Aperture Science is a scientific research company founded by Cave Johnson. Portal and Portal 2 take place in Aperture Science's Enrichment Center, which is dedicated to endlessly testing the Aperture Science products and the humans that use them. Newspaper reporting the purchase of the salt mine Aperture Science was founded as Aperture Fixtures in the early 1940s by Cave Johnson. Aperture Fixtures was primarily dedicated to the manufacture and distribution of shower curtains – a low-tech portal between the inside and outside of a shower – with Cave Johnson winning the "Shower Curtain Salesman of 1943" award. Some time between 1943 and 1947 the company's name was changed to "Aperture Science Innovators". While this was initially done to make their shower curtains sound more hygienic, the company's focus would indeed soon shift to actual science. Cave Johnson purchased a large, abandoned salt mine in Upper Michigan in which Aperture Science's Enrichment Center would be built;

however, there was at least one alternate location in Cleveland, Ohio. Throughout the late 1940s and the 1950s, Aperture Science would begin its comprehensive testing and research practices. The best possible test subjects, the likes of Olympians, astronauts and war heroes were first chosen. They were also the second largest contractor after Black Mesa for the Department of Defense from 1952 to 1954. Aperture's developments in this period included Repulsion Gel, the Weighted Storage Cube, the 1500 Megawatt Super Colliding Super Button and the Aperture Science Portable Quantum Tunneling Device, an early and significantly larger version of the modern Portal Gun. In 1968, Cave Johnson attending court hearings regarding Aperture Science's involvement with the disappearances of astronauts, likely due to many of them not returning from testing. By the 1970s, Aperture Science was financially unstable. The Olympians, astronauts and war heroes that were used as test subjects were replaced with vagrants who were paid $60 for their time.

Aperture Science would continue its research and created Propulsion Gel. In the 1980s, test participation became mandatory for all staff, raising the quality of the test subjects, but diminishing employee retention. ikea benzy curtainsAperture's financial problems were severe at this time, but development continued. gunila axen curtainsMoon rocks were used to create Conversion Gel, an efficient portal conductor. esente curtainsCave Johnson would also be poisoned by his experiments with moon rocks and become deathly ill. As his health degraded he delegated his leadership to his assistant Caroline, asking that her consciousness be placed in a computer. Testing continued with the hope that passing through portals repeatedly might somehow cure Cave Johnson of his illness.

Aperture Science also began development of its Genetic Lifeform and Disk Operating System, an artificial intelligence which would be used to oversee scientific testing. In 1998, GLaDOS was brought online for the first time during Aperture Science's annual bring-your-daughter-to-work-day. GLaDOS instantly became self-aware and homicidal. GLaDOS flooded the enrichment center with a deadly neurotoxin, killing most of the scientists. Aperture Science was effectively shut down and placed into a permanent testing cycle by GLaDOS.We're sorry, but we could not fulfill your request for /posts/gamer-girl/ on this server. An invalid request was received from your browser. This may be caused by a malfunctioning proxy server or browser privacy software. Your technical support key is: 36ff-3f07-1756-6707 You can use this key to fix this problem yourself. If you are unable to fix the problem yourself, please contact marie at thesimpli.st and be sure to provide the technical support key shown above.

I M PortalinPortal TestingPortal PostersAwesome PortalNerd NessDrawings StuffBut GeekGeek ThingsThings I LoveForwardAperture Science. // But what if they're RIGHT?!Portal CavePortal 2Glados PortalNews PortalSigns PortalFunny PortalPortal GamingMikey QuotesGame QuotesForwardCave Johnson; "Those of who volunteered to be injected with praying mantis DNA, I've got some good news and bad news."#portal #quotes #aperturescience #gamer #geekI made something to prove my love for these two ladies. Yay PortalPortal Half LifeSebastian NordlundFavorite PartsFavorite GamesGlados PortalStretched Canvas2 StretchedPoor GladosForwardPoor GlaD0s... We tried to kill her for a good cause....Surviving her trying to kill us xDFull text of "Practical Physics"The all new SpaceCamper TH5 is powered by a Porsche engine and billed as the world's fastest camper (Photo: SpaceCamper)With the original Volkswagen T2 Microbus set for extinction, the days of VW bread loaf camper conversions appear numbered unless something like the Bulli concept comes to fruition.

