SCP-1492 appears to take material, sentimental, and artistic worth 
into account, targeting everything from paper currency and jewelry 
to, in several cases, coins and gold fillings. Observation of the 
teleportation process has proven difficult as the matter relocation 
machinery will not operate unless the rear door is closed, and all 
cameras installed in SCP-1492 have been teleported some distance 
away once the object begins its operation. It is hypothesized that 
photographic equipment possesses too low a value for SCP-1492 to 
keep and is ejected to save cargo space. Experiments with human 
observers in the cargo area have been postponed due to the 
dangers posed by objects spontaneously materializing in a confined 
space. 


While the teleportation effect leaves no physical traces, affected 
items are inevitably replaced with a promissory note, ironic in tone, 
ostensibly redeemable for various life experiences and philosophical 
concepts. This tendency towards metaphysics is visible in the 
attached documentation and appears to be exacerbated by the theft 
of high-value goods. 


Textual Samples Obtained Prior to Recovery 


item Stolen Note Recovered 
$837 in mixed bills IOU a steak, properly 
cooked. 
Silver belt-buckle IOU one evening without an 
argument. 
Keys to high-rise lOU domesticity. 


condominium 

200 wedding rings, various IOU the chance to say 'Yes, 

styles and mean it. 

SCP- what the hell is that get it off 
oh shit oh shit take it back 


« SCP-1491 | SCP-1492 | SCP-1493 » 


SCP-1493: The Whispering Worms 


Item #: SCP-1493 
Object Class: Euclid 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-1493 is to be contained 
within a lead, soundproofed combination safe with a wall thickness 
of 10cm. The safe is to be lined with high-quality soundproofing 
insulation and packaging foam designed to hold SCP-1493 tightly in 
its center. The containment area is to be kept below a temperature 
of 270 K. It is to be equipped with sound, temperature, and seismic 
sensors, as well as seismic stabilizers. If any sound in excess of 
110dB, temperature in excess of 278 K, or vibration in excess of 

11 Hz is detected, researchers are to be alerted and guards with 
120dB-rated ear protection dispatched to await a potential 
SCP-1493-Upsilon event. 


Instances of SCP-1493-1, should they emerge from SCP-1493, are 
to be subdued with directed blasts of cold air and then placed in 
storage under the same environmental conditions as SCP-1493. 
The fabric membrane which covers instances of SCP-1493-1 is not 
to be punctured or otherwise opened except during necessary 
testing. 


Description: SCP-1493 is a device resembling an electronic audio 
speaker, constructed from tin, aluminium, brass, plastic, and a fabric 
membrane of an unknown composition. The fabric membrane is 
woven with a repeating red and black pattern, and is pinned across 
the inside of a plus-shaped opening in the device's front by four 
brass rivets. SCP-1493 weighs 140 grams and measures 5cm x 
4cm x 7cm. SCP-1493's upper portion, which is composed of tin, is 
painted blue with paint, a brand that was commonly used in 
the production of consumer appliances and electronics in the 1950s 
and 1960s. SCP-1493's lower portion, which is composed of 
aluminium, is embossed with the logo of , a Japanese electrical 
instruments manufacturing company founded in 19 . There is no 


record of manufacturing any product resembling SCP-1493 
before closing in 19 . The interior of SCP-1493 is inaccessible. 
Additionally, it has no input/output ports, nor any visible means of 
powering it. 


When subjected to significant vibrational forces, SCP-1493 acts asa 
speaker, producing noise through the application of an internal 
pressure to its fabric membrane by unknown means. The volume of 
this noise is proportional to the frequency of the vibration — volume 
was measured at over 90dB when a vibration of 6Hz was applied; 
however, a formula for this proportion is indeterminable and 
nonlinear. Even when SCP-1493 is held still, low-level noise is 
continuously produced. The noise is discordant and seemingly 
random, and while the noise is produced, the pattern woven in the 
fabric membrane changes in a manner similar to television static. 


On occasion, underlying sounds have been detected in the noise, 
consistent with the vocal signatures of humans. It has proven 
difficult to determine if these sounds truly are voices or whether they 
are saying anything, since they only begin to become detectable 
when SCP-1493 is vibrated at 5Hz or greater. The voice-like sounds 
increase in volume at the same rate as the overall noise. 


As was a widespread manufacturer of electronic instruments 
with global distribution, more instances of SCP-1493 may have been 
produced. The Foundation is tracking media for reports that may 
lead to the recovery of more instances of SCP-1493. 


Addendum-1493-A: On 20 - - , during testing, SCP-1493 was 
inadvertently breathed upon, and its noise output increased by 5dB 
for a period of 10 seconds. Tests were conducted to determine the 
causative factor in this event, including minute changes in air 
pressure and temperature, and it was discovered that SCP-1493 
appears to be translating thermodynamic energy into audible 
random noise. From this it can be concluded that temperature is a 
factor in its noise production; exposure to high temperatures should 
thus be avoided. However, physical disturbance on a macroscopic 
scale is a far more influential factor. 


