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[SCP-173] ~ Research (6/10/19)


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Name: Dr. Brandon

Rank: Junior Researcher

Clearance Level: 2

List of Personnel involved in testing: | 1 Executive Researcher | 2 Junior Researchers | 1 Security Officer |

Level D personnel involved: 3

SCP: 173

Errors and/or safety hazards: Failed thorough inspection & strip of all D-Class before testing. 2 D-Class were seen holding blunt weapons (One holding an aluminum baseball bat and the other a plumber's wrench), attacking SCP-173. Luckily, SCP-173 sustained minimal damage, with bits of concrete & chipped paint on the floor.

Question: Would the viewing of SCP-173 using a third-party visual aid inhibit its ability to move?

Background Research: Unbroken direct eyesight of SCP-173 results in its inability to move. However, once direct eyesight is broken, SCP-173's movements become rampant. It is recommended that at least 3 people should keep direct eye contact with SCP-173 in the event of contact.

Hypothesis: If the D-Class looked through a camcorder and uses it to maintain eye contact with SCP-173, then SCP-173 should not move.

Observation/Visual Stimuli(Photos/videos): All 3 D-Class were instructed to hold a camcorder to their eye and to close the other. They were to view SCP-173 at all times for 5 minutes. After inserting the D-Class into 173's containment chamber, they began to encircle it wielding blunt weapons. They start to beat 173 for 5-10 seconds before stopping. "Locker-room talk" ensued for around a minute before they began to talk inappropriately to SCP-173.

[Video & Audio Log of Experiment via Security Footage]

(20:06:39) D-2397: Keep looking at it -- You're gonna get us killed.

(20:06:43) D-1273: OHH [DATA EXPUNGED]! RUNNN!

SCP-173 begins chasing D-2397 & D-1273 around the containment chamber, with D-3478 avoiding confrontation and maintaining eye contact. D-2397 & D-1273 continue to cry for help before getting their neck snapped by 173.*

(20:07:01) D-3478: LET ME OUT!

The containment doors are opened and D-3478 is removed from the test.

[END Log]

The remaining D-Class was given a Class-B amnestic and returned to D-Block via Security escort.

Analysis and Conclusion: The camcorder acted as an extension of the human eye, with direct eye contact preventing SCP-173 's ability to rapidly move. The breaking of eye-contact with SCP-173, however, still resulted in it moving. We now understand that the use of visual aids can be used to disable SCP-173 ability to move, as long as the eye was focused on 173.

Do your results align with your hypothesis?: Yes.

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Dr. Anborough (Oppenheimer) here, once again Sheldon/Brandon, exceptional testing and creativity.  Your attention to detail is perfect as well as the inclusion of audio logs adds to the authenticity.  That being said, if no one disagrees, I believe that this is a Quality Test.

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