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Item #: SCP-XXXX

Object Class: Safe

Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX is to be contained in a locker constructed of aluminium and lined with silicone rubber. This locker should have no less than 6.35 cm thick aluminium plating on all six sides. The jar is to have weekly checks to assure it has not undergone any changes. The jar must also undergo monthly usage and measuring, to detect any shortage or growth in its abilities.

This usage will be as follows: 1.) SCP-XXXX is to be placed in the center of an exterior testing field with no less than 110 m² of operating space. 2.) 4 electrical nodes of varying currents and distances are to be set around the testing area. 3.) The jars lid is to be removed by a C-Class personnel. The jars lid is to be replaced at its peak voltage, at which point the electromagnetic field around the jar should be measured with an EMF meter no less than three times every 5 minutes. All personnel involved in the test are to move behind a viewing glass panel made of 20 mm thick tinted glass, to ensure there are no injuries to foundation staff. 4.) The lid is to be removed by the C-Class personnel equipped with blackout goggles, releasing the contained energy and disabling the nodes. The subsequent flash from SCP-XXXX should be measured via a light meter. 5.) As testing concludes, SCP-XXXX is to have its lid replaced and is to be returned to its containment locker.

If any signs of change in SCP-XXXX’s abilities are discovered, contact Site-73’s management for revaluation and maintenance.

Description: SCP-XXXX is a glass jar with a 60 mm diameter opening and a height of 96.52 mm, sealed with a weathered aluminium lid. There are no markings on the jars surface that would indicate a manufacturer or place of origin. Inspections on the item suggest that SCP-XXXX may have been handmade. When SCP-XXXX’s lid is removed, the object will begin to absorb surrounding electricity from any electrical device within a 105 m² radius for approximately 10 seconds. The jar can only withhold approximately 2.7 amps of electricity, absorbing the energy at the pace of a device with 144 ohms. As this occurs, the inside of the jar will begin to fill with a bright yellow light, capable of reaching a maximum of 745 lumens. The jars absorption is impossible through materials incapable of conducting electricity.

If the lid is not replaced at the moment the jar reaches its peak capacity, it will release the electricity and restore the devices it had affected. If the lid is replaced onto the jar before this point, the light will be contained and sustained for a period of time, spanning from 10 minutes to an hour. If the lid is removed while the jar still holds light (electricity), SCP-XXXX will emit an electromagnetic pulse at the exact same radius as its absorption radius of 105 m². The outgoing burst is released as a bright yellow light, capable of reaching up to 100,000 lumens. This pulse has the potential to disrupt surrounding electronics, as well as stun or disorient onlookers of the event.

+ Discovery Report

Discovery Report:
On April 23rd, 2019, The city of Wyoming underwent multiple unexplainable electrical outages. The outages would only occur in one building at any given time for 5 hours, between the times of 11:23 AM - 4:23 PM exactly. Locals of the city reported a dim yellow light emitting from an abandoned power plant on the outskirts of The [REDACTED] Industrial Park shortly before the outages would occur. The Wyoming Police Department launched a city wide investigation to locate the point of these outages, suspecting some form of foul play by an outside force. After 4:23 PM, the outages stopped entirely. At 5:31 PM, the police department had located a small abandoned power plant that had been recently decommissioned, believed to be the origin of the bright flashes seen from the city. A field agent in the area posing as an electrical engineer attended the subsequent search party of the power plant, wherein SCP-XXXX was found buried beneath a pile of light debris in an “activated'' state. A team of Foundation officials were deployed to the area shortly after the field agent reported the anomalous items discovery. After safety precautions were enacted, the object was secured and delivered to Site-73 via air travel, where it was promptly examined and contained.

After securing SCP-XXXX, Foundation officials began the process of repressing rumors and unrest among the people of Wyoming. Police officers and technicians present during the discovery of the object were told that the bright lights previously seen were exploding industrial transformers, left unattended by the previous owners. A similar explanation was weaved into local newspapers and news stations. In total, three civilians and one Wyoming Police Officer were administered Class-B amnestics.