SCP-272 - An Old Iron Nail (SCP Animation)

SCP 272 is a Safe Class anomaly also known as An Old Iron Nail.
SCP-272 is an iron nail, approximately 11.5 cm long, resembling ancient designs. Covering every flat surface are engravings of unknown cultural origin. The engravings have been described as “captivating, but scary” in a majority of staff interviewed.
The nature of SCP272 becomes apparent when it is dropped onto the shadow of an individual. The nail will bury itself exactly 2/3 of its length into the material the shadow is cast on. Following this, two effects should be noted: the person whom the shadow belongs to will not be able to remove the nail, by any means, and they are limited to movements that keep their shadow cast on the nail. The nail, however, may be removed by conventional means by anyone else, although those requested to do so reported a mild aversion, citing claims that “it feels fair”.
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[@bobjoebo8933]

Can we just appreciate the 3 scp foundation members that do everything. The man with the curly yellow hair, the man with the black hair and beard, and the woman with brown hair and glasses

[@insomniagobrrr5542]

Don't forget redhead lift dude

[@eugeneli4701]

The nail's anomalous properties could be due to the engravings on it. They should have tried to replicate the same engravings onto another normal nail, see if it would gain the same anomalous properties as wellll!

[@Lillpixeychic]

The problem with that is they have no idea what the engravings mean. The SEP has done stuff like that when they know what the engravings mean or if they have some basic idea. Look at how many times they run into situations blindly and almost blown up the world! I think it’s actually a good idea they didn’t do more than what they did… Imagine a world where everyone was stuck just because the SCP foundation messed up one tiny fraction of those hieroglyphs

[@ihavenothingtohide877]

Good theory, but sometimes other anomalies tend to be blessed or “cursed” with it’s properties.

[@autobotCRSHR]

Let's take SCP-963 as an example It is an amulet that was found at a cultist's home... It has no engravings (none that the researchers will share) It traps a soul in it and causes perfect immortality in a sense...

[@takeoutant9839]

@@Lillpixeychic meet the super fan

[@kandimckeefer9496]

the nail seems to have been made out of rust and led not metal or steel

[@kristofer6935]

The end is very comforting, i am a carpenter and i pick up nails and such.

[@Megamanthemachine]

There’s a unique scp for many professions. Make sure this isn’t one of them. Inspired by micheal dasanta gta 5

[@Eagle-rv3iy]

At our office a few years back the roofers didnt clean up the spare spikes and they all went down the gutter directly onto the entrance. I too picked up many nails that day...

[@everybodyclapyohands]

lolasd

[@amexicangorilla2901]

I worked in a carpentry shop for like 2 days, nearly impaled my foot. I switched to Welding.

[@afattestmerc]

@@Megamanthemachine you see hundreds of comments every day. make sure this isn't one of them

[@Jokes_On_U]

Theoretically, could the nail be used to hold one of the more "troublesome" SCPs like 096 and 173?

[@epyon_avenger]

I was wondering about 106 myself, since its containment requires bright lights anyway, seems like the ideal situation.

[@laraalvinkurtc.5940]

How about SCP -682

[@Jokes_On_U]

@@laraalvinkurtc.5940 They did try with 682, the big lizard started glowing bright enough to get rid of his shadow and then breach containment. There's a short clip about it on this channel actually.

[@ceu160193]

@@epyon_avenger Since he can just disappear into his pocket dimension, he probably can't be held by nail anyway.

[@mysteriouslyseeing]

Those aren't really troublesome, they are manageable. What isn't maneagable is a keter class SCP, so it would be better used there.

[@vincentiormetti3048]

I'm surprised they didn't test how many tons of force the nail could hold in place, seems like it could be a pretty useful tool

[@discworldfan]

yeah... or use it on SCPs like SCP 106 or other Keter SCP beings.

[@tomthestone1470]

Well 682 would probably just be like “piss off”

[@zeedstun891]

yeah seriously. most of these tests were redundant experiments of cruelty..

[@Hopperthejumper]

it could explode the object if its too heavy

[@paisleesheppard5629]

"Like a potatoe through a tennis racket." Did they have a food fight to reach that comparison. 😂

[@sevengerEX]

SCP researchers: Oh? A new scp, let's have a human experimentation with it. What could go wrong? SCP-2419 & SCP-4973 : New members incoming boys

[@junconglin]

How did they not get expect vengeful d class.