Addendum-1493-B: On 20 -- , SCP-1493 was accidentally 
dropped on the floor of its containment area. The noise level passed 


150dB, deafening the researchers present. After nearly five seconds 
of this noise, the device's fabric membrane began to expand 
outwards, forming a hollow tubular shape with a pointed end, 
designated SCP-1493-1. SCP-1493-1 reached a maximum diameter 
of 83cm and a length of 230cm before its back end tapered off and it 
left the fabric membrane entirely. Three more instances of 
SCP-1493-1, identical to the first, emerged from SCP-1493, and all 
instances moved towards the researchers in an aggressive manner. 
After the SCP-1493-1 instances emerged, SCP-1493 no longer 
produced the voice-like sounds. 


Commendably, Researcher managed to subdue the four 
instances of SCP-1493-1 with a fire extinguisher, although she and 
the other researchers suffered internal bleeding and neurological 
damage during the event. After all four instances were subdued, the 
noise produced by SCP-1493 returned to baseline levels. This event 
was designated Incident-1493-Upsilon-01, and any future events like 
it should be designated similarly. The full extent of the effects of an 
Incident-1493-Upsilon event and of instances of SCP-1493-1 on 
humans are unknown. 


Addendum-1493-C: Through extensive testing, SCP-1493-1 have 
been determined to be a form of incorporeal, invisible earthworm- 
like entity. Under normal circumstances, security footage 
demonstrates that SCP-1493-1 continuously emit several kinds of 
voice-like sounds in excess of 120dB when exposed to 
thermodynamic temperatures above 278 K. Instances of 
SCP-1493-1 are incapable of surviving under the current physical 
conditions! of our universe, and as such use the fabric membrane 
as a form of protective exosuit. The fabric membrane has been 
determined to be capable of isolating a static pocket of local physical 
conditions. An instance of SCP-1493-1 expires if the fabric 
membrane is removed or opened, typically releasing a 190dB shriek 
lasting 0.2 seconds and then spontaneously combusting. The fabric 
membrane collapses soon afterwards, and the SCP-1493-1 instance 
is no longer detectable. 


Partial Transcript of Voice-Like Sounds 


...uKba, ukba, ukba... 
...f00m foom foom foom... 


...ababababa... ... awawawawa... 
... leeeeeeeeeeeegh... 

...noh, hoh, hoh, hoh, hoh... 
...frrreeohm... 


Researcher's Note: These were taken from security footage of 
Incident-1493-Upsilon-01. When the volume was dialed down, the 
voice-like sounds produced by the SCP-1493-1 instances consisted 
of simple repetitious phonemes and chants. They took place 
simultaneously and at variable pitches. The total impression was not 
unlike ana capella song. 


Addendum-1493-D: Following the conclusion of Incident-1493- 
Upsilon-01, a researcher noticed a small piece of paper tucked in 
the seam between the upper and lower portions of SCP-1493, 
apparently dislodged from the inside of the device by the event. 
Upon retrieval, said paper was found to be a strip of ticker tape upon 
which was the printed English text, "STASIS is NOMINAL 
PASSENGERS are HUNGRY but RESTED TIME to INTERCEPT 
ST-IDEAL is UNKNOWN THANK YOU TRAVEL is COURTESY of 
SUPER GOOD SHIP" followed by the stenciled letters "MLIMA." To 
the unaided eye, these letters appear to vibrate violently upon the 
paper. The SCP Foundation is now tracking media for any 
information relating to the "SUPER GOOD SHIP MLIMA" and their 
connection to the company. 


Footnotes 

1. A direct correlation between their longevity after the fabric 
membrane is punctured and the value of the fine-structure constant 
a has been noted, as well as an inverse correlation between their 
longevity and their proximity to massive amounts of regular matter. 


« SCP-1492 | SCP-1493 | SCP-1494 » 


SCP-1494: Terminal Castaways 


Item #: SCP-1494 
Object Class: Euclid 


Special Containment Procedures: All flights exiting the Hollywood 
International Airport located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, are to be fitted 
with surveillance and tracking devices, in the luggage and on 
random passengers. Efforts to prevent the manifestation of 
SCP-1494 phenomenon, such as transferring co-pilots over the age 
of 45, preventing planes built prior to 2008 from being used, and 
suppression of certain beverages on flights leaving the airport are 
being made. All testing of SCP-1494 has been suspended at this 
time. 


Missing persons reports relating to SCP-1494 are to be suppressed, 
with records being confiscated and replaced with censored versions. 
Relatives and law enforcement officers are to be given Class-C 
amnestics. 


