I was never good at physics. You can help!

[hazliya]

So, I'm stuck at a level in Portal where in order to progress, I need to jump off a cliff (into a portal) in order to come out jumping as high as possible on the other side.

My question is this: Do you gain more momentum by
a) pencil-dropping into a portal close to the base
or
b) jumping on an angle into a portal some distance from the base?

Whichever it is, I need to figure out how to get that extra edge. I'm coming up just barely too short every time.

-H

EDIT: To help, here's a cheap little diagram:

1. Jump into hole.
2. Come out of hole full-force
3. Shoot next platform with previous color portal at apex of jump
4. Come out of new portal instead, repeat 3

That continues for about 4 platforms or so.

Comments

[neuromancerzss.livejournal.com]

I wrote another response that hopefully didn't get mailed to you because I realized it might spoil a puzzle. It's possible that neither a) nor b) is faster and you need another way to generate momentum.

[hazliya.livejournal.com]

I saw the other one, but it didn't spoil anything. =)
I'm on level 18, and there's really no way to double-fall in this room. =/