[@samurumasahiro9922]

These are my favorite kind of SCP’s. No world ending anamolies, or demons from hell; just every-day items that seem ordinary but can cause some strange and eerie effects.

[@uncannytheos2454]

Dude what they do to D class makes them disgusting

[@BunPrince]

Ikr not some plot armor purely invincible godly bullshit

[@saaddagoat]

Def imo one of the crueler SCPs. There was no reason to have so many D-class die, esp when it's established that shadow changes force the body to move as well. I know the ethics committee had a field day with this one.

[@Interestking]

Really? Saying that they didn't have to die is like saying that they shouldn't test anything dangerous with humans. They had to know how dangerous it was, and what it could do. Obviously it's still horrible, but not worse than most SCP experiments.

[@saaddagoat]

@@Interestking I don't think making them go thru a wired fence was a reasonable experiment to do. They already established that it's dangerous when you move the lights, hence, that experiment could've easily be done with a rabbit or something. Sure it might not be worse than what others have been forced to undergo, but it was an experiment that really had no purpose and also led to loss of life.

[@Interestking]

@@saaddagoat I guess it all depends on whether or not it works on things other than humans. If it does, then you're right that it was a waste of human life. If it doesn't, then it gives them information on how much force is behind simply moving the shadow, and what would stay locked, and when those locked parts were dismembered, would they remain locked? It combined 2 or 3 experiments into one, so if it does in fact only work on humans, then this is not only necessary, but efficient too.

[@isaacvogel4117]

Animal tests would probably have been just as enlightening as human tests in this way. Why waste so many D-classes?

[@lzbscalle7943]

Right? at best they could've used mice. But simply dummies would've worked fine

[@hotkoyoto]

Wait, why not use the nail to hold down "The shy guy?" Seems like the nail is absolute in holding down the targets shadow and if it's absolute. Could it possibly the shyguy contained?

[@moonbroyal2935]

ooh good point. maybe it could, but what if somebody looks at its face during that time? we may never know....

[@Urmom-zw8cu]

@@moonbroyal2935 yeahhhh same thoughts

[@stuffedbrains]

@@moonbroyal2935 That’s some torture GOC shit right there. Better get Dr. Clef on the job.

[@MrDemonz101]

@@moonbroyal2935 immoveable object meets unstoppable force

[@luluzaruz5422]

everybody gangsta until the scp foundation loses power and now the shadows that have been holding shy guy are no longer there

[@jacksonstarky8288]

There are a few other SCPs this nail needs to be tested with... 096, 106, 173, 682, and 689... obviously, it can't kill 682, but it should be able to immobilize it.

[@nazis213]

They thought about that and tried 682 started to glow and the shadow dissapered i remember them talking about it in a previous video

[@junconglin]

The 682 one is funny to imagine

[@thecrimsonfuckeralucardlor5087]

The shadow eating spider would be a good one.

[@thecrimsonfuckeralucardlor5087]

Also any biblical scp because I suspect this is a nail of Helena, one used in the crucifixion of Jesus.

[@theairacobra]

@@junconglin They thought about that and tried 682 started to glow and the shadow dissapered i remember them talking about it in a previous video ( comment sent by Superbakes420, just saying because i think u didnt see the reply above yours)

[@ashurad_fox5991]

I'm surprised they didn't suggest a cross test with 096, either 096 will be bound to a place forever or we could see a nail be destroyed. or maybe there's an log of it already.

[@alexpena4091]

Would be a possible test off course they would need to avoid eye contact with it

[@littlebigdragon313]

9:48 holy shit I forgot Hunter's a voice actor for a second

[@lolicon453]

I wonder how this nail deals with shadow based SCPs…

[@michaelporter7629]

You don’t mean SCP-5031, do you?

[@typerakalamies6237]

You know reality exists right?

[@lolicon453]

@@michaelporter7629 i was thinking more like 538 and 017

[@tauceti8060]

Shadow spiders

[@lolicon453]

@@tauceti8060 Yeah that’s 538

[@Ishtarru]

Foundation: *Shackles subject to the floor and puts up a wire fence next to him.* Me: Well this is going exactly where I think it is.

