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Image is a computer model of the object as a photo is inadvisable due to containment procedures

Item #: SCP-XXXX

Object Class: Euclid

Special Containment Procedures: Under order of O5-██, SCP-XXXX cannot be removed from containment and no testing is authorized except under extraordinary circumstances and must be approved by a majority vote of O5 council members.

SCP-XXXX must be submerged within a lead lined vat of liquid nitrogen held within a darkened, environmentally controlled containment room with a maximum temperature of -150° C. SCP-XXXX must not be exposed to any light or heat source at any time unless for testing purposes.

Personnel retrieving SCP-XXXX must wear an environmental suit outfitted with radiation protection and night vision device utilizing a Class F lantern-style light source of 1 lumen without a focused beam. The vat containing SCP-XXXX cannot be opened until it is inside an approved and secured testing chamber without lighting and a temperature of -150° C or lower.

Description: SCP-XXXX is a black spherical object that is 25 cm in circumference retrieved from low Earth orbit after a collision with a ████████████ Communications satellite. The object absorbs 99.995% of visible light and the surface temperature is measured at -270° C and hums at varying frequencies based on the levels of energy it is exposed to (recorded hums range from 40 to 10000 hz). It is comprised of four layers nested within each other with ornate designs consisting of multiple shapes and sizes. Each layer is 2 mm thick. The inner layers tumble freely within the outer layer when the object is not active.

Figure A - Computer model of the active device

SCP-XXXX absorbs all electromagnetic radiation (EMR). It stores the EMR until it has accumulated enough to become active. EMR collected by the object is stored without any visible decay or discharge, therefore exposure to energy sources will have a cumulative effect toward activation. Once active, the inner layers of the object begin to spin and increase in RPM causing the hum that it emits to rise in frequency and intensity. Each layer begins to rotate in the opposite direction of the preceding layer, creating a gyroscopic effect.

As the object continues to absorb EMR all of the layers will break apart into multiple small objects and spin freely suspended in the air while expanding outward in all directions (see Fig A). A field will form in the center of the object that is theorized to nullify all electromagnetism within that field. The object adheres to Earth gravity, however based on limited testing and observation it appears that the field it creates is unmoving, bound to a fixed point in space. This makes studying the effect exceedingly difficult given the constant rotation and revolution of the Earth, movement of the solar system, and movement of the galaxy. From an observer's vantage point the field that is created appears to shoot off in a random direction at speeds in excess of 4.34 million kilometers per hour. This field disintegrates all matter within and light cannot pass through it. Current understanding of physics does not have an accurate model for what would occur if all EM were removed from an area but any potential release of energy is likely absorbed by the object to continue to fuel itself.

Overloading the device with a large and fast delivery of energy deactivates it and puts it into a dormant state for a period of time greater than three days but no more than two weeks. This indicates that the object requires energy to be absorbed at a slow and consistent rate.

Addendum - 01

Note: Records of this test were damaged as a result of Prometheus Protocol.

Experiment: A - ██/██/████

Subject: SCP-XXXX

Test Overseer: Dr. ████████

This is Dr. ████████ overseeing the research and testing of SCP-XXXX. I am joined by Dr. ████ and her assistant, ███████ ██████. We are going to document several tests to determine the nature of SCP-XXXX. The object was delivered to Testing Chamber A at ██:██PM. It is currently emitting a low level hum at 40 hz and surface temperature is currently -257° C. While attempting to analyze the structure and materials of the object, the surface temperature of SCP-XXXX continued to rise and the sound em… DATA UNRECOVERABLE …gun to spin. It has started to levitate and the sound it's making is getting louder. It is starting to expand and something is forming in the middle, some kind of… DATA UNRECOVERABLE …has punched a hole right through the testing chamber and out into the hall. ███████, go assess the damage while we figure out how to turn this thing off. Have you tried cooling it back down again? Maybe douse it in liquid nitrogen? We need to get this thing contained! [Arguing can be heard faintly in the background] No, I do understand the urgency here! Do you have any better ideas? [A deep rumbling can be heard as well as alarms sounding in the background] DATA UNRECOVERABLE …getting bigger and we're facing a serious containment breach! We do not have a choice here. I'm authorizing the use of the Prometheus Protocol. Don't just stand there! DO IT!

Researcher's Note: We were able to recover some of the data from this experiment as well as SCP-XXXX after the destruction of the facility. We were also able to confirm that the field generated by SCP-XXXX destroyed the electromagnetic bonds between atoms and the field remained in a static location, relative to the known universe. With the information we have available now, I strongly suspect that SCP-XXXX is responsible for multiple cosmic voids and possibly for the local void as well. We have continued to monitor the field that was created during the tests and have confirmed that any matter passing through that area of space is obliterated and light is still unable to pass through it despite the decades that have passed.

There are implications here with regard to SCP-1548, however without further testing (which I HIGHLY advise against) it is not known how we may be able to utilize the anomalous properties of SCP-XXXX in a beneficial way.

Dr. ████████'s actions to contain SCP-XXXX after activation should be commended, implementing the Prometheus Protocol was a last ditch effort and we're all grateful for his sacrifice.