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Portal 2 Hints
How can I get the tubes to drop some cubes?
1 of 5: Look around for a button pedestal.
2 of 5: Using the Zoom feature, you should be able to spot one on the other side of the chamber, a ways to the right of the turret's little platform.
3 of 5: There's a large portal-friendly wall section in the button pedestal's area, so peek out and fire a blue portal onto it.
4 of 5: Turn around and put an orange portal onto the floor nearby, then drop through it.
5 of 5: You can then go over to the pedestal and press its button to get both cube tubes to drop redirection cubes.
