When removed, SCP-161 is to be immediately moved to the 
prepared room. SCP-161 is to be placed into the locked hand of the 
immobilized D-Class. Once the D-Class has activated SCP-161 
once, it is to be removed from them, and returned to containment. 
Both-class D are then to be returned to general populace, but are 
never to be assigned together. 


Description: There are currently three copies of SCP-161 in 
Foundation control. SCP-161 appears to be a brightly colored, 
plastic, child's pinwheel, with a "The Factory" Stamp on the back. 


SCP-161 only displays its unique properties when held in the bare 
hand of a human being. Approximately three to seven seconds after 
grasping SCP-161, the holder will find himself made aware of how to 
activate the device. From this point on, the holder is completely 
convinced that SCP-161 is capable of emitting energy pulses, of 
varying strength. This conviction only affects the bearer, as no one 
else can see these pulses, nor do they appear to do any actual 
damage. 


However, anything the wielder ‘destroys’ with these energy pulses 
becomes no longer capable of affecting the wielder, even when no 
longer in contact with SCP-161. Walls affected by the energy pulse 
can be walked through by the wielder, and living beings so affected 
not only cannot touch the user, but anything wielded by said beings 
will be unable to touch the user of SCP-161 as well. 


A minor side effect causes the wielder of SCP-161 to develop 
megalomania and delusions of grandeur. 


Addendum 1: Original procedures altered when a security guard 
with no prior knowledge of SCP-161 broke into the containment 
locker and began using it freely. After security contained the breach, 
researchers discovered that if SCP-161 were not used occasionally, 
the artifact would begin to radiate a telepathic lure. The lure would 
affect those with low self-esteem and willpower, and call them to 
SCP-161. At that point, they would take the artifact in hand, and 
begin to use it as described. 


Addendum 2: A junior researcher attempting to cultivate the 
approval of Senior Staff noticed an unusual trend in beings and 
objects supposedly destroyed by SCP-161. Investigation into beings 
affected by SCP-161 before containment revealed all of them had 
committed suicide, many within a year of being affected. A review of 
objects affected by SCP-161 showed that, while many were still 
standing, most had fallen apart, and those still together showed 
signs of decay many years in advance of where they should be. 


A review of researchers who had been affected by SCP-161 
revealed that over fifty percent of them had since died. Of those that 
remained, interviews consistently contained the idea that ‘life just 
wasn't fun anymore.’ As of this finding, SCP-161 is now exclusively 
to be used on Class-D's, and never near support walls. 


Use of SCP-161's effect for the acquisition of SCP objects that 
create an environment hostile to terrestrial life, including SCP-2933, 
has been proposed by several research staff. Final Approval 
Pending Approval Denied. 


« SCP-160 | SCP-161 | SCP-162 » 


SCP-162: Ball of Sharp 


Item #: SCP-162 
Object Class: Euclid 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-162 is to be kept ina 
sealed steel container at all times. Any handling is to be done with 
thick steel-plate gloves and heavy body armor. Any personnel 
attempting to touch SCP-162 without proper protection, or acting in 
an erratic or non-responsive manner, are to be immediately 
removed from the containment area. All personnel are to submit to 
mental testing and review for two weeks after interaction with 
SCP-162. 


Description: SCP-162 is a mass of fish hooks, fish line, needles, 
scissors, and other sharp objects in a rough ball shape close to 

2.4 m (8 ft) in width and 2.1 m (7 ft) in height. After being in 
SCP-162's vicinity, subjects have reported feeling drawn to the 
object in order to touch it. This desire can extend for several weeks 
after seeing the item, becoming an obsession in many cases. The 
"draw" increases the more SCP-162 is observed, and subjects will 
become violent towards anyone attempting to restrain or remove 
them from SCP-162. 


Touching SCP-162 will immediately result in several hooks 
becoming embedded in the subject's skin. The experience is 
extremely painful, much more so than normal fish hooks. Struggling 
or attempting to escape will ensnare the subject more, likely 
resulting in the subject's complete entrapment on the surface of 
SCP-162. Subject will bleed profusely, resulting in death after a 
prolonged period of time. Subjects whose skin is impenetrable to 
SCP-162's fish hooks, such as SCP-1063, have proven to be 
immune to SCP-162's compulsion effects. 


Attempting to remove a subject from SCP-162 will result in the 
entrapment of the remover, or gross bodily harm to the subject's 


flesh. Subjects will many times "cycle" between expressing extreme 
pain and requesting assistance, to statements of pleasure and 
requests to be left alone, even attempting to grab and entangle 
personnel attempting to rescue them. Activation of SCP-1114 within 
the proximity of SCP-162 has proven to be an effective means of 
freeing a subject from entrapment, though SCP-162's compulsion 
effect still remains. 