[@thecrimsonfuckeralucardlor5087]

There is no way the person running that experiment didn't know exactly what would happen. He literally only did it to watch him die like an absolute psychopath. Getting impatient he didn't die already.

[@zeedstun891]

@@thecrimsonfuckeralucardlor5087 after the sunset experiment, then doing this, id strongly consider making that researcher a D-class

[@evilmgo2]

tbh that wire wouldnt hold anyway. There is no way in hell that this would hold in place a grown man to the point of slashing. Net would be ripped out of the frame and our guy would be in real pain but should be alive.

[@knighthunter1791]

Well that's one way to reference Resident Evil

[@theonlydecentchannel2379]

Why a wire fence the whole point was to see if they can stop the force nail does! A solid wall would have been better to use instead of something that has hundreds of holes.

[@geardog24]

D-Class: *The screams are heard. I am not warm. The Shadow steals!* Researcher: Yes, but how you feeling though? D-Class: *I am the prisoner of my own foolishness. Let my flesh crumble like the apple whose ashes burn at my tongue!* Researcher: Would you like a visit from the Tickle Monster? D-Class:....yes.

[@noone0006]

I need a scp 999

[@omniverse7976]

Even the d class are given permission to see 999. if anything, atleast the SCP foundation isn’t cruel enough to deny that.

[@danielwatkins5991]

The d-class torture sound close to Tantalus torture

[@bfufhryrrhtjhxbdgkjgutitjh7877]

@@omniverse7976 if someone is that cruel they need to see SCP 999 themself

[@BurningmonkeyGTR]

What happens if the nail goes into the shadow of someone who's airborne, say someone who jumped and dropped the nail or someone suspended above the ground by a rope? Does it pull them to the ground, lock them in the air of just fail entirely?

[@MothXia]

probably beheaded

[@shadowsa2b]

Or the shadow of a mobile but non living subject

[@DeathnoteBB]

Given the sunrise experiment and the fence experiment, it’ll pull the subject to it

[@the-Jubi-no-okami]

good question...

[@the-Jubi-no-okami]

@@DeathnoteBB true...

[@spideyawesome6498]

You know what they say, big consequences come in small anomalies

[@moonbroyal2935]

yep.

[@michaelasmitty]

This could be a good way to imprison certain SCP that can’t be destroyed, although a power outage could lead to a containment breach

[@galatic-wyvern2993]

But getting back power would either destroy them or deal severe dmg

[@spearhead7777]

Said SCP would develop skin that makes it so that it has no shadow. Nice thought thou.

[@ainedroid]

This scp really nails it

[@fromthethirdplanet]

Your comment hit the nail on the head.

[@Kyle_302]

You naild it

[@ainedroid]

@@fromthethirdplanet what can I say? Puns are really nuts. Especially when it comes to this lol

[@rexorwhatnot1677]

That joke hammered me

[@StonerLink]

I see u have a point

[@Uncle-Jay]

I wonder how strong the nail's effects are? Could this be used as a effective way to contain something like SCP-2317-K when the last chain fails? Probably not.

[@jaslinacharya2063]

He probably could destroy the nail...

[@osamabinladen1996]

He would probably destroy the nail considering that it's a interdimensional planet destroyer

[@the-Jubi-no-okami]

@@osamabinladen1996 BUT all that harms the nail is killed by it!

[@LordDany]

If the nail could be multiplied it could be used on containment procedures on other scps

[@osamabinladen1996]

@@the-Jubi-no-okami true but it's a destroyer of worlds Alr ima think about this

[@Saeryfim]

"The Shadow steals" could mean the shadow is stealing their body heat (they complained about not being warm, and previous D-Class died from hypothermia).

[@ethanor]

FINALLY!! Someone who's not thinking about more tests but puts some theory into the origins of the item, and what the implications of it could bring.

[@victor_e_dafeet8218]

Seems like a handy way to contain other anomalies. Definitely some interesting cross testing to be had. Very interested what would happen to anomalies that teleport or say, hop between dimensions. Maybe it can keep the dimension hopper from going.