As Gizmag learned at the Dusseldorf Caravan Salon, however, the VW bus camper is not only alive in the 21st century, it's thriving.The original Volkswagen T2 Microbus disappeared from more prominent markets decades ago, after its German production run ended in 1979. But it has continued production in Brazil to this very day, making it the longest produced vehicle model in history, according to VW. While other markets have moved through multiple generations of Transporter vans, up to the current T5, Brazil has pumped out the beloved Kombi continuously since September 1957.Last year, news reports of a 2013 T2 demise began surfacing, indicating that Brazilian safety legislation requiring airbags and anti-lock brakes would officially make the antiquated mini-bus a thing of the past. Volkswagen revealed last month that the iconic bus will be phased out with a 600-model Last Edition version. Those 600 buyers will get their chance to buy into the VW T2 bus dream, but after that, daydreams of concert-to-concert road tripping in brand-new conversion campers will officially be outdated.

Or so the "half empty" crowd would have you believe. While later generations of Volkswagen vans don't have the distinctive styling or iconic status of the T2, they still make sound platforms for small, maneuverable, mobile-living caravans. In fact, the VW badge appeared again and again throughout the halls of the 2013 Caravan Salon in Dusseldorf, popping-up on everything from basic, factory-produced models to a juiced up camper billed as the fastest in the world.SpaceCamper in depth a few years ago, and the company has added a few new innovations to its line of multi-use camper vans since then. At this year's show, it premiered what it calls the world's fastest camper, the SpaceCamper TH5 (pictured at the top of the article). Built with the help of TH Automobile, a German outfit that adds Porsche engines to Volkswagen vans, the TH5 caravan is powered by a 542-hp version of a 911 V6 engine. TH also donated other Porsche drive components, including the transmission, to give drivers confidence at up to 174 mph (280 km/h).

SpaceCamper lists the starting price of the TH5 at an unsurprisingly hefty €250,000 (US$338,000). The SpaceCamper TH5 is built on the VW T5-based SpaceCamper Open, which the company revealed at last year's Dusseldorf Salon. That model's name is derived from the dual side doors that help to make it airy and flexible. The kitchen unit pulls out of one of the side doors, getting you cooking outdoors mere minutes after you pull into the campsite.The "people's car" manufacturer had plenty of its own campers on display, showcasing a series of California vans, as well as the smaller Caddy Tramper. Volkswagen does a lot with a small amount of space, packing amenities like stoves, sinks, fresh water tanks, and compressor cool boxes into its vans. While Volkswagen's camper vans didn't appear anywhere near as rugged as some of the fully equipped off-road rovers of the show, the manufacturer does offer 4Motion all-wheel drive and underbody protection packages.The most notable of the California campers on display was the California Generation, which made its debut at the show.

Designed to celebrate 25 years of the California – and some 100,000 models produced – the special edition Generation packs a long list of features, including an extended deluxe sleeping surface, dark tinted windows with reinforced sound insulation, a four-bicycle tailgate holder, a WLAN router in the glove compartment, and a ParkPilot obstacle monitoring system. As equipped at the show, the 180-hp, "Black Berry Metallic" Generation lists at €76,863.29, but less ambitious buyers can get started at €58,310.It may have been its banana-yellow color, compact size, 4Motion all-wheel drive, cool pop-up roof box, or more likely a combination of all four, but we liked the 110-hp Caddy Tramper over all other official VW campers. The small, wagon-like van was displayed with camping amenities like a cool box, table and chairs, tailgate awning and ventilation grille. The show model lists at €37,762, and the base model Tramper starts at just under €21,000.Terracamper had several rugged off-road SUVs on display in addition to the Terock that we looked at last week.

While the Tecraft, based on the large VW Crafter van, doesn't look quite as armed and dangerous as the Terock, due to the lack of a snorkel, it still brings plenty of hardware to the dirt, including 4Motion AWD, up to three differential locks and a 120-mm lift kit. Like the Terock, it can also be outfitted with a winch, snorkel and other off-road-specific accessories.As with Terracamper's other models, a rail system inside allows the driver to quickly set the van up with furniture and equipment for camping, rearrange the layout, and strip it to an empty cabin for cargo hauling. The single rear seat is also removable. The van includes an 80-liter fresh water tank, inside/outside water system, portable toilet and two-burner stove.One of the most visually interesting VW van campers on display in Dusseldorf, the Cape Town from German manufacturer Hymer, adds some wood-style trim to the sides of a 2.0-liter VW T5, putting a contemporary spin on classic styling. The Cape Town includes a generous pop-top roof with folding double bed, insulated flooring and a 3-kW diesel auxiliary heater for winter use, a 35-liter fresh water tank with sink and shower, and a full kitchen with 49-liter compressor refrigerator and dual-burner stove.