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SCP-XXXX

Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Gödel (Uncontained)

Containment Procedure: Due to the Foundation no longer posessing SCP-XXXX, containment is not possible. Instead, all efforts must be concerned with preventing SCP-XXXX's unlikely return to Earth, and keeping all details of the Voyager II mission Level 4 classified and misrepresented.

SCP-XXXX is to remain on its current trajectory indefinitely, and no attempts at displacement, rendezvous, or interference of any kind shall be made. Under no circumstances should SCP-XXXX return to Earth.

Scientific and casual discussion of Voyager II should be closely monitored by Foundation operatives, web crawlers, and intelligence assets to ensure a lack of public awareness about the true nature of the mission. Voyager II's radio signature must be imitated by Foundation Satellite RAA-8d85¹ when needed. RAA-8d85 should maintain its position in Earth's L█ Lagrange point, unless operative requirements prove otherwise. Any requests for scientific data, images, or maneuvers must be handled by the Foundation Department of Disinformation.

Foundation researchers at Site-██ are tasked with determining the existence of any remaining exelectric materials on Earth, be they by natural or artificial discovery. Should any be found, an immediate Level 2 Emergency must be enacted and new containment procedures promptly be put in place. Foundation efforts must focus on understanding the effects of exelectric energy such that the containment procedures can be made satisfactory.

Due to the incident following Γ-1, unless containment necessities prove otherwise, any and all conductive equipment dealing with the (including but not limited to):

• Containment
• Testing
• Transportation
• Monitoring

of electronic anomalies must be grounded at all times with a minimum potential difference of 100GV, produced by a Platinum-100 rated negative voltage generator.

Description: SCP-XXXX is a small barrel-type resistor of unknown origin currently onboard the Voyager II satellite, approximately 123AU from Sol as of 2/15/2020. SCP-XXXX measures 3.1cm in length and a radius of 8.99mm. Last observed, its surface was extremely corroded and patched.

Early testing revealed SCP-XXXX to be the only known example of a material that breaks Gauss' Law of Electric Flux. The net effect of breaking Gauss' Law is that the current exiting SCP-XXXX is greater than the current entering it, essentially creating energy out of nothing. This extra current is created by the spontaneous generation of charge particles (electrons). It is unknown whether the material inside SCP-XXXX or its casing is the source of this anomalous effect.

Post Gamma-1 (or Γ-1) data inadvertently gathered by Dr. ██████ provides a possible explanation for this. His grossly unapproved findings suggest that SCP-XXXX follows what has been termed as the Exelectric Law. The Exelectric Law modifies the first statement of Gauss' Law, which describes how electric flux $\Phi_{E}$ relates to an electric field perpendicular to a surface. SCP-XXXX appears to modify this definition, instead relating $\Phi_{E}$ to an electric field parallel to a surface. Thus, the equation is changed from $\Phi_{E}=\int$$\vec{E}\cdot d\vec{A}$ to $\Phi_{E}=\int$$\vec{E}\times d\vec{A}$. This new definition is part of the Exelectric Theory, currently being developed by Dr. Tetragrammaton.

+Click for an intuitive explanation

Intuitively, the value of electric flux $\Phi_{E}$ is proportional to the amount of electric charge (such as the number of electrons) within a certain volume, as shown by $\Phi_{E}=\frac{Q_{enclosed}}{\varepsilon_{0}}$². The first statement of Gauss' Law describes $\Phi_{E}$ to be nonzero when an electric field flows perpendicularly through a surface. The Exelectric Law describes $\Phi_{E}$ to be nonzero when an electric field is flowing parallel to a surface.

A physical example of a field like this would be in a current-carrying wire, where an electric field parallel to the wire pushes electrons along the length of the conductor. By the normal definition of Gauss' Law, $\Phi_{E}$ would be zero, as the charges of the protons and electrons cancel out, and no electric field is perpendicular to the surface of the wire. However, by the Exelectric Law, $\Phi_{E}$ is nonzero because the electric field is parallel to the wire. Thus, extra electrons must be generated to satisfy the previously mentioned equation for $\Phi_{E}$.

A Gamma event is when the aforementioned limit is reached, and thus an exelectric equilibrium is sustained. Power mains data collected from Γ-1 reveal that the time between exponential current production and the gamma event is less than 1μs³.