[@josiahgames2134]

but then again it could be absolutely terrible for him

[@ScrumpehDrinker]

Ive been watching this channel since it started and am still impressed by hunter's voice acting

[@_P2M_]

Imagine dropping the nail during an eclipse.

[@Myth_Incarnate]

You REALLY don't want to do that.

[@Kyleplaysgames567]

I don't think it can pin inanimate objects. But if it did the moon will be dragged along with the Earth's rotation in a geostationary orbit and when the nail is removed the moon will fly off into space. I think there might be a maximum weight if it could only hold one person at a time.

[@ninjacloualt6235]

This has to be the best name for a SCP its so Y E S

[@SutasSjet]

Ah early SCPs. Where the Foundation was weirdly dumb for a bunch of PhDs. Why use chicken wire? No idea. A plexiglass wall would have been a more interesting test. These early ones will always have a special place in my heart but the testing logs are usually very silly.

[@Myth_Incarnate]

Look, at the time we had some budget issues. We used what was available.

[@valoressbqiskrnrjbx5025]

6:26 Could it be destroyed? ~The Secure.Contain.Protect Foundation Wait... thats illegal.

[@5ivv]

It sounds more like the Global Occult Coalition

[@valoressbqiskrnrjbx5025]

@@5ivv that's why it's a Halo "wait... That's illegal" meme moment

[@tawanza6570]

Scp-682 must be destroyed- The scp foundation

[@valoressbqiskrnrjbx5025]

@@tawanza6570 I am confusion

[@tawanza6570]

When you play them playing containment breach and you find 682 document and must be destroyed

[@KylixTheFur]

I've always had this weird thought that your shadow was somehow tied to your soul, like a reflection of it or your actual soul. I thought that being afraid of the dark was because you couldn't see your shadow, and thought your soul was gone. Weird, I know, but I had a wild imagination as a kid. If I'm right, that makes this SCP even more terrifying

[@ComicalRealm]

This SCP could've kill 682, had the researchers taken into account that it could read the inscriptions

[@Lifegotmid]

They tried it... And failed yet again....

[@fromthethirdplanet]

Why are you everywhere?

[@silentsamuel_]

@@Lifegotmid of course it failed. I wonder if whoever, or whatever, made 682 to test Humanity's capacity to kill?

[@braedenmclean5304]

Honestly 682 is pretty dumb “oh shit it can adapt to ‘anything’ so much so that it cant be stopped by any means...oh besides that standard, normal acid it’s placed in so it can’t escape and to keep it totally contained...woops

[@sebastienwoongpoget9350]

@@silentsamuel_ 682 is a training dummy

[@reaper4812]

So many ABSOLUTELY unnecessary human casualties for this one.

[@marcuscalixte4392]

Honestly? Someone should try to place this in a Keter SCP’s room; preferably one that can’t teleport or anything like that.

[@michaelporter7629]

They did. With SCP-682. Didn’t end too well.

[@vincentiormetti3048]

even if it could teleport I think the nail would kill them if it tries

[@Crusader-7382]

096 would be interesting to test with the nail

[@marcuscalixte4392]

@@michaelporter7629 I mean I’d imagine as much. It IS 682 lmfao

[@NathanTarantlawriter]

Hey man, thanks for that chicken wire. Much was learned. Humanity is better now thanks to the SCP Foundation!

[@bazelgeuse2231]

I swear SCPs are becoming more like stands every day.

[@Kanamesamasqueen]

Are you SURE that's the ONLY nail of its kind? What if there are others in multiple places worldwide that you don't know about? What if someone found one, cleaned it up and it's being used right now?

[@bluebird4052]

The 'apple whose ashes burn on my tongue' line seems like yet another reference to Eden and the original sin

[@meyatetana2973]

This more reminds me of how to hold a devil in place, but putting a iron nail through it's shadow can prove fatal but if you can do it, you just bound that devil in place, also works on witches though

[@rsw0103]

I wonder if this scp could keep scp-096 restrained even when they're looked at as long as their shadow is nailed down.

[@Cebos359]

Taunt him face to face on the edge of the shadow...

