Pedestal Button

Pedestal Buttons are a game mechanic used within the Portal series. They can be found very frequently throughout Test Chambers and are primarily used to allow the player to trigger or toggle a particular function. They can be activated with the "Use" key (default: ).

Uses
Pedestal Buttons are used for multiple purposes to initiate a particular action. More common uses include the dropping of a Cube, activating a Gel pipeline and opening a door. They can also be timer-based, where the action, for example -- extending a platform, is only activated for a specific length of time.

Trivia

 * Several of Portal: Still Alive's bonus chambers feature an version of the Switch that can manually fizzle cubes and cause them to respawn. This variation is exclusive to Still Alive and is not present in Portal's campaign.