Gamma events constantly release extreme amounts of "exelectric energy." Due to a limitation of data, the only known effects of exelectric energy are:

• Plasmification of air, instantly creating a vacuum
• Generation of extreme electromagnetic potentials in ungrounded conductors(>█ █V)
• Converting ungrounded conductors into exalectric materials

^{Effects of exelectric energy of living organisms or grounded conductors are unknown. However, the sheer amount of energy released during a Gamma event is enough to vaporize any life forms in the vicinity of one.}

Additionally, Gamma events in exalectric materials are visually identified by a dark-black and striated glow.

Because exelectric energy produces extreme electromagnetic potentials, massive currents can be created in ungrounded conductors exposed to it. Due to the conversion of ungrounded conductors to exelectric material, these two effects can combine to create a chain reaction of Gamma events.

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History

Dr. Tetragrammaton

SCP-XXXX was discovered on 1977/07/21 by Foundation personnel intercepting a whitepaper sent to Ciencia titled "Rompiendo la Ley de Ohm: Un Contraejemplo" (translation: "Breaking Ohm's Law: A Counterexample"). Mexican field unit Bongo Drek-2 was dispatched to the Polytechnic University of Sinaloa, where they posed as officials from the Academia Mexicana de Ciencias. Professor ████████ willingly gave the Bongo Drek-2 team SCP-XXXX, and was administered a Class-E amnestic. Her research assistant, ███ ██████, was also given a Class-E amnestic.

SCP-XXXX was initially given a "Safe" classification and kept in a standard Minimum-hazard Electronic Anomaly Container (MEAC). Early testing revealed the minor exelectric property of extra current production, leading researches to investigate the possibility of infinite energy production. See Test Log SCP-XXXX-TG-1.

+Test Log SCP-XXXX-TG-1

Test	1. Resistance of SCP-XXXX
Time	1977/07/23 11:22AM
Detail	SCP-XXXX wired in standard ampmeter circuit. Constant 8.85V supplied from power supply.
Result	Inconclusive. Current started at 0.74A, then progressively increased up to 15A before the power supply triggered overcurrent protection.
Test	2. Lightbulb Test
Time	1977/07/23 12:06PM
Detail	SCP-XXXX wired with small 120V lightbulb. Constant 120V supplied from power supply.
Result	Liteghtbulb broke at 12.33A.
Notes	Performed by junior researcher.
Test	3. Maximum Current Production of SCP-XXXX
Time	1977/07/23 2:15PM
Detail	Identical setup to Test no. 1. Overcurrent protection on power supply disabled.
Result	Performed by junior researcher. Power supply suddenly sparked and spontaniuslyspontaneuslyspontaneously broke at 62.94A.
Notes	Junior researcher firedreassigned. Need to source new PSU.

Foundation Department of the Interior: The identity of the junior researcher is unknown. There is no need for further investigation. (See Document FDI-1977-3141).

Foundation Department of Treasury: A small pre-authorized stipend has been assigned to all research teams heading interns, for use of replacing depreciated capital, be it by long-term use or inexperienced use. Please use Form-0495-I at the end of every fiscal year to report Intern Stipend use.

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Due to an incorrectly filed Form-0495⁴, Dr. Texagrammaton was unable to source a new power supply. Dr. Texagrammaton faxed the following correspondence to Dr. ██████ at Site-62CC⁵ on 1977/07/28.

████,
It has occured to me that the a██heads in the treasury can't be bothered with repairing broken equipment. $245 is all it would take… $245! Yet, the Foundation with literally all the funding in the world can't afford to get one, or they can't afford to give some kid a nickel to grab one from the basement. That damn junior researcher I was telling you about broke another power supply. The switch-kiddie thinks he's oh-so-smart by knowing which relay inside a supply controls the overcurrent and which capacitor can ███████████████. [DATA EXPUNGED: MOTHERLY VULGARITY]

Look I'm giving you a skip. It doesn't follow Ohm's law, seems to make current out of nothing. Use your NASA toys and figure out what this skip does. Meet me at MIA⁶ tomorrow at noon in concourse F. I'll give this thing to you.