[@oilimenoruega7836]

This one's really cool. I don't know how to feel about that last experiment with the guy saying cryptic stuff though. I liked it when they tried breaking it, but on the last one it felt like overkill. I think it'd be cooler if it was like the entropy jail cell SCP, where there is no mind altering effect to it, it's just that the stillness is maddening. Idk. It was still super interesting, and I always love entries that delve into the experimentation like this: not as an excuse to have weird things happen, but to have it feel like there's an somewhat sound logic to it. I guess that could be why I find that last part a bit unnecessary, but it's not like it's a *terrible* thing either

[@Myth_Incarnate]

Gotta admit, seeing this thing get its own video fills me with a certain sense of accomplishment. :)

[@teresawilliams8460]

The small voice acting lines are great, keep it up

[@ciceroissad4821]

Dr.Bright should not have use of SCP-272 to a “Mannequin challenge”.

[@SpectrumSwordtails]

I wonder if that nail could be used to pin the sculpture in place? Or 682 or the shy guy, or even the old man. It could at the very least help reduce the frequency of them trying to fly the coop. Or even help assist in the capture.

[@zajinramirez2780]

The nail is basically Shikamaru with his shadow hold

[@allynabbott4048]

The beginning of this video just made me realize there’s never shadows in these videos

[@ethanor]

It's a lot of extra work for something most people don't notice anyway

[@fromthethirdplanet]

Me: I should sleep now! SCP Explained: *Posts* Me: I don’t need sleep, I need anomaly!

[@suspense_comix3237]

Imagine if you could use SCP-458 to make duplicates of SCP-272 and stop criminals and other hostile SCPs from escaping. BTW SCP-458 is a pizza box that never runs out of pizza slices and can duplicate objects.

[@Ihaveagasmask]

Ask for a pizza of scp 272

[@firebrogamin6615]

Ayo you get a gold star for that voice impression I felt that one

[@Rin-qj7zt]

God damn that voice acting was ON POINT

[@notadumbname5339]

Why don’t they use this on 682????

[@ninjacloualt6235]

Perhaps since it would adapt and escape or maybe get long tentacles and move it or take it and escaping containment

[@ninjacloualt6235]

And maybe it could stop all the lightin the room and making it be able to move

[@Crusader-7382]

Item: SCP-272 Tissue Test Record: N/A Termination Test Record: SCP-682 is released into enclosure amidst a circular array of thirty (30) two-thousand-watt (2,000W) stadium lights, of which only one (1) is switched on. SCP-272 is dropped onto SCP-682's shadow, and embeds itself in the reinforced concrete as expected. SCP-682 quickly discovers that it is trapped by SCP-272's presence in its shadow, and starts to attack SCP-272. SCP-682 then stops midway through its attack, examines 272 closely, bellows an incomprehensible string of words, and slowly backs away from 272. All thirty stadium lights are then switched on and off in random stroboscopic "disco" pattern, at 4 Hz. SCP-682 is forcibly hurled around the enclosure in random directions, in accordance with the stroboscopic pattern, and sustains heavy damage. After fifty-five (55) minutes of this process, >95% of SCP-682's epidermis has been abraded away, its anterior left limb has been severed, sixty-three (63) of its teeth have been broken out of its jaw, and its skull has been fractured to the point that both its eyeballs have been dislodged from their sockets. At this point, SCP-682's exposed sub-dermal tissue begins to luminesce. The luminescence rapidly increases until it is brighter than the stadium lights, which eliminates SCP-682's shadow entirely. SCP-682 then collapses, and is no longer affected by the stroboscopic pattern. SCP-682 continues luminescing for forty-eight (48) hours, remaining immobile for the duration; D-class personnel who recovered SCP-272 from the enclosure were not attacked, but sustained permanent retinal damage from SCP-682's luminescence despite wearing eye shields. After 48 hours, SCP-682 resumes normal activity. Note: How did 682 know not to attack 272? Did it recognize the artifact? Was it able to read the glyphs carved into 272's surface? If 682 is literate, is it vulnerable to textual memetic-kill agents? Suggested methods for a viability study are welcome.

