garbage incinerator is located on the highest level of the facility, for easy transport and disposal of all ashes accumulated through the process of science. All ashes will be used toward environmentally friendly measures until science finds a way to use your ashes for meaningful purposes. You monster."

  31. Mentlegen on March 28th, 2011 7:15 pm

    friendship.exe failure;

    >TerminateProcess "test_partner";

    >run <trollface.exe>

    Critical failure: facial expressions unavailable!

    >run <fuuuuuu.mp3>

  32. Zyquux on March 28th, 2011 7:45 pm
  33. Zyquux on March 28th, 2011 7:49 pm

    That's not a joke. That's an advice meme. We sell those too.

  34. Alpar on March 28th, 2011 7:56 pm

    You must have some pretty bad friends.

  35. Alpar on March 28th, 2011 7:57 pm

    I think you have an avatar of the best robot here, spplmj.

  36. Alpar on March 28th, 2011 7:57 pm

    Well they're only not mad at you because as the fires burned they hurt because they were so happy for you…

  37. GameboyPATH on March 28th, 2011 8:02 pm

    AAAYOOOOOOOOO!

  38. GameboyPATH on March 28th, 2011 8:05 pm

    Comments? Look, mate, you know who has a lot of comments? Robots pushing their buddies into fire pits over a PS3 trophy.

    IntenseDebate has STANDARDS.

  39. Vabolo on March 28th, 2011 8:22 pm
  40. Vabolo on March 28th, 2011 8:25 pm

    He fights against his friends.

    This comment works better if you read the preceding line in Ike's (from Super Smash Brothers Brawl, not South Park, mind you (although…)) voice.

  41. The Real Lanthus on March 28th, 2011 8:42 pm

    eh just cover it up, the kitten really helped you out. the rug now smells like fresh baked cookies.

  42. Leo E. on March 28th, 2011 8:58 pm

    And so we put these robots through a series of rigorous exercises to build a sincere bond of trust!

    *one robot pushes the other into a fire*

    Those aren't the trustworthy robots. They're the bitter ones. We sell those too.

  43. Vabolo on March 28th, 2011 9:02 pm

    I'LL TAKE EIGHT!

  44. MC Ninja on March 28th, 2011 9:05 pm

    Maybe I'd trust robots if I would've gotten cake and be still alve.

  45. Zyquux on March 28th, 2011 9:15 pm

    I was trying to think of a Cave Johnson joke, but I couldn't. Nice one.

  46. fmarulz on March 28th, 2011 9:26 pm

    the voice is from Ted Williams isn´t it : D

    *edit*
    I´m wrong as I just found that the voice is from J. K. Simmons : D
    And in the process I found out he is doing the voice of Aang and katara son Tenzin
    And after that I found out there is going to be a new series of avatar : D

  47. Deep Thought on March 28th, 2011 9:46 pm

    Quite right… because we at Aperture Science would like you to know that we find it important to show that our research into mechanical replacements for our fleshy employees. Improvement in researcher availability will make it easier for Aperture Science to work for you, the consumer.

    Remember, at Aperture Science, we care (more than Black Mesa)

  48. nighten2_0 on March 28th, 2011 9:56 pm

    Critical failure: MP3 was not found. would you like to lose all of your stored data? Yes/Yes/YES!!!! me: well… that sucked… DAM WINDOWS VISTA!

  49. nighten2_0 on March 28th, 2011 9:58 pm

    uh… have you found rubberfruit's crack vault?!

  50. nighten2_0 on March 28th, 2011 9:59 pm

    BUILD ROBOTS!

    STILL GET BETRAYED!

  51. nighten2_0 on March 28th, 2011 10:00 pm

    well that was the opposite. (OH DEAR GOD! HERE COME THE GRAMMER HAMMERS!)

  52. nighten2_0 on March 28th, 2011 10:02 pm

    thats not a advice meme, that's a cave Jonson joke… We sell those two.

  53. BoxeyBrown on March 28th, 2011 10:32 pm

    I've always had a problem with Ike's philosophy about treating friends.

  54. DoctorRefined on March 28th, 2011 10:34 pm

    But these points of data make a beautiful line.

  55. shadow649 on March 28th, 2011 10:35 pm

    let's see… $400,000 for 12 seconds… six seconds for only $200,000 to kill 1 robot. Heavy weapons guy is credit to economy! who needs a whole robot to kill another robot…

  56. Master Eraqus on March 28th, 2011 11:16 pm

    I know, but… DAT TROPHY.

    I'll go to my room now…

  57. Master Eraqus on March 28th, 2011 11:24 pm

    GRAMMAR HAM- huh? Oh, I left my Grammar Hammer at the Land of Departure.

    Someone help me out here!

  58. Master Eraqus on March 28th, 2011 11:25 pm

    Which Avatar?

  59. GazzyW007 on March 29th, 2011 1:35 am

    That's betrayal, NOT The Power of Friendship. We sell that too.

  60. Shady Kitsune on March 29th, 2011 1:45 am

    Trust no one. Suspect everyone.
    Become a paranoid old hermit.

    But atleast you never got pushed into a pit of fiery death!

  61. Shady Kitsune on March 29th, 2011 1:47 am

    What they don't tell you is that theres no difference between the trustworthy and bitter models, other than the price tag.

    They also sell price tags.

  62. Shady Kitsune on March 29th, 2011 1:50 am

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  63. Shady Kitsune on March 29th, 2011 1:53 am
  64. Shady Kitsune on March 29th, 2011 1:55 am

    Of the Air Bender kind, I presume.

    Not the robot form Futurama.
    But we sell those too.

  65. Shady Kitsune on March 29th, 2011 1:56 am

    It keeps happening!

    I told you about the test subjects, doc! I told you!

  66. Dimomarg on March 29th, 2011 7:14 am

    note to self: Spies can now disguise as robots.

  67. Vabolo on March 29th, 2011 9:49 am

    Silly Mentlegen, IntenseDebate hates everyone and everything with equal disgust.

  68. Gearheadmk2 on March 29th, 2011 11:37 am

    And we're out of beta, we're releasing on time.

  69. Dash12345678 on March 31st, 2011 2:35 am

    Revised edition: Fire is capable of deteriorating all friendships. By burning them. Particularly effective in temperatures exceeding four thousand degrees kelvin.

    Fun Fact2!: Aperture Science has been able to identify the static quotient for friendship. They have also begun translating that into terms that make some small level of sense.

  70. Dash12345678 on March 31st, 2011 2:40 am

    So I'm glad I got to burn the infants,
    think of ignoring what I mistakenly said,
    for the babies who are still alive.

  71. Dash12345678 on March 31st, 2011 2:44 am

    Well, I certainly don't see the resemblance.

  72. deathbychickens on April 7th, 2011 10:33 pm

    *sigh*….glaD0s is trying to kill me over and over again…but at least i have you by my side to help me along the way. wait…what the hell are you….damn you peabody!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  73. 1avidgamer on April 12th, 2011 3:40 am

    It's as if Valve knows what we're gonna be doing in Co-op.

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