Giant Companion Cube appears in New York City

When Cal Tech plays a prank on New York City, they do one hell of a job! Of course when you have a sculpture sitting around that’s a big ol’ cube, you’re kind of asking for it!
Don’t worry fellow New Yorkers, keep calm and carry on testing!
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Companion Cube Prank
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Posted by Shawn Handyside on December 15, 2011 · 6:38 AM 
FAILLAMENOT BADPRETTY GOODAWESOME (269 votes, average: 4.80 out of 5)
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Disguises, No Caption Needed, Photo Op, Portal, Sneak Attack, The Great Outdoors, Tips & Tricks, Too Much Free Time, Under Construction, Valve Software

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42 Responses to “Giant Companion Cube appears in New York City”

  1. Darkliff on December 15th, 2011 6:48 am

    if i have to incinerate this one too im gonna cry

  2. Renkin on December 15th, 2011 6:48 am

    So awesome it broke the rating system.

    <img src="http://i.imgur.com/wQGSX.jpg"&gt;

  3. Alpar on December 15th, 2011 6:50 am

    Don't worry. It'll just come back…

    it always comes back.

  4. Axel X on December 15th, 2011 6:51 am

    *googles Cal Tech's motto*

    "The truth shall make you free"

    …so the cake…isn't a lie?

  5. Alpar on December 15th, 2011 6:52 am

    One vote…

    I'll assume it has to do with the character from your avatar, since you were probably the one who voted at the time before screencapping.

  6. NotB0b on December 15th, 2011 7:12 am

    I wonder how long it will take, for some idiot who has no idea what Portal even is, to vandalize this piece of artwork. Lets observe, for science …. you monsters.

  7. Dycro on December 15th, 2011 7:39 am

    <img src="http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/9569/gimlibeautifueditl.png&quot; />

    [5 more days of LotR reactions then I swear I will be done]

  8. Deep Thought on December 15th, 2011 7:44 am

    Cave Johnson here.

    Now you may think that Aperture Science had a part to play in this prank on NYC. Truth is, we didn't. Those little Cal Tech bastards broke in and stole it. Now I know you may be feeling a bit of rage at Aperture's Prototype Companion Cube for the Vertically Challenged may have been stolen, but I'll give you the good news: The sentries managed to take two or three of them down on their way out. Suck on that, Beavers. Now I promise that Aperture Science will do everything in our power to remove the large cumbersome object from the center of the square. Until then, enjoy the free testing that we are providing for you. Usually you have to pay us to take part in this. (Especially you, hobos. Just don't use it as a bathroom.)

    Cave Johnson. We're done here.

  9. Ice_Cold_Water on December 15th, 2011 7:52 am

    D'aaaawww! It's so cute! <3

  10. Seanhl on December 15th, 2011 8:00 am

    that bird thinks it's funny

  11. Seanhl on December 15th, 2011 8:02 am

    I was wondering how long before pigeons turn the thing white, so I got Nico Bellic to "take care" of them, what could POSSIBLY go wrong

  12. HughbertEsq on December 15th, 2011 8:23 am

    I assure you that the giant Companion Cube cannot, and will not attempt to mug you in an alleyway.
    Why do I even bother I don't know anything about New York

  13. Hazenkain on December 15th, 2011 8:54 am

    I used to be an sculpture like you, but then I took an emancipation grill to the knee.

  14. ProfessorLuigi on December 15th, 2011 9:05 am

    We have warehouses full of them.

  15. ProfessorLuigi on December 15th, 2011 9:06 am

    You heard it folks.
    5 more layers of hell to go!

  16. Vosur on December 15th, 2011 9:09 am

    It's a key then.

  17. ProfessorLuigi on December 15th, 2011 9:35 am

    Don't forget that the discovery of no cake leads chell to violently exit the facility.
    It's the temptation of cake that leads her deeper.

  18. ibbolia on December 15th, 2011 9:56 am

    It will not attempt to occupy financial districts and is, in fact the 1%.

