As the old saying goes - there are other worlds than these.
But in this context, we can use it without getting all emotional after quickly exiting
the physical plane - because in this context, despite all of our hypothetical configuration
- what if an object existed that bridged the gaps between realities?
In previous instances, we’ve spoken at length about the existential implications of being
aware of tangents and timelines - off shoots of worlds different to this one - but what
if we had the ability to enter and exit them at will?
Well, let me introduce you to SCP-093 - and hold on, because we’re about to see exactly
how deep the rabbit hole goes.
Hello internet - what’s going on, and once again welcome back to the most inquisitive
channel on YouTube - Life’s Biggest Questions.
As per usual, I’ll be your disembodied floating voice Jack Finch - as today, we curiously
ask the question - What If SCP-093 Was Real?
Roll the clip.
For the curious amongst you, that clip was from 1997’s sci-fi strangeling, Contact
- because, well - if you came here expecting a mind-bending visual depiction of a mirror
doing weird mirror-y things - then I’ve got you, but let’s face it - we didn’t
exactly have an abundance of like-minded clips, did we?
Although, saying that - SCP-093 would probably make a great movie - so filmmakers, if you’re
listening - you know what to do.
It leads us to an interesting point though, because out of the thousands upon thousands
of entries inside the Foundation’s fictional containment - 093 is perhaps one of my favourite
anomalous entities.
Because although it’s incredibly in depth - and takes a while to sink your teeth into
it, it’s perhaps the most fully formed entry in the SCP Foundation’s canon.
And it’s a living demonstration not to judge a book by its cover.
But first let’s take a look at what all the fuss is about.
As the record states, SCP-093 - otherwise known as the Red Sea Object - is a Euclid
glass object - primarily a red disc, carved from a strange, otherworldly stone material
- adorned with circular engravings and ancient, unknown symbols etched deep into its surface.
The object itself was found on the shore of the Red Sea back in 1968 - after it caught
the attention of Foundation researchers as it was emitting a low sighing sound - and
a dim blue gleam of light.
Strangely, after it was secured - it began shifting colours, varying on those that observed
it - from an orange mix of red - to light violet - yellow and green.
Despite this strange phenomenon - it also had a much more straightforward objective.
You see, SCP-093 - as if by some anomalous instinct - constantly seeks to attach itself
to any mirror or mirror like surface - and because of that, it’s special containment
procedure is relatively straightforward.
Attach it to a mirror - keep an eye on it - and hope it doesn’t do any more strange
stuff.
But yeah - as we all know folks, this is the SCP Foundation - and things aren’t ever
as simple as that - because when SCP-093 attaches to a mirror-like surface - it has a habit
of turning said surface into a portal to another damn dimension, and this is where things get
really - really interesting, because the world that it connects to has some terrifying implications
for our civilization.
Mainly - potentially, an XK class mass extinction event.
But we’ve come to take that as pretty much a given by now, right?
Yeah, let me explain.
The thing that makes SCP-093 so damn intriguing, are the series of experiment logs that follow
it.
You see, depending on which colour the Red Sea Object emits - it changes the exit location
of the portal - but as the Foundation quickly discovered, despite its geographical destination
- all of these portals lead to the exact same, alternate world.
And strangely enough, it’s a world not unlike our own - save for one key difference - it’s
populated by a horde of remotely humanoid anomalous creatures, referred to as the Unclean
- that were essentially giant torsos without faces, crawling amongst the ruins of the planet.
After expending a few D-Class personnel before realizing the true extent of SCP-093’s wider
implications, this strangely familiar civilization had pretty much fallen to ruin by the time
that the Foundation began scouting the place out - and it quickly became apparent that
only small pockets of humanity had survived, whilst the Unclean hunted the population,
absorbing them into their anomalous ranks and covering the planet in a strange, dank
brown ooze.
Oh - and also, it seemed that the world had ended in roughly 1953.
