SCP-882
Item #: SCP-882
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-882 is
to be kept in a fluid environment at all times,
consisting of no less than 40% seawater.
Object is to be kept suspended by non-
metallic means, currently cotton fiber line that
is to be changed daily. Object is also to be
checked daily for any signs of rust flaking. If
any part of SCP-882 appears uncoated with
rust, it must immediately be immersed in a
100% seawater solution. Water must be taken
directly from the ocean. Reduce concentration
only when the object is again coated in rust.
No metal may be placed in containment area.
Only organic materials are allowed in
containment area, and any contact with
SCP-882 requires the use of thick cotton
gloves. Any metal making contact with it is to
be heat-severed, melted down, and kept
immersed in 100% seawater in a separate
area.
Any auditory issues reported by staff must be
reported immediately, and affected personnel
must submit to a full psychological
examination and, depending on results, either
transfer to another facility or permanent
containment at [EXPUNGED].
Description: SCP-882 appears to be a random
assembly of gears, cables, pulleys, screws, and
belts, all made of an amalgam of various
metals. Object's size at time of recovery was
approximately eighty-seven cubic meters.
Current size is approximately twelve cubic
meters. SCP-882 rusts quickly in seawater. No
identifiable energy source has been found, but
all components will begin to move if not
coated in rust. SCP-882 is completely silent at
all times, no matter what level of activity
SCP-882 reaches.
Any metal touching the object will become
permanently affixed to it, and over a period of
a few days becomes a new part of the object.
Organic matter remains unaffected. SCP-882
is extremely resilient, with tensile strength and
toughness above those of aircraft grade
titanium alloy by weight, even though its
composition appears to be a random alloy of
iron, tin, gold, and other metals, some as of
yet unidentified. Extreme, focused heat must
be applied over several hours to cut even a
small portion free of the main assembly.
Persons remaining in the vicinity of the object
for prolonged periods have developed auditory
hallucinations while near the object, mainly
the sound of grinding and clicking. The sound
intensifies, and is abated only by throwing
metal into the object. Subjects in advanced
states of psychosis have thrown themselves
into the object, resulting in almost instant
death by crushing. The body is often drawn in,
and impossible to recover.
SCP-882 was recovered from a location at the
north-east coast of Banks Island. Area was
barren of all metal and metallic ore in a one
mile radius. SCP-882 was found at the
geometric center of the area. SCP-882 had
become submerged in seawater at the time of
discovery. A small town was found nearby,
abandoned for several years. SCP-882 was
removed, and shortly started to flake off rust,
causing the varied parts to begin motion. After
several accidents, SCP-882 was cut down and
contained on site.
Note: SCP-882 is not to be brought into the
vicinity of SCP-271 or any subject possibly
contaminated by SCP-217 .
Addendum: Please review Interview 882-1 for
further information.