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Portal's Companion Cube Gets Teleported To Toronto

ADAM — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 15:19:06 MDT

I think this post is just a clever way to out the Canadians... ya know like how they ask for your postal code, er zip code at the Canadian Tire, er I mean ... um, Lowes, so they can data mine and stuff eh. :)

Ah screw it, I'm gonna go get myself a Blue Light and watch the Leafs lose to the Sabres :)

ADAM

Portal's Companion Cube Gets Teleported To Toronto

Koztah — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 12:42:39 MDT

@UltimatePancakeSensation:

What do you mean, "State"? I think you're geographically confused.

Koztah

Portal's Companion Cube Gets Teleported To Toronto

ScratchFury — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 12:25:22 MDT

I'm VERY surprised that no one commented on this being a Huge Success!

ScratchFury

Portal's Companion Cube Gets Teleported To Toronto

Americo — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 11:11:12 MDT

@UltimatePancakeSensation: It would be better if they were in different countries. Actually, ON DIFFERENT CONTINENTS!

Americo

Portal's Companion Cube Gets Teleported To Toronto

Terroris — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 09:43:21 MDT

@mariospants: its actually made of win.

Terroris

Portal's Companion Cube Gets Teleported To Toronto

Gray665 — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 08:04:30 MDT

Best Art Ever.

Gray665

Portal's Companion Cube Gets Teleported To Toronto

YouCanEatMe — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 01:34:41 MDT

Awesome. I'm going over in the morning to get more pics.

YouCanEatMe

Portal's Companion Cube Gets Teleported To Toronto

CrimsonShin — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 00:51:08 MDT

Wow, I wish I can see that in person.

CrimsonShin

Portal's Companion Cube Gets Teleported To Toronto

Heartless1 — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 23:30:22 MDT

THATS SO AWSOME!!
I want that in my house, just so when guests stop by they're like WTF!!??

Heartless1

Portal's Companion Cube Gets Teleported To Toronto

Miksho — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 23:13:37 MDT

This is awesome. A web phenomenon to call our own, and I completely missed out on the ? Blocks in Queen's park or wherever he put them, so I'll be heading down to see these tomorrow. Also, his shirts really are worth looking at, especially "I'd Hit That."

Miksho

Portal's Companion Cube Gets Teleported To Toronto

AntiZERØ — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 22:48:47 MDT

Here's a idea, put half the Cube and Portal in Toronto, and the other part in Japan, that would be pretty awesome...

AntiZERØ

Portal's Companion Cube Gets Teleported To Toronto

Trowble (XBL/PSN) — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 22:18:47 MDT

It would be funny if a restaurant did that in the similar manner and offered cake in their menu only for it to be a lie.

Trowble (XBL/PSN)

Portal's Companion Cube Gets Teleported To Toronto

apartment42 — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 21:45:01 MDT

Its on Yonge street just south of Bloor, NOT on Bloor street. Its been there for a bit now - I walk past it every day.

apartment42

Portal's Companion Cube Gets Teleported To Toronto

Bluecell — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 21:40:37 MDT

@Bluecell: Appologies. That third link didn't work. For those interested, you can just click "get directions" and enter the other portal in the extra field given. They're about 20 blocks apart.

Bluecell

Portal's Companion Cube Gets Teleported To Toronto

misc.insanity — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 21:35:20 MDT

Remember to support Posterchild by buying one of his shirts.
[www.topatoco.com]

misc.insanity

Portal's Companion Cube Gets Teleported To Toronto

Superstar90 — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 21:05:13 MDT

YAY US! And by us I mean Torontonians.

Superstar90

Portal's Companion Cube Gets Teleported To Toronto

Bluecell — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:59:31 MDT

@ggodo, strobefx, kingme: lazy, LAZY, LAZY

There's a link in the post to the site. There is nearly always a link to the site if it isn't a kotaku original story. Why don't you try clicking on it?
Or if you're too laaaaazy....

Portal 1:[maps.google.com]
Portal 2:[maps.google.com]

Distance between the two: [maps.google.com]

Good?
Good.

Hopefully they're still there the next time I go downtown. I'm around Yonge/Bloor a lot.

Bluecell

Portal's Companion Cube Gets Teleported To Toronto

Tsuzu — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:59:11 MDT

Awwww. Why can't these things happen when I'm there visiting? ;-; *Has been to Bloor-Yonge a few times.*

Tsuzu

Portal's Companion Cube Gets Teleported To Toronto

IntelSilver — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:56:49 MDT

I'm going to check it out. I have friends in Toronto.
Why am I saying this. Who cares...