Description: SCP-1494 designates a phenomenon which occurs on 
flights leaving the Hollywood International Airport, and heading to a 
location outside of the United States. Sometime during the flight, the 
plane may be reported to stop at a layover before exiting the United 
States. Passengers who remain on the plane during the layover 
experience no further anomalous effects other than reporting the 
unscheduled landing. The duration of the flight will not be altered, 
and radar tracking of the plane shows that no stops take place 
during the time of the SCP-1494 phenomenon. The following 
conditions must be in place before this effect initiates: 


« At least 70 passengers on board the flight; 

¢ The plane must have been constructed prior to 2008; 

* Coca-Cola branded beverages are being served; 

¢ The co-pilot of the flight being over the age of 45; and 

« No air marshals or undercover Foundation personnel may be 


on board. 


Subjects who exit at the layover will enter a location which appears 
to be an exact replica of the Jacksonville International Airport 
terminal, which is fully staffed. All electrical outlets are functional , 
but communication equipment such as cellular phones and internet- 
capable devices will not charge. They will, however, function and 
receive signal until their power is depleted. Phone records will show 
the calls originated from the Hollywood International Airport. No 
planes have been observed approaching the departure terminals!, 
and planes approaching the entrance terminal have originated 
exclusively from the Hollywood International Airport. 


Once within the terminal, if the subject attempts to exit to the rest of 
the airport, they will be informed that they have been accused of a 
treasonous act and denied entry. Depending on their nation of 
origin, they may be accused of differing acts of treason. Subjects will 
believe the accusations are legitimate, whether or not they have 
committed any type of treason, or if the action they are accused of is 
even possible. 


Examples of treasonous accusations 


Subject(s) Nation of origin Action 
One adult male United States Accused of selling 
classified information 
to American 


newspapers. Leaked 
information appeared 
to refer to the 
Strategic Defense 
Initiative "Star Wars" 
missile defense 
system being 
developed during the 
Reagan 
administration. 

One juvenile female; France Accused of "high 
treason against the 
crown" and told that 
returning to their home 


One elderly male 


Group of subjects, on 
vacation. 


One adult male 


Identified as a citizen 
of the defunct Soviet 
Union 


or to any other state 
would cause them to 
be extradited and 
executed "on the 
King's pleasure." The 
document bearing this 
information bore the 
royal mark of King 
Charles X of France. 
Informed that they had 
been accused of 
sabotaging the 
revolution, and for 
conspiring with 
counter-revolutionary 
forces. Accusations 
appeared to be similar 
to those given during 
the Stalinist purges in 
the 1930's. 


Unrecognized state of Subjects were 


Nagorno-Karabakh 
Republic. 


Dominion of 
Melchizedek, 
Micronation. 


individually informed 
of an identical crime, 
destruction of 
classified documents, 
and given identical 
documentation 
purportedly from their 
home confirming this. 
Accused of "Refusal to 
remove the refuse 
from the backyard 
territories to the 
nations of the far 
beyond, resulting in an 
overspill and the 
sickness of Queen 
FuFu, the national 
pet." 


Subjects who have been accused of similar acts will frequently form 
small communes within the terminal, communicating with security 
and administrative airport staff members about their current 
situations. As of the most recent observations, several small 
enclaves have been formed, which appear to sustain themselves on 
the concessions sold inside the terminal and the contents of new 
luggage brought into the airport. Buildings have been constructed 
out of suitcases, clothing, and refuse. In addition, a black market for 
items listed by the airport as contraband has been reported. 


SCP-1494 was initially reported on 03/11/2008, when several 
passengers on board the [REDACTED] flight were reported to have 
gone missing during transit. After the reports of an unexpected and 
unknown flight destination reached Foundation personnel embedded 
in the Spirit Airlines corporation, amnestics were distributed and 
investigation into the phenomenon was initiated. As of 10/04/2008, 
SCP-1494 is considered to be a contained Euclid-level anomaly. 


Addendum: Investigation into activity at the airport notes that a 
plane which stopped at [DATA EXPUNGED] and had a layover at 
Ft. Lauderdale International was later reported to be missing, with all 
passengers presumed lost. No trace of the flight has been found 
outside of the records seized by Foundation personnel following the 
flight. Notable information on the flight includes. 


¢ Security camera footage does not corroborate records of the 

flight, and show no signs of the plane or the passengers. 

The pilot and co-pilot were not referenced in any 

documentation relating to the flight. 

A copy of the short story collection "Nightmare At 20,000 Feet: 

Horror Stories" by Richard Matheson was recovered from the 

terminal, and is believed to have originated with a passenger. 

Subjects within the airport reported hearing the sounds of 

metal being crushed during the time when the plane was at 

the gate. 

A ruined laptop computer was discovered on the runway. This 

computer is identical to those issued to the airports security 

personnel.