« SCP-161 | SCP-162 | SCP-163 » 


SCP-163: An Old Castaway 


Item #: SCP-163 
Object Class: Safe 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-163's enclosure consists 
of four adjoining rooms, 3 m from floor to ceiling, with the following 
attributes: 


* One 5 mx 5m receiving room with an airlock and seating 
appropriate for both SCP-163's and human morphology. 

* One 5m x 3m storage room capable of storing SCP-163's 
isolation suit, tools, and games. 

* One 20 m x 15 m workshop and dining area which contains all 
salvaged technology, including SCP-163-1. 

* One 5 mx 5msleep area and rest facility, furnished with 
seating and bedding fitting SCP-163's morphology. 


Air is filtered into the enclosure and is automatically monitored at all 
times by computer and once daily by staff, to check for impurities. 
Filters are to be changed weekly or any time impurities are found in 
the air. Two separate lighting systems are used in the enclosure: 
One which produces radiation between 400 nm and 700 nm and one 
that produces radiation between 150 nm and 300 nm. The primary 
lighting system is to remain active at all times to facilitate 
observation. The secondary lighting system may be turned on or off 
at SCP-163's discretion. At no point are forbidden elements and 
chemicals to be introduced into the enclosure above prescribed 
proportions listed in Manual M-163-1. Personnel, and any items 
brought with them, will be checked for traces of these chemicals 
prior to being allowed access to the enclosure. 


Personnel are to wear isolation suits at all times while in the 
enclosure to protect themselves and SCP-163 from cross- 
contamination. Before being granted clearance to enter the 
enclosure, personnel are to study Manual M-163-2 and submit to an 


interview with Dr. . Cleared personnel are permitted to interact 
with SCP-163 by assisting it with repair of equipment and by playing 
board games with it. 


SCP-163 may leave its enclosure at any time. It must first announce 
its intent to leave the enclosure through an agreed-upon gesture, 
and don its isolation suit. The suit contains the same air filters used 
to cycle the air in the enclosure. In order to facilitate vision, SCP-163 
may carry a UV flashlight capable of producing radiation 
wavelengths of no less than 280 nm, in order to keep risk of skin 
cancer among personnel to a minimum. When roaming the facility, 
SCP-163 is to be accompanied by a junior researcher who is to 
record all actions, gestures, and expressions with a video camera. 
The escort is to also bar SCP-163 from any areas deemed 
dangerous to it. 


Once every three (3) days, personnel are to deliver to the receiving 
room a 20 L container with chemical elements in proportions listed in 
Manual M-163-1. SCP-163 will take the container and pour its 
contents into SCP-163-1. The empty container is then placed in the 
airlock for retrieval. 


Equipment may be removed from the enclosure only when in the 
presence of SCP-163. If SCP-163 interferes with the removal of a 
piece of equipment, the item is to be placed back in the area from 
which it was taken. At no point is SCP-163-1 to be disassembled, 
operated, or removed by personnel, under any circumstances. Any 
attempts to do so will result in severe discipline. 


Description: SCP-163 is a sapient organism of extraterrestrial 
origin. When standing, it is 2 m tall and 1.5 m wide, the bulk of the 
body being suspended 50 cm from the ground. The body is roughly 
cylindrical with a circular mouth at the bottom, the equivalent of a 
head at the top, and eight three-jointed legs arranged radially 
around the equator. SCP-163 also has a series of specialized limbs, 
listed here: 


* Two prehensile feeding apparatus on either side of the mouth. 

* Two arms near the top of the body, used for delicate 
manipulation. 

¢ Two larger arms located closer to the legs, used for heavy 


manipulation and lifting, and capable of producing a steady 
force of approximately 500 N and a striking force of up to 
2000 N. 

* Two appendages of indeterminate function located between 
the legs and mouthparts which had been amputated prior to 
SCP-163's discovery. 


30 cm from the top of the body is a single semi-compound eye 
which extends in a ring around it, allowing a full 360 degrees of 
vision. There is a blind spot at the back of the head to make way for 
an organ used for elimination of bodily waste. The compound eye is 
separated into 88 units. The most likely hypothesis is that each unit 
receives only vertical information while the brain intuits horizontal 
information by comparing input from the different units. The eye is 
sensitive to light wavelengths between 150 nm and 300 nm, 
equivalent to UVC which is harmful to most terrestrial life. 