[@Crusader-7382]

They did use it on 682

[@Deadpoppedgeist]

I guess they are screwed

[@5ivv]

What a nice name

[@noelblack8159]

@@5ivv you have a nice name …uhhh I don’t have any oil! 0-0

[@5ivv]

@@noelblack8159 Thanks I'm still comming for the oil. 🤫

[@noelblack8159]

@@5ivv gosh darnit

[@Joe-yi5nv]

I liked the 'screaming' that the narrator did, good job!

[@lnariuss]

Hunter hammered this video on point

[@zachmaranto]

Why didn’t they try shining a light, nailing it to a shadow, and then removing the nail once a shadow is gone? They basically did everything for the inverse by introducing shadows, but not the reverse, which would be more helpful in learning its properties than repeatedly killing people with it when it was obvious that the shadow will move them along with itself/keep them trapped. Sometimes the SCP baffles me with the things they tend to ignore research wise…

[@digdug4451]

Okay, so thoughts on the experiments with this SCP and possible future experiments with it. What happens to a subject if the nail goes from embedded in the subject's shadow to complete darkness? Also, what happens to a subject if the nail is dropped outside of their shadow and they then move their shadow onto it? Does it still stop them in place or does that nullify the effects, since it wasn't initially dropped on their shadow? Also also, does it work on shadows of non-humans or inanimate objects or even anomalous beings or objects? If it does work on those things, could it be used to assist in containment of 682 or 173 or any of the other really big scary universe ending SCPs like the scarlet king? Could it be used to move The Gate Guardian far enough away to enter the gate to find out what is beyond it?

[@digdug4451]

Lots of questions, I know, but I feel that the researchers for this SCP may have missed some good opportunities here...

[@Crusader-7382]

It has effected beings like 682

[@Crusader-7382]

It likely couldn’t reach the gate guardians shadow and the person with it would probably be obliterated. Meanwhile the scarlet king can just destroy universes by existing in them

[@absolutely_catastrophic_]

@@Crusader-7382 it'd probably be worth a try though cause if thrown it embedds itself, so they could chuck it and run maybe? Or maybe use something to shoot it long distances (think t-shirt cannon meets nail gun lmao😂) a super interesting scp either way!

[@J2099]

@@absolutely_catastrophic_ It can be destroyed, so the Gate Guardian would likely obliterate it before it lands (and I doubt he would suffer any ill effects)

[@cloudchaser8650]

"shadows are nothing to be concerned about"... That statement is only true until you see someone else's shadow in your house when you are supposed to be completely alone.

[@Xeros_VII]

Amazing voice acting, love it

[@dalpilcher5254]

What if their shadow passes over it? If its already in the ground and someone walks by (casting a shadow) and that shadow hits the nail do they get caught?

[@ChitanDragthean]

Question: could the nail be used to permanently trap and stop scp-076-2's (aka "able") rampages and containment breaches?

[@shadowpup3016]

Maybe not able as he might just reappear back in the coffin again quicker and wouldn’t be able to predict it probably better for someone like shy guy or the peanut

[@Raoul9753]

I like this stories. Some of them gave me good ideas for D&D Monsters^^ Gotta say the SCP Community is a creative bunch.

[@oooohshiny8134]

My house is essentially a construction site, so this was just...... wonderful to learn about.

[@masondavis8342]

I wonder if the nail could help with containing the most dangerous scp's like 682, Or even be able to contain the scarlet king?

[@StormGundam]

I would've liked to see if the source of this nail's anomalous effects came from those runes that were etched onto it. And if that was the case, could the effects be recreated by etching said runes onto another nail?

[@Myth_Incarnate]

A dangerous question to ask, when the meaning of the engravings isn't known.

[@StormGundam]

@@Myth_Incarnate true, but my hypothesis is that most likely those engravings are what give that nail its anomalous properties. Maybe one day we will find out

[@Myth_Incarnate]

@@StormGundam Maybe someday. Might be handy to have a bunch of shadow-pinning nails around.

[@jethro784]

Very good Voice actor in the interview! Nice work and keep it up!

