A problem of portals in real life...

Insane scientific testing calls for insane scientific protective gear! Those boots literally work like magic! Also after playing Portal 2 for a bit, I couldn’t help but  wonder what keeps Chell’s head from getting bashed open when she slams into the ceiling using an “aerial faith plate” over and over. Oh well just another one of life’s mysteries I guess!
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Posted by Shawn Handyside on April 19, 2011 · 8:51 AM 
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52 Responses to “A problem of portals in real life…”

  1. C__F on April 19th, 2011 8:55 am

    "But yeah, there's boots that will be able to take that stress."

    There we go, problem solved. Screw logic, I have utility footwear. *Leans backwards; falls out of an airplane*

  2. Leo E. on April 19th, 2011 9:04 am

    There's an app a boot for that.

  3. Chris on April 19th, 2011 9:05 am

    Isn't the problem with portals in real life the part about the fucking portals in real life?

  4. Rain on April 19th, 2011 9:11 am

    But there's nothing that can stop your organs from coming out of your ass

  5. smartmonkey on April 19th, 2011 10:00 am

    Problems gravity?

  6. madhatter0082 on April 19th, 2011 10:04 am

    Well, the answer is obvious. We need to jump into infinite portals with a parachute.

  7. HughbertEsq on April 19th, 2011 10:14 am

    Wow… three uploads in one day?
    Hmmmm…….
    WHO ARE YOU AND WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO SHAWN?!?

  8. Nick Soapdish on April 19th, 2011 10:26 am

    I have heard of fucking portals in real life. I think they're called glory holes though.

  9. Queen of Souls (DT) on April 19th, 2011 10:31 am

    Here at Aperture Science, we would like to point out that we laugh at the face of Physics, as we were studying how to build quantum space holes during college. This petty little argument, might I add, has already been made moot due to the fact that we've tried the boots! Guaranteed!

    Suck it.

    Kindly,
    Aperture Science

  10. meinmattias on April 19th, 2011 10:46 am

    Achievement unlocked: "Companion Tube."

  11. meinmattias on April 19th, 2011 10:47 am

    Logic has no place in video games! In the 80s, floating platforms were everywhere! Explain the physics in that!

  12. Macross2020 on April 19th, 2011 11:17 am

    "Companion Lube"?

  13. MorningMoon on April 19th, 2011 11:21 am

    Duh, they were made of ANTI-GRAVITY! 8D

  14. invadingduck on April 19th, 2011 11:31 am

    "Science is just another word for magic."
    -StrongBad

  15. HughbertEsq on April 19th, 2011 11:40 am

    DAMMIT NOW I CAN'T PLAY PORTAL ANYMORE!!!!
    CURSE YOU INTERWEBS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  16. HughbertEsq on April 19th, 2011 11:40 am

    Challenge accepted
    (later)
    challenge revoked *shlpoignsejsnabanbl*

  17. HughbertEsq on April 19th, 2011 11:41 am

    Problem BP?

  18. BoxeyBrown on April 19th, 2011 12:01 pm

    Boots! Don't worry, valve's got everything covered…

  19. Roflcopter419 on April 19th, 2011 12:21 pm
  20. DrSexington on April 19th, 2011 12:41 pm

    Job well done *strokes evil mustache*

  21. Queen of Souls (DT) on April 19th, 2011 12:49 pm

    It will not stab you in the back, and in fact, cannot speak.

  22. seanhl on April 19th, 2011 1:18 pm

    … well not with that thing in its mouth…

  23. seanhl on April 19th, 2011 1:20 pm

    I know, I mean because of the first game all cake is fictitious, now EVERYTHING is a lie, I think I may even be a lie, I certainly know Candlejack is a…

  24. Funkalicous on April 19th, 2011 2:07 pm

    Wait, so would every human have to wear these boots?

    …what has been seen cannot be unseen.

  25. MasqueNoMercy on April 19th, 2011 2:36 pm

    theres only fall damage, no velocity damage… i like halo reach's use of velocity damage.
    speed up fast enough with in monitor mode and turn back into a spartan and you will splatter yourself against a wall, ceiling, floor, whatever :D

    so much for that technically advanced suit of armor when a pair of fancy shoes can do better

  26. MasqueNoMercy on April 19th, 2011 2:37 pm

    yeah, you know, like no one hears your arguments anymore? like when you moot a tv. it bottles my mind to think that they are the same word!

  27. Zyquux on April 19th, 2011 2:54 pm

    The Companion Lube might not, but the Companion Tube will certainly "stab" you in the back….

  28. Dr.Panda on April 19th, 2011 3:23 pm

    F***ing Portals…how do they work?

  29. Combatbeaver on April 19th, 2011 3:43 pm
  30. C__F on April 19th, 2011 4:21 pm

    Don't you mean mute a TV? There's a difference between 'moot' and 'mute'.

