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Log of Anomalous Ducks
Note: Following Incident F-19██ and the recovery of SCP-1356, Research Sector 27's Carson Live Animal Research Facility was charged with the evaluation and containment of relevant anomalies. Testing is ongoing, as subjects are still being retrieved. Items with qualities that are anomalous, but not…
by floridapologiaPosted March 21, 2012 · 5 min read
Note: Following Incident F-19██ and the recovery of SCP-1356, Research Sector 27's Carson Live Animal Research Facility was charged with the evaluation and containment of relevant anomalies. Testing is ongoing, as subjects are still being retrieved. Items with qualities that are anomalous, but not to a degree that merits further study or containment, are cataloged in this document.
Unless otherwise specified, effects only apply to subjects in physical contact with the object. Status of "missing" most likely indicates that item is in personnel possession.
| Duck Description: Object has the appearance of a duck wearing a sheet, similar to a simplistic Halloween ghost costume. Duck has been observed to float 5-7cm above solid and liquid surfaces. Notes: Attempts to weight the object down result in duck phasing through solid materials. Status: Stored |
| Duck Description: Object is a tri-colored rubber duck with the coloration and scent of a popular Halloween candy. Subjects in close proximity to the duck express a strong desire to taste it. Notes: Taste described as "disappointing". Status: Stored |
| Duck Description: Object appears to be a duck holding a small saxophone, which it has been observed to "play" at random intervals— emitting a single, drawn-out note followed by a series of melodically unrelated notes. Notes: Sounds produced by duck are significantly shriller than those produced by a traditional saxophone. Status: Destroyed |
| Duck Description: Item appears to convince any individual holding it that it is a duck made of solid gold, despite appearance suggesting spray-painted PVC surface. Materials tests inconclusive. Notes: See Incident Report M████-4 Status: Destroyed |
| Duck Description: Generic rubber duck design with the addition of rakishly tilted baseball cap. Any subject holding this object perceives every living organism in their line of sight to be wearing a similar hat. Notes: Effects so far observed in humans, insects, animals of known and unknown species, organic SCPs, and several species of plant and fungi Status: Missing |
| Duck Description: Duck-shaped object affects the romantic feelings of human subject holding it. Subjects will be convinced the object is a "love charm", and persist in this belief regardless of any arising evidence to the contrary. Notes: Status as cognitohazard pending review. Status: Missing Stored |
| Duck Description: Sustained contact with the item results in the subject interupting conversation with phrases like, "Hey, watch this!" or "Hey, are you looking?" before attempting various kinds of physical exertion. Notes: Effect is only active if one or more observers are present. Status: Stored |
| Duck Description: Identical to non-anomalous rubber ducks in design and composition— however, when left unattended in a room, item always appears in a location different from where it was originally placed. Note: Reports of uneasiness in the presence of this anomaly may warrant further testing. Duck's whereabouts should be promptly reported. Status: Missing |
| Duck Description: While duck does not appear to possess any clinically significant healing or painkilling properties, if held by a subject suffering from minor or significant injury, subject will subsequently find injured areas covered with a proportionate number of band-aids, regardless of the nature of the wound. Notes: Item is available to all personnel for use, provided it is eventually returned to Room 204 first aid kit. Status: Stored |
| Duck Description: Subjects in contact with the item will, regardless of age or gender, refer to themselves exclusively as "the birthday boy". Notes: This effect appears to be neutralized by group performance of the traditional "Happy Birthday" song. Status: Stored |
| Duck Description: Despite its prolonged exposure to sunlight and seawater, object emits strong scent described by researchers as "artificial blueberry". PVC composition contains no trace of any chemical sufficient to produce this scent. Notes: Personnel have reported that close proximity of the object notably affects the taste of food and beverages. Status: Stored |
| Duck Description: Object is sun-bleached in the manner of other, non-anomalous ducks, but with a pattern of zebra stripes that appeared after retrieval. Any subject holding the item will exhibit a similar pattern of stripes on any white clothing they are wearing; markings usually fade after a 24 hour period. Notes: Object's whereabouts are proving easily detectable. Status: Missing (see note) |
| Duck Description: Appears to be patterned after London landmark "Big Ben". When placed in a room with any analog clock, clock will promptly align with GMT London time. On the hour, object emits a bell tone via unknown mechanism; volume of this bell tone has been informally estimated to be "as loud as the real thing". Notes: Security footage dated to 03/11/2012, 4:12 AM, reveals that object was destroyed by personnel; no official reprimand pending. Status: Destroyed |
| Duck Description: When held by a male-identifying subject, duck will invariably be described by the subject as strikingly similar to a female-identifying person of his acquaintance. Subjects appear to fixate on deciding "who it looks like" for prolonged intervals, and seem unable to resolve this question of identity. Notes: Object has no observable effect on female-identifying personnel. Status: Stored |
| Duck Description: There does not appear to be anything anomalous about this duck. Notes: Object influences the perceptions of any subject holding it and any persons speaking to the affected subject. Object in fact appears to be a flamingo. Status: Stored |
| Duck Description: Object has the appearance of a generic duck dressed as a clown. Subject holding the duck will respond to any verbal statement or question directed towards them with uncontrollable laughter. Notes: Effect seems to apply regardless of the emotional or social appropriateness of this response. Status: Stored |
| Duck Description: [DATA EXPUNGED] See image. THIS IS NOT A DUCK. THIS IS NOT A DUCK. THIS IS NOT A DUCK. THIS IS NOT A DUCK. THIS IS NOT A DUCK. THIS IS NOT A DUCK. THIS IS NOT A DUCK. Notes: Context or content of duck unknown. Status: Missing |
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