SCP-1689

Item #: SCP-1689
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-1689 is currently under restricted access in Area ██ medium-size artifact storage, Compartment ██. SCP-1689 is to be stored tied shut with its mouth facing upwards at all times. Access is limited to Level 3 personnel, with the exception of site cooking staff.
Exploratory access to SCP-1689-A requires approval from a Level 4 personnel. All expeditions must be documented with a complete manifest 
of equipment and staff to enter. Enzymatic Compound 13 has been developed to aid in exploration of SCP-1689-A.
Proposals to establish a mobile site in SCP-1689-A are currently under review.
Description: SCP-1689 is a burlap bag of potatoes. In its stable state, SCP-1689 weighs 40-50 kg and contains approximately two hundred (200) common agricultural potatoes (tubers of Solanum tuberosum). SCP-1689 is made of brown, roughly woven jute.
The interior of SCP-1689 is vastly larger than its exterior, and is designated SCP-1689-A. SCP-1689-A is a large extradimensional space of undetermined volume (measured to be at least 10,000m3, but believed to be much greater) completely filled with potatoes. Exploration of SCP-1689-A is largely incomplete, due to the high degree of obstruction; for more information, please see Addendum-1, Exploration Log 1689-I.
When portions of SCP-1689-A are empty, nearby potatoes experience an abnormal form of growth characterized by tumor-like bulges emerging and 
eventually splitting into fully-sized independent potatoes. The rate of 
growth is roughly exponential with a doubling period of approximately 
two hours. This effect also applies to normal potatoes introduced to 
SCP-1689, as well as similar edible tubers or roots such as yams and 
sweet potatoes (although none have been found to occur within SCP-1689 
naturally).
Addendum 1689-1: SCP-1689 was recovered from 
Krysovo, a small village of approximately two hundred (200) people in 
northern Siberia. A Russian official reported on 2 June 201█ that 
Krysovo had made no outside contact in four decades and had no 
surrounding farmland. The reports were confiscated and investigated by 
the Foundation, at which point it was discovered that the village had 
been using SCP-1689 as its sole food source for well over a century. As a
 result, the villagers were suffering from extreme calcium and iron 
deficiencies. No one in the village was able to recall how they had come
 into possession of SCP-1689, only that it had been there "since before 
the Reds" and that it was "a gift for working hard." SCP-1689 was 
subsequently transported to Area ██, its current location.
Addendum 1689-2: Currently, only one fully equipped 
expedition into SCP-1689-A has taken place. Authorized personnel may 
view the Mission Log of Captain Cameron Wells: Exploration Log 1689-I.
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