SCP-163 contains an endoskeleton which consists of tissue similar 
in chemical composition and structure to cellulose. The skeletal 
structure protrudes from the uppermost joint of each leg and 
appears to have been blunted by mechanical means. No pain 
response is exhibited when samples are taken from these 
protrusions. The skin is transparent to visible wavelengths of light, 
but opaque to ultraviolet. Blood samples taken have an oxygen and 
carbon dioxide transport system based on nickel, rather than the 
iron or copper used by terrestrial organisms, and is green in colour. 
Analysis of blood and tissue shows that SCP-163's cells use DNA 
for instruction, with the standard GCAT bases; however, a different 
method is used to interpret said instructions. Sets of three bases still 
code for amino acids, but they are not the same ones that are coded 
for in terrestrial cells. In addition, some terrestrial amino acids are 
not present in its biology while others that it uses are not present in 
Earth's biosphere, allowing for dramatically different protein 
arrangements. 


SCP-163's home environment would have contained different 
proportions of elements, compared to that of Earth. This is 
evidenced by its sensitivity to certain common elements and its 
resistance to other less common ones. [REDACTED], a heavy metal 
poisonous to terrestrial life, is used in SCP-163's metabolism. lron 


and calcium, though not used by SCP-163, causes no harmful 
effects to it. Exposure to in any chemical form causes 
damage to tissue. and are as harmful to SCP-163 as they 
are to us. A full table of safe and unsafe chemicals, along with 
dietary requirements, is contained in Manual M-163-1. Furthermore, 
the atmosphere would have had different proportions of gasses. 
SCP-163 is able to survive in our atmosphere for some time without 
mechanical aid, but will begin to show signs of illness after one hour. 
Air that is filtered to remove certain common terrestrial elements will 
prevent such an event. Analysis of SCP-163's technology includes 
searches for hermetically sealed chambers which may contain 
evidence of its home atmosphere. 


It is unknown how SCP-163 communicates complex ideas. The only 
vocalization produced by it is a steady sinusoidal wave of 
approximately 15 Hz when in certain emotional states. There is no 
variation to this vocalization, which can last from 15 seconds to 10 
minutes. It is recommended that personnel exposed to this sound 
remain in well-lit conditions to prevent feelings of paranoia. 
Emotions are primarily displayed by the dome of tissue above the 
compound eye. Different states correspond to distortion of furrows in 
the skin by subdermal muscles. In addition, a negative and 
affirmative gesture have been noted. An affirmative consists of the 
rapid beating together of SCP-163's delicate manipulators while a 
negative is the same gesture performed by heavy manipulators. 
Specific information on gestures and emotional states is contained 
in Manual M-163-2. 


SCP-163-1 appears to be a universal life support device. It is able to 
convert basic chemical elements into sustenance for SCP-163, in 
addition to originally projecting the phenomenon in which SCP-163 
was found. To ensure the continued health of SCP-163, study of 
SCP-163-1 is forbidden until after the death of SCP-163. The 
function of other equipment is still not fully understood. The 
technology is limited to crude transistors assembled into various 
specialized analog computers. Many physical processes that these 
computers model do not correspond to anything known to modern 
science. It is theorized that SCP-163-1 relies on some of these 
processes in order to function. 


SCP-163 was first discovered by miners in the Andes Mountains on 

- -20 . The rock strata in which it was found are approximately 

years old; shocked minerals in the vicinity indicate that its 

spacecraft had crash-landed. The miners reported coming across an 
impenetrable mirrored surface which abruptly disappeared after 
enough rock was removed from it. The description suggests that this 
is a larger version of the phenomenon produced by SCP-163-1. 
Despite being encased in stone for years, the contents of the 
chamber showed no sign of age or degradation, believed to be an 
effect of the phenomenon. Approximately 30% of the equipment had 
been looted before agents could reach the scene. Though some 
have since been recovered, there are many items still at large. 
Agents are continuing to scour the black market for any further clues 
as to the whereabouts of the missing technology. 


When agents took control of the scene, SCP-163 was still encased 
in the reflective sphere produced by SCP-163-1. The relative 
simplicity of SCP-163-1's interface allowed agents to quickly de- 
activate it. Agents were forced to subdue SCP-163, which was 
violent at the time. Aside from this initial confrontation, SCP-163 has 
cooperated with the Foundation, to the extent of its ability to 
understand us. 


The following are select experiments performed on SCP-163. A full 
list of experiments and results is contained in Manual M-163-2. 


Experiment Log 163-46: Facial recognition. 


Date: - -20 

Subject: SCP-163 

Procedure: Dr. entered the enclosure of SCP-163 carrying 
thirty (80) 11x17 cards with images printed on them with UV- 
absorbing inks. Images were representations of human faces of 
varying complexity. SCP-163 was shown these images from least 
complex, a "smiley face", to most complex, a photograph of Dr.