Mike Daas (The Pink Tree)'s video: Portal 2 s paradoxical self-powering setups

Many items in Portal 2 puzzles can be forced to power themselves. This can lead to some very delicate and subtle setups that completely transform the logic of a puzzle. We explore various approaches to this idea in this short video documentary. Discord server: https://discord.gg/frGPcD4Npf Portal 2 video essay playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFBvo5mKC3u2EUkrxq4Iyd6_avKzSc9G8 Check out my second channel for music and gameplay videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdTXfBKwf2rJoVdgAKUoS_A Nomori: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2092190/Nomori_Prologue/ Please feel free to share your thoughts in the comments below. Links to the maps that I show or discuss in the video in order: - "Block Logic" by me: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1929240082 - "f" by HankyMueller: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1956516754 - "Stasis" by Mevious: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=71751171 - "Trenches" by Azorae: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=160440097 - "Tapestry" by Dolphiner: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2501452201 - "Canonical" by me: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1430258649 - "Pigeonhole" by asears16: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2808661753 - Example map by me: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2880248920 Are you a new player looking to start playing and making some good maps? Consider checking out the following links. RedSilencer's ''Introduction to the Workshop'' collection: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=470046703 My ''Reliquiae'' collection: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1979390071 ''No elements'' connection to learn about momentum and portal preservation: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=129519365 Thumbnail made by theCCguy. Huge thanks to them! Their workshop: https://steamcommunity.com/id/theccguy Music: made by me. I often upload my music on my second channel, linked above. There's also https://soundcloud.com/mike-daas-1 and https://mikeastro.bandcamp.com/. Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 01:36 - Basics with lasers 04:18 - Funnel bootstraps 06:20 - Light bridge bootstraps 08:18 - Surprising bootstraps 11:22 - Outro