  31. Wetmang on April 19th, 2011 4:24 pm

    Because bent sticks of plastic and Apple's new Iboot make you invincible

  32. KiruBananers on April 19th, 2011 5:14 pm

    And nobody can forget the COMPANION BOOBS- *shot with rifle.*

  33. Uzumakiclan43 on April 19th, 2011 5:38 pm

    Another problem they forgot to mention is THE FUCKING NOISE spawned when two portals, layered on top of each other, create an infinite loop. And you thought that Scream Resonance was painful…

  34. Darth_Destro on April 19th, 2011 5:40 pm

    Oh, I see. You think you are so smart with you're terminal velocity and air resistance. Well, if you're so smart explain fucking magnets!

  35. TheTopHatKid on April 19th, 2011 6:57 pm

    YOU DARE BRING LOGIC INTO MY LAIR?!

  36. DM - Gentrollman on April 19th, 2011 7:43 pm

    Annnnd we're all going to hell again. Nick, what have we told you about playing the Devil's Advocate?

  37. DM - Gentrollman on April 19th, 2011 7:49 pm

    Scientists = Wizards then?

    Hrm…

    Does that make Gandalf the Middle Earth version of Carl Sagan?

  38. ProfessorLuigi on April 19th, 2011 8:53 pm

    To be precise:
    "The word 'technology' means 'magic'. Or basically just the stuff you use and have no idea how it works. and when it breaks, you have to buy a new one."

  39. Solid_Snivy on April 19th, 2011 9:21 pm

    Damn it, he *is* real! *chases after sean* You won't claim another human, you monster! *shoots at*

  40. reddog51 on April 19th, 2011 10:59 pm

    *Flip open a phone* Sir they know,what to do. * listen to the phone* I DON'T NEED WESKER HELP SIR.*listen to the phone some more* ok sir. *shoot hughbertesq* See i don't his help

  41. Queen of Souls (DT) on April 19th, 2011 11:07 pm

    Never plug your Devil's Advocate into a neurotoxin wielding AI system? That was the only lesson I learned today.

  42. seanhl on April 20th, 2011 12:24 am

    be thankful I didn't link a picture of one of those things <img src="http://www.rubbermasters.com/index_template_2_i00004a.jpg"&gt;
    Oh God damn it, I think my hand is possessed, anyone got a chainsaw?

  43. Totema on April 20th, 2011 2:14 am

    Just wear your Gunboats, you namby-pamby lab boy.

  44. Chris on April 20th, 2011 4:30 am

    Look at you pretending that you're not really sure. Nobody's fooled. ;)

  45. Marzen on April 20th, 2011 6:59 am

    Those boots don't fix the fact that sometimes when I fly out of portals, I SLAM MY FUCKING HEAD INTO A CEILING.

    What, did GLaDOS fit us with an invisible helmet or something?

  46. tmotom on April 20th, 2011 8:12 am

    I would imagine that would be like stepping on a grav panel in Dead Space 2

  47. TomQuoVadis on April 20th, 2011 11:35 pm

    The obvious answer is that Chell is secretly a cartoon character. Laws of Physics only apply to her when convenient.

  48. ZeikHunter on April 21st, 2011 12:38 am

    Cave Johnson. We're done here. *air-hump*

  49. adiosToreador on April 21st, 2011 4:08 am

    ok theres more than one problem with portals they defy the most basic laws of physics

    imagine the following scenario:

    [IMG ]http://i51.tinypic.com/30clt93.jpg[/IMG]

    according to the law of conservation of energy this scenario is impossible since energy cannot be CREATED or destroyed

    looking back into the infinite fall portal arrangement, the test subject shouldnt even be able to fall at all

    to ilustrate this think of that portal arrangement as some sort of tunnel

    [IMG ]http://upload.wikimedia.org/math/0/f/3/0f36df929ac9d711a8ba8c5658c3bfee.png[/img]

    this means that there are 2 objects in this scenario, 1 of then is the test subject and the other is an object of great mass (enough to mimic earth's mass) at the end of the "tunnel", BUT WAIT the tunnel is INFINITE, which means that even if such 2nd object exists its mass must be also infinite in order to be able to have ANY effect on the test subject, such thing doesnt exist and the area between both portals is devoid of gravity

    but the test subject wouldnt just float in between both portals he/she wouldnt be attracted the center of the object with the bigger mass in this scenario, the earth, he/she will be attracted to the area AROUND the portal

    [IMG

  • SonicsmyName on April 21st, 2011 3:22 pm

    Pffft, Gandalf is OBVIOUSLY the Middle Earth version of Bill Nye.

  • ChaoPLS on April 24th, 2011 12:05 am

    You DARE bring caps into my lair?

  • Disko42 on July 23rd, 2011 10:45 am

    Someone doesn't understand the concept of relative inertia.
    When you shot the other portal to go a direction, your direction doesn't change relative to you, it changes relative to your surroundings. You're still moving along the same path, it's just been redirected.

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