Best,
Omar

Security footage at Miami International Airport on 1977/07/29 at 12:15PM confirms of the non-formal and unapproved meeting between Dr. Texagrammaton and Sr. Dr. ██████, as well as the subsequent handoff of SCP-XXXX.

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Sr. Dr. ██████

Dr. ██████ kept possession of SCP-XXXX unannounced and undocumented to the Foundation, only admitting to his act of deceit after his interrogation as part of the internal investigation, II-77-2.

Testing was resumed on 1977/08/01 by Dr. ██████. SCP-XXXX-TG-2 is the analysis of a partially-burned test log recovered from a typewriter in Site-62CC testing room 4B, presumably typed by Dr. ██████.

+Test Log SCP-XXXX-TG-2

[IND] is short for [INDECIPHERABLE].

Test No./Time	1. 1977/08/01 11:22AM
Test	Magnetic Response/Effect
Details	SCP-XXXX is only connected to ammeter and [IND]
End Results	[IND] with a voltage increase of 3.2V.
Test No./Time	2. 1977/08/01 3:30PM
Test	Unpowered Electric Field
Details	EMF meter is used to detect passive electric field around unpowered SCP-XXXX
End Results	No electric field detected.
Test No./Time	3. 1977/08/01 3:56PM
Test	Powered Electric Field
Details	An EMF detector is used to measure electric field around SCP-XXXX supplied with 12V. Overcurrent protection set to 15A.
End Results	Electric field initially measured at 0.033N/C and steadily increased to a maximum of 0.149N/C before the overcurrent triggered.
Test No./Time	4. 1977/08/03 5:50PM
Test	Mass Spectrometry of Coating
Details	0.12g of surface corrosion tested through mass spectrometer.
End Results	53.5% Sulfur, 12.4% [IND] Chlorine-36. Sending these results to the dating department7 for further analysis. [FDI Note: See Document FDAD-XXXX-77-1]
Test No./Time	5. 1977/0 [IND]
Test	Constant Amperage [IND]
Details	SCP-XXXX is supplied a variable voltage and constant current of 5A. Two ammeters (A and B) are wired before and after [IND]
End Results	A remained a constant 5A. B steadily increased to 26.3A before test abort.
Test No./Time	6. 1977/08/10 4:15PM
Test	Faraday Cage Effectiveness
Details	SCP-XXXX is supplied a constant voltage of 12V and [IND] Faraday cage 24cm on each side. EMF meter placed 12cm away from cage. Voltmeter [IND]
End Results	Electric field measured at 0N/C. Test aborted once Faraday cage voltmeter readout became unstable at ██A in SCP-XXXX. The voltage readout had a minimum of -132.0V, and the maximum readout was at the detectable-limit of 1000V.
Test No./Time	7. 1977/08/15 2:28AM
Test	[IND] at High Amperage
Details	Identical setup to Test 6. Negative voltage generator attached to Faraday cage and set to -200 GV.

[END LOG]

Analysis done by Foundation Department of Artifact Recovery on 1977/08/29. (See FDAR-1977-1.60).

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Γ-1

On 1977/08/15 at 2:28AM, Dr. ██████ sent the critical amperage of ██A through SCP-XXXX, triggering a gamma event Γ-1. The proceeding burst of exalectric energy destroyed the power supply and electrified all ungrounded conductors attached to it with an extreme combination of voltage and current. Assistant researcher Don Ganelle, manning the power supply control panel and touching one of the metal adjusting knobs, immediately expired from electrocution. The conductors in the power supply and control panel quickly sublimated, either due to the heat generated from gigavolts of potential, or from their conversion to exalectric material. It is not believed that a second gamma event was initiated.

At this point, SCP-XXXX's constant release of exalectric energy was only contained by the Faraday cage and still-functioning negative voltage generator (NVG).

Instead of promptly reporting Γ-1 to the Foundation Department of Emergency Containment (FDEC), Sr. Dr. ██████ acted out of order. He threatened corporate punishment of the engineering wing (4 personnel) of Site-62CC with placing SCP-XXXX inside Voyager II before morning.