[@MasterofthisReality]

God I love the VA work

[@notmegaming9038]

what happens if the light is removed after the shadow is pinned? do the effects stop or does something horrid happen

[@chaosimperatorh4385]

3:30

[@annthom5301]

@@chaosimperatorh4385 no this is ehat happens if a place is pinned before lights come on, we're wanting to know the opposite

[@jakkaphatkaewthong3352]

Well they did say light base test went uneventful after that incident

[@Valigarmanda]

@@annthom5301 The nail doesn't work if the object doesn't cast a shadow. Meaning regardless of when the nail was dropped, before or after light, it stops working.

[@bepislord1492]

Suprised it isn’t being used to contain another, more dangerous SCP

[@Myth_Incarnate]

I'm sure it's been considered as a Thaumiel-class object, but to my knowledge no cross-testing with other SCP's has been tried.

[@Racist007]

10:05 you gotta give him credit on that acting

[@danielbullen88]

I wonder if it would keep SCP 173 from moving if you stop looking at it. Or 096 if you look at his face

[@Thetoucanman918]

096 would tear out it’s limbs and chase and kill you with its legs

[@badpiggies988]

This nail was the subject of so many inhumane experiments involving d-class personnel. F for them

[@jackwatson8046]

scp daily vids keep me going

[@nicolegleason5727]

The shadow steals his movement

[@Dreadlock_Holmes]

Can we talk about Narrator’s top tier voice acting for the D-Class interview???

[@resiknoiro7506]

at 2:35 the second researcher from the left (with black beard) looks so strange without glasses lol

[@theinfomusx1613]

hey love your videos you do a great job explaining the weird and wonderful world of the scp foundation was wondering if you do a video on more scp 001 proposals specifically fishhook

[@montikore]

This is a super interesting premise. Is it that the shadows steal the life force of those pinned by the nail?

[@theNotableKnee]

I loved how he read the rant

[@lukeario797]

This RTX SCP Explained animation is amazing!

[@thedemonking8462]

This reminds of a quote don't trust anyone even your shadow will leave you when you're in the dark

[@ghostdragon5735]

Damn hunter is killing it

[@Cloud-zb8lw]

Nailed it!

[@Fitzkrieg]

SCP foundation’s treatment of test subjects makes Unit 731 look like a middle school science lab

[@conner9352]

This new scp foundation update looks sick

[@frostgem8013]

The SCP equivalent to Decidueye's spirit shackle.

[@bobtheanimator8353]

272 gives you the feeling of when you're over a balcony and your phone isn't in your bag or pocket

[@Syrius_Li]

I really like the idea of "shadow stitching" which is also why I like the pokemon Decidueye

[@Blairwood38]

"But as we get older, we learn that shadows are nothing to be concerned about" Then there's me, who never was scared of shadows but once saw a shadow of a person walk past my door without a person attached(the lights were completely on so I couldn't have imagined it)

[@erikwoodruff5643]

So theoretically, this nail could be the solution to permanently contain SCP-096, as no tests recorded any success in fighting the nail's immobilization. Similarly, the nail could be used on SCP-173 or 682, so long as it works on the shadows of non-living things

[@developed5926]

It was tried on 682, but it produced a light that outshone all the other lights, then breached containment and killed a bunch of people, as usual.

[@scp001thesmilingshadow2]

i am so glad i left my shadow at home

[@SPYROSTSABOURIS]

In my opinion, this is the perfect scp It has some mystery around it It is dangerous enough to be contained And it does a thing and sticks to it

[@bobwalsh3751]

Any old iron, any old iron, any any any old iron?

[@gareththorn4356]

Their shadows come from them. I'm not sure how moving the light would make them get dragged since they'll still be in their shadows.

[@WTF_Blueberry]

I love some of the newer animations

[@danielbakarov4867]

The scp should conduct a research trying to hold the shy guy in place even if someone sees his face.

[@dr.jackbright9297]

I wonder if you could stop the eyes in the dark with this

[@TomasM30]

Why is no one talking about 9:58 bro that voice acting was amazing

[@smiththeinspiringanimator7042]

Nice! ^^

[@endoetz]

nailed it..

[@Ittlibawbisb]

The foundation could determine the age of most anomalies with that nail

[@zeedstun891]

This would be a good back up for scp-173 containment. you dont need to worry about anyone blinking at least

[@christianjiwa3332]

the nail vs the clay statue that moves when no one is looking