I don't know why, but this makes me happy. Maybe it's because of the simplicity of it. Of course, it might just be that I like rubber ducks. Upvoted.
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(account deleted)Simple, well-described, interesting effect, sane tests. +1
Thanks!
… I try to keep the tests sane. I had some headcanon dialogue to the effect of
"well what about liquids that aren't water"
"like what"
"well like ketchup"
"…you're suggesting filling a pool with ketchup, for tests?"
"well…"
"steve you're fired"
running through my head, not gonna lie. I was actually worried that the note at the end about the "purpose" made the punchline to obvious, simple as it is, but I think I'll keep it.
Very simple, and very odd. I like it.
Only thing is, using "approximately x.yzwq" centimeters is an oxymoron. Try either removing the decimals or removing approximately.
Thanks— and I agree with this rule, but only if it goes past one number after the decimal. I feel like 3.5 cm is still approximate, in some circumstances.
And more importantly, the dimensions were converted to metric and I kinda want to keep them specific for dumb bad joke reasons
The formatting here seems a bit iffy, but it's a fine item. Nice and simple, with a decent amount of mystery remaining.
I like that final note. Is this from Dr. Wondertainment, by any chance?
Either way, it's refreshing to see more items that are just plain weird and inexplicable, not imminent dangers to the existence of the very universe.
Thanks… bizarre is a little more natural for me than horrifying, and I think it makes more sense to have an abundance of Safes vs Keter, even if there is no canon.
Pretty sure it's not Wondertainment— wasn't trademarked, and I think they have a pretty good idea of where it might have come from. 1992 was an interesting year. Plus, I like to think that this one has really only done harmful or dangerous things in the hands of adults, who use it in a way it isn't "meant" to be used (as opposed to the freaky earnest "an alien's idea of fun" I get from Wondertainment stuff). Sometimes the scientific method misses the obvious.
It's not a -J SCP and it has a rubber duck in it? And you pulled it through? Upvoted haaaaaard.
Good job, sir.
Cheers, D.
Excellent article. I was wondering if, in your testing, you considered the effect of a non-human holding it, such as a chimp? Just curious.
+1.
Heh, yes, actually… which became a dorky cartoon.
There was a scene where someone carried the containment box into a dining area, and it displaced all the sodas in the general area, but I thought that was dumb. They also tried it on a dog, and it had no effect. A living monkey was not available, and I'm actually a little unsure what would happen… when it comes down to it, though, the duck possibly operates on perception.
So really, I guess it would depend if it mistook a chimp for a little kid…
Unless they're Doctor Bright. Monkey business and all. I can't imagine he wouldn't do something mischievous with it. Like leaving it in a small room room filled to 45 cm with water displaced to nowhere so it LOOKS empty and then when someone moves the duck their office is filled with water.
I feel like it should at least work on bodily fluids. But it doesn't. Execution is fine, but the idea seems… lacking. No vote.
I actually feared it would bomb for crossing the whimsy line, personally. And it does work on bodily fluids, as the pruning vaguely implies, but only after very long periods of exposure. I was trying to hint that it operates more on perception than science, so the presence of water in other forms wouldn't necessarily "apply"….. and sometimes stuff can just get too pedantic.
Explaining that part kills it for me a little, though - if you're actually still submerged and the water has merely become imperceptible, shouldn't the net effect of crouching down / bowing forwards so your head is below the surface (or indeed, standing in a deep enough pool that you only just have your nostrils poking into the "displaced" area) be, well… near immediate drowning?
This SCP is adorable. Upvoted.
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Very neat, though I have a quibble about saying "approximately" and then following it up with measurements to the tenth of a centimeter. Nice Tantalus reference, I very much appreciated that. The last note doesn't seem to add anything, or else I'm not reading it properly. The bit before it at least keeps this from being overly useful. Also, fixed a pair of typos for ya.
The last note indicates that in "proper" usage, this SCP would enable a child to "take a bath", being submerged enough in the tub to satisfy parental requirements, without having to actually, well, bathe. It's not uncommon for very young children to desire to avoid bathing, for reasons which were always unclear to me (my own children can't wait to get wet on any occasion that presents itself).
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152.4 x 81.3 x 45.7 cm, specifically is the loose metric conversion of 60"x30" and about 16-18" deep, which is the (now somewhat oldfashioned) "standard" bathtub size.
And, according to the youngest relatives of my acquaintance, it's the time wasting that's most objectionable.
Heh, I was wondering if that was the reason, having independently run the numbers. Fun stuff :) … maybe it was the making of a young reality bender who was only able to exert influence via imbuing familiar objects with certain powers?
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