Dr. ██████ used inconspicuous engineering modifications to fit the Faraday cage and NVG inside the Voyager II while keeping the cage grounded. The entire apparatus was approximately 75cm³ in volume, which was small enough to fit inside the hydrazine fuel tank of the Voyager 2 satellite. The engineering team cut the 70cm spherical tank in half and placed SCP-XXXX, its Faraday cage, and its NVG inside the newly emptied tank. On reassembly, the team concealed the seam with a handheld Rotary Friction Welder⁸.

Diode Switcher used to keep power to the NVG uninterrupted. Created using a drawing recovered by II-77-2

Sr. Dr. ██████ used a diode switcher⁹ to keep the power uninterrupted when transferring the NVG from testing room 4B to the Voyager 2. Internal investigation II-77-2 recovered two 125ft (38.1m) extension cords, a 75mF capacitor, a soldering iron, and circuit schematic on 7x5" (17.78x12.7cm) leaf of notebook paper. The FDI holds that these artifacts were used in the unapproved insertion of SCP-XXXX into the hydrazine tank of Voyager 2. The physical diode switcher itself remains absent, but it is most likely onboard Voyager 2.

SCP-XXXX and its improvised containment cell were successfully placed inside the soon-to-launch Voyager II sometime before 8AM¹⁰ 1977/08/15.

Voyager II was loaded into its Titan-IIIE rocket around 2:30PM on 1977/08/15. No other notable events occurred between this moment and launch.

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Launch

The Titan-IIIE rocket carrying SCP-XXXX (inside Voyager II) at T+39S. The futile SAMAT missile launched to destroy the rocket is clearly visible, approximately 110km away.

At 10:29AM on August 20th, 1977, Voyager II launched from SLC-41¹¹ at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. All system readings were nominal until approximately T+11S.

When throttle was increased to 100% at T+10.5S, the negative voltage generator was likely disconnected from either the Faraday cage or the power source. Nevertheless, the Faraday cage containing SCP-XXXX became ungrounded, causing it to undergo a Gamma event. In a chain reaction, the rest of the fairing structure also underwent a Gamma event due to its insufficient NVG. The chain reaction was stopped in first stage¹² by the voltage sink effect created by the ablative engine bell.

At T+33.4S, a single surface-to-air missile was fired to intercept the Titan-IIIE rocket. This action was undertaken by the Guidance and Procedures Officer ████ ███████, an undercover Foundation operative employed by NASA. At approximately five seconds from impact, the missile's electronic control systems succumbed to the exelectric energy eminating from the Titan, rendering it ineffective.

No additional missiles were launched due to the Titan rocket having a greater velocity exceeding that of extant missile capabilities.

+Voyager II Launch Transcript 1977/08/20 (NASA Launch Control Center) 

