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How can I get some gel to where I can jump onto the higher floor?
1 of 12: Examining the flooring that's next to the higher floor, you'll see that most of it is metal mesh. Repulsion gel would just ooze through the holes in that flooring without sticking to it.
2 of 12: There is a solid section of flooring over there, but it's being constantly "bombarded" with big globs of what appears to be water.
3 of 12: Never mind the water for now. Look around for a way to get repulsion gel onto the solid floor section.
4 of 12: As in the previous sphere's test chamber, the floor that's directly underneath the repulsion gel tube is portal-friendly.
5 of 12: Put an orange portal under it, then look for a portal-friendly surface that would fling gel globs onto the solid flooring that's near the higher floor.
6 of 12: The only possibility is the extended wall panel that's in the little side room area.
7 of 12: Put a blue portal on it to get the repulsion gel to start hitting the solid flooring underneath the water flow.
8 of 12: Unfortunately, the water will wash off the repulsion gel as fast as it can get there. You'll need to find a way to shut off the water flow.
9 of 12: Notice that hitting the pedestal's button starts up a ticking sound. If you wait a few seconds, the ticking will stop and the water will start flowing again.
10 of 12: You're going to need to get some gel onto the solid flooring and then make the jump quickly after pressing the button in order to beat the timer.
11 of 12: Get your portals set back up to fling repulsion gel onto the solid flooring, then jump up and hit the pedestal's button.
12 of 12: Lean on the Duck key to stop bouncing, then run over to the solid flooring, wait if necessary for some gel to hit it, then quickly jump from it to the higher floor.
