There's Something Strange Going On With This Monolith Shard... [MCS 13]

Welcome to another episode of Scrap Mechanic Mars Colony Survival! Today I am using the newly built research lab to analyze the mysterious monolith shard that I brought back from the scouting expedition a few episodes ago. There's definitely something spooky going on with this.
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[@CaptainGrief66]

*[Xenomaterial Experiment 001]* Preliminary observations: A piece (25 cm³) of the Material has been extracted from an anomalous monolith structure of unknown origins in the vicinity of our main Mars Research Facility and brought in the newly constructed Research and Development complex, it was initially, momentarily, stored in the main garage while awaiting completion of the laboratory, Researcher's note "Huh, why does it seem bigger?" *[Preliminary tests Log]* -Rough [Mechanical Stress Test] indicates a high resistance to external damage, its tensile and compressive strength exceeded that of Tungsten (3600, 3500 MPa's) -Material [Conductivity] even lower than that of Manganese Metal with a coefficient of 7.810 and even that of common Wood with a coefficient of 0.17 -[Weight] test showed incredible density compared to one of our main building materials, our Reinforced SteelCrete™ has roughly a weight of 30kgs per Standardized Size of 25 cubed centimetre, yet the XenoMaterial exceeded its weight in comparable size during the test, nearing the density (if not exceeding it) even of Osmium metal (Os, element 76, 22.661 Kg/m³) *[Reasercher's Note]* The sleek and slight reflective surface of the Material (similar to Obsidian rock) has endured Mars atmosphere's for an undetermined amount with no visible wear, its appearance is unaffected by mechanical and temperature stress yet seems metallic in nature- (Log is incomplete) [Research: **Inconclusive.** - Status: **Aborted due to potentially hazardous conditions.**] *[General Experiment Log]* The XenoMaterial has been returned to its original sight after the discovery and confirmation to posses the anomalous ability to gain mass over time, non-on site researchers such as myself have theorised that this may be provoked by exposure to ambient moisture and liquid water during tests [unconfirmed]. The weight of the material and its size has made transportation troublesome, our machinery has proven incapable of handling alien materials like the Monolith. **[Addendum 01] Mars Heavy Duty Transport Vehicle 02 (HDTV-02) has suffered superficial damage due to the XenoMaterial's ability to expand, it seems to have absorbed part of the Vehicle's cargo bay door and added it to its mass.** When returned to the original site, the XenoMaterial* (now referred to as Monolith II due to its considerable size increase for the rest of this log), it seemed to vibrate and emanate a low frequency "humm" (further radiological protection is to be considered, even if the Monolith II seemed to not be radioactive even after exposure to Mars' atmosphere), after the span of 5000 milliseconds the Monolith II has _merged_ with the original Monolith. Researcher has evacuated the site in visible distress following the Event. [Operation Status Log: Research inconclusive, breach of safety parameters avoided, on-site personnel in distress. *Failure.* ]

[@Hootstifer]

Awesome, that's science, when i read it it's like looking at a secret document about unidentified material on mars

[@Just_AnotherGameDev]

all I saw was many sciencey words. (still cool)

[@apersunthathasaridiculousl1890]

i wonder exactly who put the monolith there 🤔

[@CaptainGrief66]

@@Hootstifer That was the idea, I could've wrote more but then nobody would've read that, loosely inspired by how SCP documents are written, it was pretty clear Can't wait to see what Scrapman comes up with next

[@stickboi9589]

this sounds like an scp document really cool

[@ledocteur7701]

considering how dangerous this was, there should be a small laboratory near the monolith to make some preliminary research before sending anything potentially dangerous to the base. it should have a research lab, a small vehicle hangar and a very small crew quarter.

[@gmopotato2790]

Yes! Somebody make a mobile research camp!

[@softpaw6234]

Perhaps a one-man research vehicle? Possibly similar to an RV here on earth, but with research equipment either inside or on a trailer

[@vibaj16]

@@softpaw6234 it should be run by a robot controlled from the main base, to make sure no humans are in danger

[@jay15951]

Definatky need a field research base

[@dreadlordaxtonus6673]

or ya could just yeet it into space and be dune with it cause I've seen enough horror flicks and read enough horror stories to know what happens "when lets just leave it alone and forget it was even ever here"

[@AsPlayBox]

Just to be sure, I feel like you should check again the Research lab to clean up the Durability test area, there might be invisible chips of the monoliths that splayed out on the ground of it and you might see a few other of it once you go back and growing again.

