Was GLaDOS Wrong About Science? - Momentum & Physics in Portal - Extra Credits

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Subject: History, Politics, Mythology
Content of the Lesson: Portal has a lot of science fiction elements from selective matter destroyers, hard light bridges, and cake. But the core gameplay is focused on a very simple principle in physics: momentum. Manipulating momentum is key to solving all of the problems Glados sets out in the game, so you can contribute to Apature Science the best you can. But what if the portals in Portal actually destroyed every principle of energy we know of today? Subscribe to Extra Credits for more episodes every Wednesday! http://bit.ly/SubToEC Get info about all our shows at https://extracredits.site ___________ Get your Extra Credits gear at the store! https://extracredits.store Thanks for participating in this week's discussion! We want you to be aware of our community posting guidelines so that we can have high-quality conversations: https://www.extracredits.site/extra-credits-community-code-of-con Follow Us On Our Social Media! Twitter: http://bit.ly/ECTweet Facebook: http://bit.ly/ECFBPage Twitch: http://bit.ly/ECtwitch Instagram: http://bit.ly/ECisonInstagram Tumblr: http://bit.ly/EConTumblr ___________ ♪ Intro Music: "Penguin Cap" by CarboHydroM http://bit.ly/1eIHTDS ♪ Credits Music: "Reconstructing Lemons" by Chimpazilla https://ocremix.org/remix/OCR03310


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