Hacked portal gun actually levitates a companion cube

hackaday hacks a prop portal gun to actually levitate a companion cube.
http://wp.me/pk3lN-mPR

I was out to lunch with a couple friends, brainstorming ideas for fun projects when one of them says "Wouldn't it be cool if we could build a working gravity gun?". We all immediately concurred that while it would in fact be cool, it is also a silly proposition. However, only a few seconds later, I realized we could do a display piece that emulated this concept very easily. Floating magnetic globes have been around for quite some time.

I determined I would tear the guts out of a stock floating globe and mount it on a portal gun, since they're easier to find than a gravity gun. I would also build a custom companion cube to be the correct size and weight necessary.

Go to the project link to see how I hacked this portal gun to actually float a companion cube.
http://wp.me/pk3lN-mPR

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[TheSilverLemon]

You went through a closed portal? WHAT MADNESS IS THIS!?

[KeanDProductions]

MUSIC PLEASE I LOVE THIS BEAT!!! TELL ME

[Cactus JumperDC]

minecraft beta 1.8.1 portal mod (closed portal look)

[SupaSmarty y]

Awsome!!!

[Creighton Urgo]

Cool hack! Did you need to use a micro-controller and a coil? You might have been able to do the same thing with both a strong attracting magnet and a weaker opposing magnet on the portal gun.

[Ethan Houtman]

the cube is floating in SPACCCEEEEE!!!!

[bryantysoncody]

TAKE MY MONEY!!

[GLaDOS Core]

Impressive.

[elliotjgill]

I want one so bad

[Ammon Dowis]

Check the description.

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[Cole Chafin]

No way!

[Iuri Chiba]

maybe the other one was already activated.