I love SCPs that have a basis in actual science.
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I do like it, but quick question; are the errors in the last collapsible supposed to be there? I'm just making sure, because in-universe research notes may have grammar errors but I'd like to be sure.
A couple formatting issues, but I agree with Scantron.
Yeah, since it's the guy's personal notes I was a little looser with everything; I'm usually a grammar nazi. I wanted to make it sound more personal to contrast the usual clinical tone. I'd also imagine that someone who's dedicated most of his adult life to his field would be feeling a combination of excitement that he may have something that requires the laws of physics to be rewritten and frustration that not only does what he has in front of him make no sense, but he can't even turn the thing on and see if it really does what he thinks it does until his paperwork goes through.
I really should have read ALL the discussion posts before trying to correct the grammar. Lesson learned.
To confirm:
"If the lenses don't The magnet is epoxied in place and I can't remove it without damaging it irreparably."
This line is to be considered a deliberate, in-universe error?
Hmmm… Mixed feelings. I appreciate the care that went into this though, it's very well written and I can see these colors being something like the missing number (but I'm also glad that viewing the colors doesn't explode you or end the world or anything like that).
On the other hand, I have a hard time buying it. In regards to actual "impossible colors" I'm more on the "Yeah, no" spectrum. Although that doesn't mean it can't be an SCP that I enjoy, but it needs something beyond being a mind-blowing color. Maybe when that last test is declassified there will be the hook I am looking for, until then neutral vote.
Pretty much agreeing with Sorts. There isn't enough here for me, yet. Neutral note.
I will be writing more in the next couple of days. I assumed this would be a love it or hate it kind of article, so I left the rest awaiting declassification until it got a few votes so I didn't waste time writing logs for an article that was doomed to deletion. I've got a few ideas rattling around in my head, if anyone has suggestions I'll be glad to incorporate them.
One of my goals while writing this was to avoid going to extremes like the exploding head you mentioned. That's also why I put in the reassignment threat instead of the Keter duty threat that I find is a pretty obnoxious cliche by this point.
Do you guys have anything particular in mind for something in the tests that would make a compelling hook for you or should I just go with it and see how it turns out?
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Sorry, I know logs and other stuff have been added to SCPs in the past so I didn't realize it was a problem. I'll have them written up and posted in the next couple of days.
I tried writing some logs; I wrote some stuff last night and when I read it over today, it was terrible. I've got some writer's block going on and I think what I have stands on its own without the additions, and would be diminished significantly by adding what I was writing. I'm still taking into account that a few people wanted more of a hook and try to think of ways to improve it, but for now I'm going to leave it as is.
A major nitpick about the science in this article: there is nothing magical about complex-number wavelengths… Any complex number can be split into the real and the imaginary part. The former will give you a plain old wave, the latter simply describes exponential attenuation of the electromagnetic field. Personally, I would suggest reducing the level of detail here.
Also, you used a frequency symbol in association with the wavelength. Fixed.
Sorry, but I'm not really feeling it for this SCP as it stands, although its an interesting enough idea that it could be saved. My main gripe is "why does this need to be contained?".
It doesn't look as though it couldn't be explained without a bit of scientific research, and it doesn't really seem to pose any particular danger. I could go down to my local electronics store, and buy a strobe lamp with just as much chance of messing with someone's vision, or causing seizures. I could easily imagine "Impossible Colours Discovered" to be a one day headline on the BBC Science web-page, before fading into academic obscurity.
Perhaps if it was more dangerous in a creative way, or did something that seemed to really mess with the electromagnetic spectrum , it might seem like something the foundation should contain.
Perhaps if it was more dangerous in a creative way, or did something that seemed to really mess with the electromagnetic spectrum, it might seem like something the foundation should contain.
This is true. If f*λ=c and E=hc/λ still apply, imaginary wavelength would mean that this light would have a negative imaginary frequency and energy, meaning that this should mess with thermodynamics and/or time. I'd go with having it make things colder, considering that the math gives it a negative imaginary energy (and giving it weird temporal effects probably wouldn't go over well). God, it's weird just to think about what this stuff should do.
But hey, there's always something to be said for leaving it as an exercise for the reader. Your call.
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I like it. I think that's the kind of thing it needs for the hook you mentioned wanting. I'll draw up a revised version as soon as I can and run it past people in chat for proofreading and feedback.. Work is busy this week so don't hold your breath, but I'll do it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-phase_electric_power If it's standard US power, it'd be 220V two-phase or 208V three-phase.
I like this idea - very weird.
One quick note: "No individual who exhibits any diminished visual ability after 24 hours may be assigned to experiment further on SCP-712." This is redundant and could be deleted, because the previous sentence says "Any individual who continues to exhibit diminished visual ability after the 24 hour observation period will be prohibited from working with SCP-712[…]". I also believe it is standard practice in most writing styles to use "ten (10)", not "10 (ten)". That has been my experience with legal documents. I am not necessarily sure it is correct for SCIENCE! usage.
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