IntelSilver

Portal's Companion Cube Gets Teleported To Toronto

angry_gamer — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:52:25 MDT

Near where I work. BTW the area they put the stuff on is being torn down for a giant size condo by Bazi. It's 1 Bloor East.

angry_gamer

Portal's Companion Cube Gets Teleported To Toronto

GordieHoweHatTrick — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:40:17 MDT

Gah, wish I could go down to see it, but can't. Maybe the cube could play for the Maple Leafs? They are hurting right now, yet I'm sure it'll do better than most of the team anyways.

If the cube was in Montreal, I'm sure cake would be substituted for poutine :-p yummmm.

GordieHoweHatTrick

Portal's Companion Cube Gets Teleported To Toronto

Spiderbait — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:39:32 MDT

Wait, aren't the portals on sideways? What's up with that?

Spiderbait

Portal's Companion Cube Gets Teleported To Toronto

Chopper_Mike — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:30:47 MDT

The Pie is a Lie? xDDDDD

Looks good, but it would be better if it was a VG store... both sides

Chopper_Mike

Portal's Companion Cube Gets Teleported To Toronto

Hion — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:30:42 MDT

Anyone else think that this getting a tad bit repetitive?

Hion

Portal's Companion Cube Gets Teleported To Toronto

Platypus Man — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:17:05 MDT

I submitted this this morning. I was waiting to see how long it would be until it got up here. That is, unless someone else actually submitted it before I did...

Cool...

Platypus Man

Portal's Companion Cube Gets Teleported To Toronto

OmegaX123 — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:16:32 MDT

(still no 'edit' button... *grumblegrumble*) 'Toronto's in Canada' unless there's another Toronto somewhere in the States, that I haven't heard of (entirely possible).

OmegaX123

Portal's Companion Cube Gets Teleported To Toronto

OmegaX123 — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 20:14:26 MDT

@UltimatePancakeSensation: That'd be 'province'. Toronto's in Canada, dude.

OmegaX123

Portal's Companion Cube Gets Teleported To Toronto

dicknasty — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 19:51:06 MDT

@Shoemaster: you friggin' beat me to it

dicknasty

Portal's Companion Cube Gets Teleported To Toronto

Bon5ai — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 19:48:41 MDT

@PsycheDiver: Much better to go and see NYC ala Max Payne style, aka Toronto. I saw a high speed chase down Younge 2 days ago, with helicopters, NYC police cars. There is also a NYC police station, 51st I believe on bloor.

Bon5ai

Portal's Companion Cube Gets Teleported To Toronto

Rez23 — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 19:41:41 MDT

lmao I saw that today! I cant believe it showed up here on Kotaku, I walked right by it, had a good laugh

Rez23

Portal's Companion Cube Gets Teleported To Toronto

PsycheDiver — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 19:31:55 MDT

I'm SO going to see this on the weekend! I love living in Toronto...

PsycheDiver

Portal's Companion Cube Gets Teleported To Toronto

DarkTetsuya — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 19:29:10 MDT

Would you guys forgive me if I said I was all Portal/cake/still alive'd out by now? I guess after hearing the 100th rendition of 'Still Alive' you get jaded. :P

(Okay well that was kinda funny.)

DarkTetsuya

Portal's Companion Cube Gets Teleported To Toronto

kingme — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 19:26:12 MDT

where is this?? Bloor and what??

kingme

Portal's Companion Cube Gets Teleported To Toronto

Trispzest — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 19:23:18 MDT

@Maximus9: that is one of the best ideas to go and do this saturday...i'll even walk there since i live in St. Jamestown

BLEEKER FTW

Trispzest

Portal's Companion Cube Gets Teleported To Toronto

BPMΣ — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 19:21:52 MDT

I think the coolest part is how there's a photo of "the other side" in each "portal." :)

BPMΣ

Portal's Companion Cube Gets Teleported To Toronto

Maximus9 — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 19:08:34 MDT

Ah TO, home sweet home, how many years has it been? So are all the new gangs emerging in TO going to steal this?

Maximus9

Portal's Companion Cube Gets Teleported To Toronto

UltimatePancakeSensation — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 19:04:07 MDT

@Polywhirl: Of course. Because most people are omniscient and able to detect the joke from hundreds of miles away.

"Most people" are going to experience this "joke" as you call it via the internet. Given that frame of reference, yes, they are "omniscient and able to detect the joke from hundreds of miles away".

Even seeing one portal is interesting. "Where is the other side?" a player of the game would have to wonder. There wouldn't even need to be one. It's already cool.

Having both portals in decent proximity to each other is cool, and I never in any way said it was bad (note the smiley face in my original post). Still very neat!

But having each portal thousands of miles apart seems like it would be on a much more grand scale. A person might not even know there is another portal, but then to find out that the other side was that far away...it adds a sort of amazingness to it. Then, in person, people in two entirely different locations, whether they knew it or not, would be part of the same "happening".

