Scranton Reality Anchor

Scranton Reality Anchors (SRAs) are devices implemented for the nullification of reality-bending effects from anomalous activity or phenomena by using two pocket realities of 0-100 humes and Kant Counters as baseline measurement. This is accomplished by siphoning reality from other dimensions; typically, dead or dying universes are prioritized for siphoning.
==History==
===SCP-3001===
==Alternate versions==
===SCP-7379===
See SCP-7379. 
==Attributes==
While Scranton Reality Anchors are powerful tools, they do have limitations. The SCP Foundation typically uses sets of four SRAs to expand their radius effect and overall strength. However, SCP-1765 instances 1-3, which are potent reality warpers, have taken control of Area-37, where reality is highly unstable. The temporal and physical distortions in that area could potentially lead to the complete collapse of reality. Unfortunately, all attempts to breach Area-37 have resulted in the loss of Mobile Task Force Personnel, leading to the discontinuation of such efforts. If SCP-1765's activity spreads, the on-site nuclear devices in Area-37 may be authorized for activation by O5-Command. The reason for considering nukes over SRA is due to the possibility of SCP-1765 instances overwhelming the SRA with their combined strength, as an SRA must be within the affected area's range before activation. SRA’s have never been deployed against more than one reality warper at a time, and the risk of failure on a massive scale leading to a XK class scenario is too great for the Foundation to take lightly, especially considering the daily loss of personnel.
=== Variants ===
* Scranton-Mollius Inhibitor Device
===Malfunctions===
The Following Malfunctions may still exist or have been corrected upon time of reading 
*Cellular genetic destabilization/alteration. 
**The malfunction creates the impression that the SRA emits lethal amounts of ionizing radiation. However, this is not the case nor is it a byproduct. 4-imidazole is a specific enzyme that converts 5-amino-3-imidazole carboxylate into aminoimadazole. It serves as a precursor for glycine synthesis and is an essential enzyme found in all eukaryotes. This enzyme appears to shut down in the Scranton field. If a person were to enter while it's on, they wouldn't die instantly, but a few hours later "Boom." It just stops working. The S.C.P. Foundation's bio laboratory has investigated the mechanism of that enzyme, but all results were inconclusive. However, they have noted that the structure of the enzyme is unusual and has no similarities with other enzymes. An entire genus of archaea - Methanosarcina, disappears in the SRA field that is noticeable enough to be measured due to the mass difference. It’s not a common organism, no real reason to notice.
*Unintended side affects to reality 
**Occasionally, issues arise in locations where SRA's are installed and operational, such as Ecological disruptions and malfunctions of devices located near the SRA. There have been reports of text distortion in specific books kept close to SRA fields. Foundation Physicists and Chemists have not observed any anomalies. However, one site experienced a partial collapse following the initial activation of their SRA, with the cause remaining unknown. This uncertainty surrounding SRAs is a key reason why they are not implemented every where.
*“Magnetism”
**SCP-7379 appears to exhibit an unusual phenomenon that connects it to all reality anchors within the universe, and possibly even beyond. Whenever a reality anchor is destroyed, or the force of SCP-7379’s pull is so grate it is destroyed and somehow transported to sight-7379. The reason for this occurrence is currently unknown. To date, approximately thirteen thousand (13,000) Scranton Reality Anchors, Anderson Anchors, and Lang-Scranton Stabilizers have manifested around and beneath SCP-7379, all in a state of inexplicable disrepair.
*Inter-dimensional transportation 
**SCP-3001, the initial SRA prototype, experienced a malfunction due to an earthquake, resulting in a dissemblance within it’s internal systems that utilizes two pocket realities with 0-100 humes and Kant Counters as the baseline measurement. As a consequence, SCP-3001 and anyone in contact with it were transported to one of the dimensions that were being siphoned from. According to data from the SCP Foundation archives, this issue persisted with the early prototypes, leading to the disappearance of half of an entire containment facility in one instance. The malfunction affects SCP-1765, but in a different way. It is thought that the inter-dimensional syphoner is mis calibrated, as it appears to be targeting newly created or healthy universes instead of dead or dying ones, pulling high-grade technology objects from those universes into sight 1765. However, this malfunction is not present in the smaller SRA models.
==Meta==
===Appearances===
*Entry Page: 1765 - 16 Jan 2014
*Entry Page: 3001 - 23 Mar 2017
*It Would Make Sense If That Were True, But Actually It Doesn't Make Sense At All, So Good Luck - 27 Nov 2018
*Entry Page: 7379 - 21 Aug 2023
==References==
Category:Objects
Category:Devices
Category:Paratechnology