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[[File:Excursion Funnel.jpeg|thumb|400px|An Excursion Funnel]]

The '''Excursion Funnel''', also known as the '''Tractor Beam~~''' or '''Sucky Blowie~~''', is a game [[Mechanics|mechanic]] introduced in ''Portal 2''. The mechanism creates a wide cylindrical beam of blue light that the player may enter or exit at any time. It seems to defy the laws of gravity, allowing anything/anyone who enters to become weightless and travel along the path of the Funnel. Anyone or anything caught inside the Funnel travels in the direction that the Funnel is flowing in, unless the Funnel is reversed, which is usually accomplished through the activation of a [[Heavy Duty Super-Colliding Super Button|button]].

The '''Excursion Funnel''', also known as the '''Tractor Beam''', is a game [[Mechanics|mechanic]] introduced in ''Portal 2''. The mechanism creates a wide cylindrical beam of blue light that the player may enter or exit at any time. It seems to defy the laws of gravity, allowing anything/anyone who enters to become weightless and travel along the path of the Funnel. Anyone or anything caught inside the Funnel travels in the direction that the Funnel is flowing in, unless the Funnel is reversed, which is usually accomplished through the activation of a [[Heavy Duty Super-Colliding Super Button|button]].

Excursion Funnels can pass through portals and can cross vast distances, and can, therefore, be used to solve puzzles in which Funnels may not initially appear to be useful.

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==Demonstration==

==Seen in==

===Portal 2 Single-Player campaign===

*[[Portal 2 Chapter 8 Test Chamber 1]] (introduced)

*[[Portal 2 Chapter 8 Test Chamber 2]]

*[[Portal 2 Chapter 8 Test Chamber 3]]

*[[Portal 2 Chapter 8 Test Chamber 4]]

*[[Portal 2 Chapter 8 Test Chamber 5]]

*[[Portal 2 Chapter 8 Test Chamber 6]]

*[[Portal 2 Chapter 8 Test Chamber 11]]

*[[Portal 2 Chapter 8 Test Chamber 12]]

*[[Portal 2 Chapter 8 Test Chamber 15]]

*[[Portal 2 Chapter 8 Test Chamber 16]]

*[[Portal 2 Chapter 9 Mash-up]]

*[[Portal 2 Chapter 9 Holmes Vs Moriarty]]

*[[Portal 2 Chapter 9 Morton's Fork]]

*[[Portal 2 Chapter 9 Finale]]

===Portal 2 Multi-Player Campaign===

*[[Portal 2 Co-op Course 4 Chamber 1]] (introduced)

*[[Portal 2 Co-op Course 4 Chamber 2]]

*[[Portal 2 Co-op Course 4 Chamber 3]]

*[[Portal 2 Co-op Course 4 Chamber 4]]

*[[Portal 2 Co-op Course 4 Chamber 5]]

*[[Portal 2 Co-op Course 4 Chamber 6]]

*[[Portal 2 Co-op Course 4 Chamber 7]]

*[[Portal 2 Co-op Course 4 Chamber 8]]

*[[Portal 2 Co-op Course 4 Chamber 9]]

*[[Portal 2 Co-op Course 5 Chamber 2]]

*[[Portal 2 Co-op Course 5 Chamber 8]]

*[[Portal 2 Co-op Course 6 Chamber 2]]

*[[Portal 2 Co-op Course 6 Chamber 7]]

===Sixense MotionPack DLC===

*[[Portal 2 Sixense MotionPack DLC Test Chamber 7]] (introduced)

*[[Portal 2 Sixense MotionPack DLC Test Chamber 2 (Advanced)]]

*[[Portal 2 Sixense MotionPack DLC Test Chamber 3 (Advanced)]]

*[[Portal 2 Sixense MotionPack DLC Co-op Test Chamber 5]]

*[[Portal 2 Sixense MotionPack DLC Co-op Test Chamber 6]]

==Trivia==

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*When inside an Excursion Funnel in the single player campaign, soothing music plays, possibly to relate the tactile sensation of being weightless in a funnel. All other sound is blocked out or significantly dampened.

*In ~~Super Mario Galaxy, there is something that looks similar to, and has a similar function to, the Excursion Funnel from~~ Portal 2~~. It has the same blue swirls and transparency.~~

*In promotional material for Portal 2, Excursion Funnels are stated to be made of "Liquid Asbestos".

* There is a beta Excursion Funnel in the Central AI Chamber in Portal, ~~it holds up the cores when detached. But if you try to jump into the~~ Excursion Funnels~~, you will fall through it immediately~~.