Time	Position	Audio
T-9M0S	TMR	Timer hold at T minus 9 minutes.
	NTD	OTC?
	OTC	OTC go.
	NTD	TBC?
	TBC	TBC go.
	NTD	PTC?
	PTC	PTC go.
	NTD	LPS?
	LPS	LPS go.
	NTD	MILA?
	MILA	MILA go.
	NTD	SRO?
	SRO	SRO go.
T-9M0S	TMR	Timer go at T minus 9 minutes.
		[DATA EXPUNGED FOR BREVITY]
T-1M0S	TMR	Timer go at T minus 1 minutes.
T-54S	GLS	Go for launch sequence.
T-52S	PROP	Third stage oxidizers pressurized.
T-49S	PROP	First stage pressurized.
T-45S	TMR	T minus 45 seconds.
T-43S	PROP	Second stage pressurized. Go on fuel pressure.
T-40S	GLS	Roger, fuel pressurization complete.
T-35S	EECOM	Go on full internal power.
T-32S	GPO	Go on guidance power on.
T-30S	TMR	T minus 30 seconds.
T-20S	CO	Power bridge to payload go
T-18S	GLS	Automatic launch control go.
T-17S	CPU	FINAL LAUNCH SEQUENCE INITIATED
T-16S	CPU	ACTIVATE SOUND SUPPRESSION WATER
		START SRB APU's
T-15S	TMR	T minus 15 seconds.
		START MAIN ENGINE GIMBAL TEST
		START SRB ENGINE GIMBAL TEST
T-14S	CPU	MAIN ENGINE FUEL CELL RELAYS SET
T-13S	CPU	SRB AFT MDMS LOCKOUT
		TERMINATE MPS HELIUM FILL
T-10S	TMR	T minus 10 seconds.
	CPU	FREE HYDROGEN BURN OFF SYSTEM IGNITION
		GLS GO FOR MAIN ENGINE START
		REMOVE ET/SRB RANGE SAFETY INHIBITS
T-6.6S	CPU	MAIN ENGINE 2 START COMMAND
T-6.48S	CPU	MAIN ENGINE 1 START COMMAND
T-0S	CPU	SRB IGNITION
		SRB HOLDDOWN RELEASE COMMAND
		LIFTOFF
T+3S	GLS	We have liftoff!
T+8S	GPO	Tower cleared
T+10S	GPO	Roger tower cleared. Go on throttle up.
T+10.5S	CPU	MAIN ENGINE THROTTLE TO 100.0%
T+12S	EECOM	What the hell is that?!
T+13s	—-	[Multiple, indiscernible launch team members speaking at once in exclamation]
T+15S	CO	Comms are down, I repeat comms are down.
T+18S	LD	We need to abort!
T+22S	GPO	The comms are down we can't abort. SRO, SAMAT13 go?
T+25S	SRO	SAMAT Procedure go. MILA, pipe non-ballistic trajectory data to the FSAMs.
T+30S	MILA	Target lock acquired. Go on launch.
T+32S	SRO	Fire.
T+33.4S	GCPU	CIM-10 missile fired. Time to impact: 22s
T+38S	LD	Does anyone know what the fuck is wrong with that Titan?
T+42S	PROP	Looks like a hell of a radiation leak sir.
T+44S	PTC	Radiation from Voyager? Not like that, that shouldn't be possible.
T+45.1S	GCPU	Time to impact: 10.0s
T+46S	PROP	Whatever it is, we're about to blow it all over the Atlantic.
T+50.1S	GCPU	Time to impact: 5.0s
T+53.6S	GCPU	Communication to CIM-10 lost.
T+55S	SRO	Target not hit.
T+57S	MIRA	The CIM has lost all power, it's on a ballistic trajectory now.
T+60S	LD	Get the rocket out of the sky!
T+61S	SRO	The radiation fried the missile's computers, we don't have anything that can hit it.
T+65S	EECOM	Visually, it seems that the guidance computer is still functioning. At least then we got that thing out of this solar system.
T+84S	LD	God help the poor souls that come across that gold disc.
		[END LOG]

TMR	Timer Control
NTD	NASA Test Director
OTC	Orbital Test Conductor Prime
TBC	Tank/Booster Test Conductor Prime
PTC	Payload Test Conductor
LPS	Launch Processing System Test Conductors
MILA	Merritt Island Spaceflight Tracking & Data Network Stations
SRO	Superintendent of Range Operations
GLS	Ground Launch Sequencer
PROP	Propulsion Engineer
EECOM	Electrical, Environmental, and Consumables Manager
GPO	Guidance and Procedures Officer
CO	Control Officer
CPU	Computer Status
LD	Launch Director
GCPU	Ground Computer Status

The first stage of the rocket was responsible for its extrasolar orbit injection, and the guidance computer for this maneuver was located here.

with trace elements recovered from exterior rust signaling a past exelectric event (SCP-XXXX-1-0) in La Paz, Mexico. Additionally, radioactive dating places SCP-XXXX-1-0 in the early 1940s. No evidence suggests any exelectric events occurred before 1940.

Last-observed on 1977/08/20, SCP-XXXX was undergoing a Gamma event Γ-1.

Footnotes

1. RAA - Radio Antenna Array

2. This is another statement of Gauss' Law

3. 1*10^-6 seconds

4. Purchase Order

5. Site-62CC is the undercover Foundation wing of engineers, researchers, and disinformation specialists permanently stationed at the NASA Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA.

6. Miami International Airport

7. Foundation Department of Artifact Dating

8. At the time, only the Foundation had access to such miniaturized technology. However, scientists in Akademgorodok, Russia came across a similar device during veil incident FDV-e-1991-2.

9. A diode switcher is a classic electrical engineering device often used to switch a device from one power source to another.

10. 8AM is when NASA employees began entering the Vehicle Assembly Building.

11. Space Launch Complex 41

12. Lower half of the rocket

13. Surface to Air Missile