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Item #: SCP-####
Object Class: Thaumiel/Component
Special Containment Procedures:. Instances of SCP-#### are to be stored in a 31.12cm x 27.69cm x 3.81cm airtight aluminium (min. thickness of 20mm, max 50mm, thickness of the container differs with instability of the object, see containment protocols below for more information) container encased in Styrofoam (min. thickness of 5mm), due to the fragility and general instability of SCP-####'s physical and chemical properties once exposed to any form of gas. Storage areas of SCP-#### are to be fitted with a 2^1/4 inch stainless steel security door, with at least 1.2mm steel plating on the outer and inner surface(s) of the security door.
It should be noted that storage areas of SCP-#### should not contain more than 15 instances at any given time due to the significant amount of energy given off by SCP-#### instances (see below for more information regarding the properties of said instances). CCTV surveillance is to be installed within the inner and outer chambers of SCP-#### storage chambers for security purposes. CCTV footage regarding the whereabouts of SCP-#### instances must be backed up and recorded every three hours, in which the recovery and deletion of footage is in accordance with the foundation's surveillance recovery and deletion policy.
Any researchers wishing to obtain samples of SCP-#### must await clearance from level 4 or higher personnel, as well as clearly stating the general objectives and aims of the experiment(s) to be conducted using said samples to level 5 personnel, as well as the expected results of the experiment(s). Overseers of level 4 or higher clearance must be present at all times prior and post experiment(s) and must provide experimental data to other level 4 or higher personnel within 10 days of the experiment(s) taking place.
Description: PLEASE NOTE: Instances of SCP-#### are not designed to be a standalone SCP and originate from other SCP's from the Delta "S" derivative of the thaumiel class. Delta "S" derivatives are described here: http://scp-sandbox-3.wikidot.com/jelli. Component SCP's are assigned a separate class due to their collective properties and containment procedures, therefore, the foundation saw it necessary to assign a new class type in order to explain the existence of other SCP subclasses.
SCP-#### instances are theoretical non-existent entities lacking any definitive shape, mass or volume (even when forcefully compressed within a container or forced into any specific volume), only phasing into existence every 4-5 picoseconds before phasing out of existence. The temporary existence of instances of SCP-#### is only achievable due to said entities "borrowing" energy from surrounding atoms for 1/1649th of a second in the form of gamma radiation before accounting for this loss of energy in the universe by giving it back to the original surrounding atoms. However, due to this energy being needed for the mere existence of SCP-####, instances phase out of existence temporarily, before borrowing again. The use of said properties has the potential to be exploited by the foundation as a means of using instances as a catalyst in the creation of Delta "S" instances. SCP-#### instances can be used to lower the activation energy needed to transfer energy to other non-anomalous objects from other anomalous objects in order to gain their affects. The described instances are known as unsaturated instances; they have not permanently taken up excess energy from reactions.
Saturated versions of SCP-#### do not phase in and out of existence but are still considered unstable by foundation standards. Due to the energy absorbed by being used in experiments (during the creation of Delta "S" SCP's or similar), saturated instances manage to retain enough energy to exist indefinitely and do gain a quantifiable mass, volume and shape. The shapes in which instances manifest are generally three dimensional solid objects, bound by six square faces, facets or sides with three meeting at each vertex. Rarer shapes observed include: nonagons, toruses, reuleaux triangles, hyperboloids and mobius strips. It may also be noted that the shapes formed by instances of SCP-#### are seemingly random, and cannot be predicted through the use of pure observation, as instances will change when not directly observed.
When exposed to any gaseous substances, SCP-#### instances will attempt to borrow energy from surrounding atoms, but will generally absorb too much energy at once to stabilize somewhat, therefore instances will raise in temperature at an average of 2 degrees per second. Instances will either disintegrate, or collapse on themselves, creating a biconclave disc of infinite density (it should be noted that biconclave instances have a lifespan of approximately 0.9*10^36 years).