==Gallery==

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== External links==

== External links ==

*[http://store.steampowered.com/video/620/5787 Portal 2 E3 Demo (Excursion Funnels)]

[[Category:Mechanics]]

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 [[File:Excursion Funnel.jpeg|thumb|400px|An Excursion Funnel]]
-The '''Excursion Funnel''', also known as the '''Tractor Beam''' or '''Sucky Blowie''', is a game [[Mechanics|mechanic]] introduced in ''Portal 2''. The mechanism creates a wide cylindrical beam of blue light that the player may enter or exit at any time. It seems to defy the laws of gravity, allowing anything/anyone who enters to become weightless and travel along the path of the Funnel. Anyone or anything caught inside the Funnel travels in the direction that the Funnel is flowing in, unless the Funnel is reversed, which is usually accomplished through the activation of a [[Heavy Duty Super-Colliding Super Button|button]].
+The '''Excursion Funnel''', also known as the '''Tractor Beam''', is a game [[Mechanics|mechanic]] introduced in ''Portal 2''. The mechanism creates a wide cylindrical beam of blue light that the player may enter or exit at any time. It seems to defy the laws of gravity, allowing anything/anyone who enters to become weightless and travel along the path of the Funnel. Anyone or anything caught inside the Funnel travels in the direction that the Funnel is flowing in, unless the Funnel is reversed, which is usually accomplished through the activation of a [[Heavy Duty Super-Colliding Super Button|button]].
 Excursion Funnels can pass through portals and can cross vast distances, and can, therefore, be used to solve puzzles in which Funnels may not initially appear to be useful.
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 ==Demonstration==
 {{youtube|1oVpE40V9rE|hd=on|widths=960,720,512,384}}
+==Seen in==
+===Portal 2 Single-Player campaign===
+*[[Portal 2 Chapter 8 Test Chamber 1]] (introduced)
+*[[Portal 2 Chapter 8 Test Chamber 2]]
+*[[Portal 2 Chapter 8 Test Chamber 3]]
+*[[Portal 2 Chapter 8 Test Chamber 4]]
+*[[Portal 2 Chapter 8 Test Chamber 5]]
+*[[Portal 2 Chapter 8 Test Chamber 6]]
+*[[Portal 2 Chapter 8 Test Chamber 11]]
+*[[Portal 2 Chapter 8 Test Chamber 12]]
+*[[Portal 2 Chapter 8 Test Chamber 15]]
+*[[Portal 2 Chapter 8 Test Chamber 16]]
+*[[Portal 2 Chapter 9 Mash-up]]
+*[[Portal 2 Chapter 9 Holmes Vs Moriarty]]
+*[[Portal 2 Chapter 9 Morton's Fork]]
+*[[Portal 2 Chapter 9 Finale]]
+===Portal 2 Multi-Player Campaign===
+*[[Portal 2 Co-op Course 4 Chamber 1]] (introduced)
+*[[Portal 2 Co-op Course 4 Chamber 2]]
+*[[Portal 2 Co-op Course 4 Chamber 3]]
+*[[Portal 2 Co-op Course 4 Chamber 4]]
+*[[Portal 2 Co-op Course 4 Chamber 5]]
+*[[Portal 2 Co-op Course 4 Chamber 6]]
+*[[Portal 2 Co-op Course 4 Chamber 7]]
+*[[Portal 2 Co-op Course 4 Chamber 8]]
+*[[Portal 2 Co-op Course 4 Chamber 9]]
+*[[Portal 2 Co-op Course 5 Chamber 2]]
+*[[Portal 2 Co-op Course 5 Chamber 8]]
+*[[Portal 2 Co-op Course 6 Chamber 2]]
+*[[Portal 2 Co-op Course 6 Chamber 7]]
+===Sixense MotionPack DLC===
+*[[Portal 2 Sixense MotionPack DLC Test Chamber 7]] (introduced)
+*[[Portal 2 Sixense MotionPack DLC Test Chamber 2 (Advanced)]]
+*[[Portal 2 Sixense MotionPack DLC Test Chamber 3 (Advanced)]]
+*[[Portal 2 Sixense MotionPack DLC Co-op Test Chamber 5]]
+*[[Portal 2 Sixense MotionPack DLC Co-op Test Chamber 6]]
 ==Trivia==
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 *When inside an Excursion Funnel in the single player campaign, soothing music plays, possibly to relate the tactile sensation of being weightless in a funnel. All other sound is blocked out or significantly dampened.
-*In Super Mario Galaxy, there is something that looks similar to, and has a similar function to, the Excursion Funnel from Portal 2. It has  the same blue swirls and transparency.
+*In promotional material for Portal 2, Excursion Funnels are stated to be made of "Liquid Asbestos".
-* There is a beta Excursion Funnel in the Central AI Chamber in Portal, it holds up the cores when detached. But if you try to jump into the Excursion Funnels, you will fall through it immediately.
 ==Gallery==
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 {{Show achievement|Portal 2|Tunnel of Funnel}}
-== External links==
+== External links ==
 *[http://store.steampowered.com/video/620/5787 Portal 2 E3 Demo (Excursion Funnels)]
-{{MechanicsNav}}
+{{Portal2MechanicsNav}}
 [[Category:Mechanics]]