  19. ibbolia on December 15th, 2011 9:58 am

    Hello? Is this thing on? I'm still in space here, so… there's that. And I can very honestly say that the Companion Cube is most certainly not my fault. I would hardly say that I can be held responsible for every little detail that goes on during a major core reactor malfunction, which is much less dangerous than everyone thinks. Oh and if someone can tell Valve to stop sending me numbers and Greek letters that'd be great.

  20. TransPM on December 15th, 2011 10:08 am

    Wait… does this mean that the white gel ISN'T ground up moon rocks!?!?…. I feel so dirty

  21. TransPM on December 15th, 2011 10:10 am

    Thank you Cal Tech students, for doing what you must… because you could

  22. HughbertEsq on December 15th, 2011 10:22 am

    Unrelated, but I need to get this onto Halolz and there's no way I'm using Outlook to email it to Shawn… rel="nofollow"> rel="nofollow">

  23. MasqueNoMercy on December 15th, 2011 10:24 am

    one time it was covered in a giant yarn sock or something… it's better than just staring at the regular cube! keep doing stuff to it! it is a boring cube that you spin around when youre really bored or drunk! as a new yorker i invite you guys to play with the cube

  24. MasqueNoMercy on December 15th, 2011 10:26 am

    no matter what it might tell you, the weighted companion cube will neither mace nor arrest you for occupying public space

  25. Seanhl on December 15th, 2011 10:27 am

    keep this on the down low, but aperture ran out of moon rocks years ago, now they use deoderized pigeon artificial moon rock gel

  26. Seanhl on December 15th, 2011 10:31 am

    now are you TRYING to get the 99% to incinerate it?

  27. Seanhl on December 15th, 2011 10:31 am

    someone get me a 1 kit here, Ice_Cold_Water has been hit, *shakes fist at sky* DAMN YOU TROLLS!!!

  28. vash_ts on December 15th, 2011 10:32 am

    is that the madison´s cube garden?

  29. ibbolia on December 15th, 2011 10:50 am

    +1s are being dispensed, and a Pyro has been called to the region!

  30. ibbolia on December 15th, 2011 10:52 am

    Cave Johnson here,

    WHAT THE HELL?! That's it, all the lab boys are fired. Out of a cannon.

    We're done here.

  31. SadFace298 on December 15th, 2011 11:17 am

    This shit always happens like a day after I leave the city.

  32. VyseRogueKing on December 15th, 2011 11:50 am

    For the good of all of us except the ones in New York.

  33. MasterLuigi452 on December 15th, 2011 12:14 pm

    Mind = Blown.

  34. MasterLuigi452 on December 15th, 2011 12:24 pm

    <img src="http://www.ponychan.net/chan/arch/src/130671966379.gif"&gt;
    Well done gentlemen. Well done.

  35. TomQuoVadis on December 15th, 2011 1:46 pm

    Wh-what is this masterpiece? I haven't felt to urge to cry at a movie for a long time…

  36. Shawn Handyside on December 15th, 2011 2:20 pm

    I kinda wanna go to the city just to see it but I bet they took it down by now.

  37. Shinji40k on December 15th, 2011 2:39 pm

    Certainty of death? Small chance of remaining sanity? well then, what are we waiting for?

  38. TransPM on December 15th, 2011 2:48 pm

    If only this had been discovered sooner! The great Cave Johnson could have been spared from his moon-rock-inhalation related death

  39. Deep Thought on December 15th, 2011 3:38 pm

    What are these tears for…

    I had no idea what I just saw!

  40. DiamyoAlex on December 15th, 2011 4:14 pm

    The waited companion cube of New York will never threaten to stab you. It will, however probably mug you.

  41. C__F on December 15th, 2011 8:39 pm

    As if this synthetic pigeon stuff isn't more dangerous than moon poisoning.

  42. C__F on December 15th, 2011 8:42 pm

    The weighted companion cube proves that actions indeed speak louder than words.

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