Anyway, I think it would be pretty neat, Mr. Sarcasm Pants. :)

UltimatePancakeSensation

Portal's Companion Cube Gets Teleported To Toronto

Diesel_Power — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 19:01:25 MDT

Nice! Check it out tommorow.

Diesel_Power

Portal's Companion Cube Gets Teleported To Toronto

Naelok — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:54:38 MDT

Time to go steal this. Somehow.

Naelok

Portal's Companion Cube Gets Teleported To Toronto

Krytha — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:51:24 MDT

Hmmm maybe Ill take a look next time I go home... Then again, Ive just seen it here...

Krytha

Portal's Companion Cube Gets Teleported To Toronto

Richard Es. — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:51:16 MDT

Haha I'm going to see if I can check this out tonight.

Richard Es.

Portal's Companion Cube Gets Teleported To Toronto

Part-Time-Viking — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:51:04 MDT

I hope that Valve is satisfied with the sheer popularity (well deserved, don't get me wrong) of Portal.

Part-Time-Viking

Portal's Companion Cube Gets Teleported To Toronto

hrabbit — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:49:18 MDT

this is just so awesome 8D

hrabbit

Portal's Companion Cube Gets Teleported To Toronto

shazmuscle — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:49:17 MDT

Bloor street, not boor street

shazmuscle

Portal's Companion Cube Gets Teleported To Toronto

Aethyr — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:48:56 MDT

Wow, that's super cute.

Aethyr

Portal's Companion Cube Gets Teleported To Toronto

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:48:36 MDT

@Groovy_Guy: Yup, thanks for the heads up. Fixed! :)

Michael McWhertor

Portal's Companion Cube Gets Teleported To Toronto

Fyren — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:48:27 MDT

Much better then SMB due to its subtle display in a commuted public place

Another bonus for putting it in K-town/street.

Fyren

Portal's Companion Cube Gets Teleported To Toronto

mariospants — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:48:21 MDT

nice idea, but I kind of imagined the real companion cube being made of either some kind of painted aluminum or blow-molded plastic. These ones looks too much like wood or cardboard!

mariospants

Portal's Companion Cube Gets Teleported To Toronto

strobefx — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:45:28 MDT

Where are they on Bloor? It's a pretty big street.

strobefx

Portal's Companion Cube Gets Teleported To Toronto

The_Foo — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:45:05 MDT

I must check this out!

The_Foo

Portal's Companion Cube Gets Teleported To Toronto

ErskinPig — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:43:23 MDT

lolo cake is a lie!!111! companion cube!!1!1 Is the coolness rubbing off on me?! LOVE ME!!!!!!

etc :P

ErskinPig

Portal's Companion Cube Gets Teleported To Toronto

goldwings — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:42:18 MDT

@Groovy_Guy: lol I just noticed that as well. Maybe you can change that typo Michael.

goldwings

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Polywhirl — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:41:15 MDT

@UltimatePancakeSensation: Of course. Because most people are omniscient and able to detect the joke from hundreds of miles away.

I think it's genius all th way-Placement, style, set-up. Just fantastic.

Polywhirl

Portal's Companion Cube Gets Teleported To Toronto

ggodo — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:41:03 MDT

Is there like a map showing where they are in relation to each other?

Cuz it would be cool.

ggodo

Portal's Companion Cube Gets Teleported To Toronto

Collapse The Control — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:40:07 MDT

Portal is a great game, I just find it odd how popular that cube became.

I threw that shit in the fire so damn quick!

But it's cool it is becoming a pop phenom.

Collapse The Control

Portal's Companion Cube Gets Teleported To Toronto

Shoemaster — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:39:49 MDT

Good thing they didn't do this in Boston.

1/31/07 Never Forget

Shoemaster

Portal's Companion Cube Gets Teleported To Toronto

DigiMish — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:39:09 MDT

I knew there was a portal leading to the real world at the bottom of the incinerator where I dropped the cube :)

DigiMish

Portal's Companion Cube Gets Teleported To Toronto

Groovy_Guy — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:36:06 MDT

I believe it is Bloor street, not "Boor" in that picture...

Groovy_Guy

Portal's Companion Cube Gets Teleported To Toronto

goldwings — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:36:00 MDT

Sweet I'm going there on Saturday so I'll definitely see it.

goldwings

Portal's Companion Cube Gets Teleported To Toronto

B33 — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:35:23 MDT

Nifty.

B33

Portal's Companion Cube Gets Teleported To Toronto

UltimatePancakeSensation — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:33:11 MDT

It would be a bit cooler if each side was in a different state. :)

UltimatePancakeSensation