https://theportalwiki.com/w/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=ThinkingwithportalsPortal Wiki - User contributions [en]2026-04-19T03:22:58ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.44.0https://theportalwiki.com/w/index.php?title=Material_Emancipation_Grill&diff=70163Material Emancipation Grill2013-03-02T19:22:43Z<p>Thinkingwithportals: </p>
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<div>[[File:Emancipation Grid.jpg|right|300px|thumb|The Material Emancipation Grill as it appears in ''Portal 2''.]]<br />
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{{Quotation|'''GLaDOS'''|This Aperture Science Material Emancipation Grill will vaporize any unauthorized equipment that passes through it - for instance, the Aperture Science Weighted Storage Cube.|sound=GLaDOS_00_part1_success-3.wav}}<br />
The '''[[Aperture Science]] Material Emancipation Grill''' (also known as '''Emancipation Grills''' or '''fizzlers''',) are shimmering, semi-transparent particle fields that appear in the Aperture Science testing facilities. Emancipation Grills disintegrate any object and blocks any portal that passes through, while allowing the player and the [[Handheld Portal Device]] to pass without issue.<br />
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== Function ==<br />
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The primary function of the Emancipation Grill is to vaporize any unauthorized equipment that passes through it while allowing test subjects and the [[Handheld Portal Device]] to pass through. When something is vaporized, the object turns black, hovers in mid-air, and disintegrates, emitting small flames and sparks. In ''[[Portal 2]]'', this is accompanied with a loud sound when the object comes in contact with the Grill. The Emancipation Grill will glow brightly in ''Portal 2'' as objects approach it to warn the player that it will vaporize the object once they come into contact. Portals also cannot pass through the Grill.<br />
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The Emancipation Grill also causes the Handheld Portal Device to shake, signaling that it has "rebooted", and that any portals that have been placed have now been removed. This functions to give the player a clean slate upon starting a new test. It also prevents players from navigating the Aperture Science testing facilities quickly by using portals.<br />
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An unforeseen consequence of repeated use of the Emancipation Grill has shown to emancipate teeth, tooth enamel, crowns, fillings, and ear canals.<br />
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== Appearances ==<br />
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=== Portal ===<br />
{{See also|Portal}}<br />
In ''Portal'', the Emancipation Grills appear as incandescent particle fields in many different locations.<br />
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=== Portal: Still Alive ===<br />
{{See also|Portal: Still Alive}}<br />
In ''Portal: Still Alive'', the Emancipation Grills appear as incandescent particle fields in many different locations.<br />
=== Portal 2 ===<br />
{{See also|Portal 2}}<br />
In ''Portal 2'', Emancipation Grills appear more solid in nature compared to ''Portal''. They are light blue in coloring and have a shimmering water-like appearance. In the [[developer commentary]], it was noted that they look this way to appear more "safe" to players, while still showing that there is a barrier to inanimate objects.<br />
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== Gallery ==<br />
{{Gallery<br />
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|File:Portal 1 Emancipation Grid.jpg|alt1=Material Emancipation Grill|Emancipation Grill in ''Portal''<br />
|File:Large Emancipation Grid.jpg|alt2=A larger Emancipation Grill, used in a test chamber in ''Portal 2''|A larger Emancipation Grill, used in a test chamber in ''Portal 2''<br />
|File:Vaporized.jpg|alt3=A vaporized [[Discouragement Redirection Cube]] in ''Portal 2''|A vaporized [[Discouragement Redirection Cube]] in ''Portal 2''<br />
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==Videos==<br />
{{see also|Videos}}<br />
{{Youtube|95Qo_6HbSwE}}<br />
The Material Emancipation Grill as it appears in a [[Chamberlock#Videos|Chamberlock informational video]].<br />
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== Related Achievements ==<br />
=== Portal: Still Alive ===<br />
{{Achievement table<br />
| 1 = {{Show achievement|Portal: Still Alive|A Feeling Like Floating}}<br />
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=== Portal 2 ===<br />
{{Achievement table<br />
| 1 = {{Show achievement|Portal 2|Preservation of Mass}}<br />
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== Trivia ==<br />
* The [[Borealis]] was designed to contain Emancipation Grills, as seen in [[:File:Borealis Blueprint.png|this blueprint]].<br />
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[[Category:Mechanics]]</div>Thinkingwithportalshttps://theportalwiki.com/w/index.php?title=Talk:Emergency_Intelligence_Incinerator&diff=69933Talk:Emergency Intelligence Incinerator2013-02-28T01:37:35Z<p>Thinkingwithportals: Created page with "Why are the incinerators only opened by timed buttons? Wouldn't Aperture just keep it open forever so they can just throw junk in it without clicking a button and having to ru..."</p>
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<div>Why are the incinerators only opened by timed buttons? Wouldn't Aperture just keep it open forever so they can just throw junk in it without clicking a button and having to run to it in a couple of seconds?</div>Thinkingwithportals