Go figure.
As the truth slowly revealed itself, it seemed that this oddly familiar world had in fact
fallen victim to something much more nefarious.
And I’m talking inter-dimensional, all-powerful cosmic god-like entity.
Now, bare in mind that the wider reading for SCP-093 is absolutely huge - and there’s
obviously a lot more to it - but essentially, this alternate Earth had been influenced by
an outside force that rapidly distinguished it from our own timeline.
As the records explain, approximately 350 years prior - the world of SCP-093 experienced
a technological boom that ours did not - thanks to the arrival of a being, referred to only
as He.
He declared that the world was Unclean and filled with Sin - and the only way to save
the planet was to purge the Sinners.
To prepare for the great war - he bestowed on them amazing advances in technology and
science - but, as we so starkly found out, he quickly disappeared - and everything soon
fell to ruin after several hundred years and the rise and fall of an oddly familiar, yet
completely alien civilization to our own.
But - in this hypothetical scenario - the Red Sea Object is *our* gateway to this strange
- brave new world, filled with the ruins of an advanced civilization, and giant - oozing
torsos that eat people alive.
I mean - it doesn’t exactly sound like the most pleasant of destinations, and we’d
perhaps have to strongly debate whether we’d even want to explore this new world in the
first place - but we can’t deny the fact that this strange new world *would* be incredibly
useful.
In fact - why settle for one Earth - when you could have two?
Global warming?
No problem, we’ll just spend the Summer’s in our new reality.
Overpopulation?
It’s cool - there’s plenty of room over in the new place.
Uh.
Actually, is anyone starting to get the feeling that this may be a pretty bad idea?
In terms of our current technology, it’s safe to assume that our civilization could
quite capably set up some form of safe, base of operations to slowly claim ownership of
the Unclean world - after all, its human nature to explore, settle and populate, right?
So, why would an alternate reality be any different?
In fact, it’s heavily implied in the records of SCP-093 that the Unclean world had knowledge
and a technological grasp on *other* realities, too, accessed again by the anomalous powers
of the Red Sea Object.
In fact, before the whole world was consumed by the giant, ravenous torso monsters - the
few remaining devout loyalists tried to flee through a different portal.
That’s before it all went Pete Tong, of course.
But also, it poses the question - how did the Red Sea Object end up in *our* dimension?
Well, that’s because the previously mentioned all-powerful entity uses the anomalous properties
of SCP-093 to surf between realities, corrupting countless alternate civilizations through
his twisted - perverse games.
In fact, at the downfall of the Unclean world - it took one brave soul to break up The Red
Sea Object into circular fragments of itself - tossing it through the dimensional door,
haphazardly landing in our reality back in 1968, in the hope that it’d lock Him away
forever.
Well, if that’s the case, maybe we should cancel those plans to reclaim and populate
a second Earth.
Yeah.
Actually.
Let’s just keep it locked up.
That’s probably for the best, isn’t it?
After all, the thought of getting visited by an all-powerful, reality hopping, god-like
alien entity that wants to punish us all for our sins and turn us into the Unclean - doesn’t
sound like the best of times, does it?
After all - don’t go poking your head in portals, because you never know what’s lurking
on the other side.
Well, there we have it - our hypothetical cautionary tale on what to NOT do if SCP-093
Was Real.
Don’t go through the portal.
What did you guys think?
Let us know your thoughts down in the comment section below, as well as your hypothetical
play-by-play on the inner workings of the Red Sea Object.
Before we depart from today’s video though - let’s take a quick look at some of your
more creative comments from over the past few days.
Avery The Cuban-American says --
What if aliens escaped from Area 51
-- Heh.
What are you talking about, Avery The Cuban-American?
Everyone knows there’s no aliens at Area 51.
Of course not.
That would just be ridiculous.
Wouldn’t it.
Well - on that note, unfortunately that’s all we’ve got time for in today’s Life’s
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