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Published on Oct 11, 2012

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!?

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  • KeanDProductions

    MUSIC PLEASE I LOVE THIS BEAT!!! TELL ME

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  • Cactus JumperDC

    minecraft beta 1.8.1 portal mod (closed portal look)

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  • SupaSmarty y

    Awsome!!!

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  • 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.

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  • Ethan Houtman

    the cube is floating in SPACCCEEEEE!!!!

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  • bryantysoncody

    TAKE MY MONEY!!

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  • GLaDOS Core

    Impressive.

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  • elliotjgill

    I want one so bad

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  • Ammon Dowis

    Check the description.

    "music is called whoaaa by EOM

    from further, farther album"

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  • Cole Chafin

    No way!

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  • Iuri Chiba

    maybe the other one was already activated.

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