Item #: SCP-018
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-018 is to be contained in its specialty metal restraint
inside of a 1 m by 1 m by 1 m sealed box lined with heavy synthetic padding.
The sealed box is then submerged in the center of the 10 m by 10 m by 10 m polyethylene holding
tank.
If SCP-018 is to break free from the holding box, the polyethylene-based 'goo' will slow
down kinetic activity enough for proper retrieval by containment personnel.
Personnel entering SCP-018's holding chamber are to wear specialized plating (found inside
of SCP-018 Observation), and a breathing apparatus before being lowered into the polyethylene
tank.
If SCP-018 is loose outside of the polyethylene tank, personnel are advised to secure themselves
in a separate room and close doorways or hatches to isolate SCP-018 until containment teams
arrive.
Description: SCP-018 has the appearance of a Super Ball made by the Wham-O company in
1969.
It is six (6) centimeters in diameter and coloured red.
Found when the ██████████ company was hired to clean out a warehouse that had
Wham-O merchandise in it, SCP-018 was noted to be able to bounce with extreme height.
At first thought to be a pleasant child's toy, SCP-018 was able to bounce with over
two hundred percent (200%) efficiency (that is, if dropped one (1) meter, it would bounce
two (2), then four (4), then eight (8), then sixteen (16)).
The ball soon became a dangerous projectile, reaching speeds estimated at over 100 km/h
and damaging property and injuring five (5) in the city of █████████████. It
came to a rest after several days in the nearby lake of ████████, and was
retrieved by SCP personnel.
Due to the speed of the object, and the total surprise by its victims, no cover-up story
was required or initiated.
Document #018-04: Message to O5-█
█████████, I hope everything is well.
The reason I write to you is because I believe I have found a more effective method for retrieving
new or escaped SCP objects.
Yes, I realize we haven't had any progress in reverse engineering whatever allows this
thing to defy the laws of thermodynamics, but we have come up with a very effective
method for integrating one of those new SCP-A5 Armor suits with this.
Just hear me out, we implant it into the bottom of a boot, rig up a little bit of a mechanical
device, and ta-da, the suit is now capable of jumping well over a building.
Also, if the wearer has their foot against something they want dead, well, let's just
say it delivers a helluva kick.
All I need is permission to modify one of the pre-existing SCP-A5 suits, and you'll
be able to actually capture ████████████, plus any other escaped SCP objects.
Trust me, when have I let you down in the past?
-Dr. █████████
Document #018-06: Letter to Dr. █████████
Dr. █████████,
Upon assignment, Agent ██████ was issued your modified SCP-A5 armor in retrieving
SCP-███, and the results are mixed.
Agent ██████ was able to place the ██████████ collar
onto SCP-███, chase it through the Amazon, and restrain it by dismemberment.
However, due to a malfunction of your 'little mechanical device', he was launched almost
a mile into the air and suffered two broken legs, seven broken ribs, a missing arm, and
a skull fracture upon hitting the water of Lake ███████████ on
the way back down.
You will fix that before I authorize your armor for common use.
Document #018-11: Message to O5-█
█████████, don't worry, it's fixed.
But, I have some more ideas.
If I can be granted the use of some water from SCP-006, SCP-███, and possibly
SCP-███, I can deliver you a set of SCP-A5 armor and an agent that can capture
any, if not all, rogue or unattained SCPs.
All I'm waiting on is your approval.