An indestructible asteroid which drills into the Earth's inner core.

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And the dilemma for the outcome.

An indestructible asteroid which drills into the Earth's inner core.

Dr Schnitzel 04 Jan 2020 17:15

I've had an idea for an SCP. However, I am unsure if it is interesting and worth writing.

The basic idea was that an indestructible asteroid hit the Earth and started diving into the crust. The asteroid doesn't stop and eventually vaporises (or doesn't) once the inner core is reached. If I understood everything correctly, this would make the Earth uninhabitable.

I had two ideas on how to handle the SCP. Either the Foundation manages to stop the asteroid (and then covers everything up) or the Foundation does not manage to stop the asteroid.

For option 1, I would have to think of a good way for the Foundation to contain (or destroy) the SCP. For option 2, I would need an explanation of how humanity is still alive. I was thinking about either redacting it, starting from the part where the asteroid reaches the core or writing an explanation (e.g. the usage of another SCP).

I am skeptical if this is good.
Has this already been done before? Is this even a good idea? What can I improve/change?
Thank you.

Re: An indestructible asteroid which drills into the Earth's inner core.

Doctor Fullham 04 Jan 2020 19:01

The basic idea was that an indestructible asteroid hit the Earth and started diving into the crust. The asteroid doesn't stop and eventually vaporises (or doesn't) once the inner core is reached. If I understood everything correctly, this would make the Earth uninhabitable.

Does it vaporize, or doesn't it? If it does, it's clearly not indestructible. The impact of the asteroid and the amount of debris it would create would do way more than striking the Earth's core would do to exterminate all life on Earth. I recommend reading up on what even a volcanic explosion like Pompeii can do and then multiply that scale by like twenty. The theory is that an asteroid impact is what wiped out all prehistoric life on Earth. If this happened, how are we getting this information at all? Who was there to record this?

I had two ideas on how to handle the SCP. Either the Foundation manages to stop the asteroid (and then covers everything up) or the Foundation does not manage to stop the asteroid.

I mean, yeah, either they do or they don't. You, as the writer, need to make this decision. But if they don't, again, who is telling us this? Who is left?

Honestly, this idea really doesn't have anything going for it in my eyes. There's no anomaly other than it being indestructible, which you don't even seem to have settled on. It's just….an actual legitimate way that the world could end. It's just….the plot of Armageddon. What about this makes it an SCP in the first place?

I recommend having a much more solid idea of what your anomaly is before posting an idea for critique.

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