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== Related achievements ==
== Related achievements ==
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{{Achievement table
| 1 = {{Show achievement|Portal 2|Vertically Unchallenged}}
| 1 = {{Show achievement|Portal 2|Vertically Unchallenged}}
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== Trivia ==
== Trivia ==
* A fourth gel, "Sticky Gel", was tested within ''Portal 2''. It would have allowed players to walk on walls and ceilings; however, it was removed early on during the development due to making play-testers motion-sick.<ref>Chapter 8, page 4 of ''[[Portal 2 - The Final Hours]]''.</ref>
* The gel mechanic is a borrowed concept from ''TAG: The Power of Paint''.
** A fourth gel, "Sticky Gel", was also borrowed from ''TAG'' and was tested within ''Portal 2''. It would have allowed players to "stick to a surface so you can walk up a wall like Fred Astaire in ''Royal Wedding''"<ref>Chapter 8, page 2 of ''[[Portal 2 - The Final Hours]]''.</ref>; however, it was removed early on during development due to making play-testers motion-sick.<ref>Chapter 8, page 4 of ''Portal 2 - The Final Hours''.</ref>
* Repulsion Gel was [[Aperture Science]]'s first attempt at creating a dietetic pudding substitute.
* Repulsion Gel was [[Aperture Science]]'s first attempt at creating a dietetic pudding substitute.
* Similar to the way in which the student game ''[[Narbacular Drop]]'' became ''Portal'', the paint mechanic was borrowed from a student game called ''Tag: The Power of Paint''.


== See also ==
== See also ==
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