[@dark-5825]

Nice touch with even growing the monolith during testing

[@mrdnagaming8013]

All man now this ruins it

[@alexb2889]

Shhhhh

[@axolotlgaming9144]

WHERE IS THE 3rd REPLY? I AM THE 4TH REPLY

[@dark-5825]

@@axolotlgaming9144 so i'm not the only one seeing that wrong number, nice

[@alexandermcclureidrinkoliv3663]

What do you mean? He totally wasn't growing it during testing :)

[@padalan2504]

[Incident evaluation log - 01 Codename: Monolith Beta] Incident summary: Casualties: 0 Injuries: 0* Property damage: 14 steel blocks *Psychological evaluation pending Security examination results: The incident has demonstrated a major error in the current base layout, along with an absence of secure sample storage. To prevent further incidents a secure sample storage facility should be attached to the garage and engineering area. This storage facility should have a more direct and secure path towards the testing area, a direct connection is considered optimal. Best possible solution is to move the entire lab section and use the opportunity to expand and update the testing area. Additional safety protocols should be implemented to monitor following extracted samples in order to prevent further incidents where unknown substances are left unsupervised and "knocked off the table somehow". Additional security concerns: Housing fully functional rogue AI bots in the labs is a major security threat, which may result in further incidents. The research of the Harvester AI error is an important endeavour, however it should not interfere with other research. It may be just a paranoid concern or time will prove this statement right. The SMars surface may be a more dangerous environment than we first imagined, stay safe out there.

[@soltgergelyhorvath6236]

I love how you included property damage XD

[@HydratheIce-Seawing]

this is actually sick. Favorite episode by far. Good work Scrapman!

[@mewingspider1990]

I agree. It really gives a sense of dread, while making you excited, wondering what horrible or amazing thing will happen next.

[@khaledamro8400]

4:46 amazing transition didn’t notice it on the first viewing Edit: all the other transitions are also amazing

[@QuazarCG_Studio]

That one stick holding up the whole base is a chad, had to mention...

[@jonathannorthcutt9096]

Atlas Shrugged much !?

[@Holgzac6]

You should try to make a particle accelerator in Instruments of Destruction. Should be easy, you just need a metal ball to go around in a circle being propelled by angled magnets.

[@JustIn-sr1xe]

I wanna see him play space engineers and use the 2CM beam.

[@thiccsand]

Particle accelerator... Should be easy...

[@Travminer123]

@@thiccsand yea them 2 phrases do not fit together

[@Ficles81125]

i tried this sadly thats not how the magnets work its still possible just very hard the magnets emit in all directions

[@Leftysrev3nge]

Or build the satellite slingshot!

[@thetruecyrusplayz1256]

I think the Monoliths may be intelligent, and that the intelligence always wants to have 1 singular monolith in a given distance, if a piece is taken off and moved sufficiently far away, it will grow to be a replica of the origin monolith, if two monoliths are near each other inside the given radius, then the parent monolith will absorb its replica.

[@werd3426]

New scp was discovered. The monolith. Special containment procedure: a cuboid, which is the monolith should be kept in a large room midair (using magnetic forces). The room cannot be entered, as it would let the dust in, which would later attach to the monolith itself, forcing it to grow further. It is now being discussed by the 05 if we should try and convert the "immortal lizard" into the monolith in attempts to kill the lizard

[@kanon88]

SCP ERROR 404 NUMBER NOT FOUND TERMINATE SCP IMMEDIATELY

[@ThatDomGuy]

Personal log. Day 2 of examining the piece of xenomaterial I stole from the lab. It was discovered in a shallow crater not far from the Main base. The unknown material seems impervious to physical stimuli, so I attempted to pass a low voltage current across the surface of the small shard in my room. The moment I connected the battery to the circuit, the shard seemed to vibrate briefly, then stop. The battery, which had been fully charged, was now completely drained. I quickly touched the shard expecting to feel warmth, but the temperature hadn't changed at all. Against my better judgement I decided to increase the voltage by tapping into the base power grid. Setting the small shard between the exposed electrical leads, I hit the power switch. The inside of the containment chamber began getting brighter as the shard started glowing slightly, my finger resting on the power switch in nervous anticipation. Peering at the small, glowing shard, a dark spot began to form at the center. The darkened region then seemed to become translucent, almost transparent! My nose pressing on the viewing window of the containment chamber, squinting in disbelief of what I was seeing. There now appeared to be a small hole in the center of the shard! Reaching over quickly and killing the power, I was excited to see a reaction of some sort. All safety sensors were giving nominal readings so I removed the shard from the containment chamber for closer inspection, and that's when I realized the hole was no longer there. The shard was still in it's original condition, solid. My imagination began pondering all the possible explanations and kept landing on the same conclusion. Is this some sort of portal...wormhole...doorway. But, a doorway to where?

[@raccun9670]

Thank-you for keepin up the great work and making all of our days brighter!

[@_Gurt]

Give me a shoutout rocket

[@dashplays572]

The "Sand-Glass Converter" is a baker and state reverter, explaining the "magic"!

[@khaledamro8400]

Since this block is so heavy maybe in the future we could develop a way to create vehicles with it that can drive on the gravity of mars

[@RotexBlades]

This is getting interesting now my brain is making alot of theory about the monolith like was it made by aliens or is the monolith a living being because it just absorb that other monolith like it was eating it and making a weird sound once it absorb the other monolith

[@taylorwoodgyer5507]

9:54 it allways gives me goosebumps and makes me look around my room to see if there is anyone lol

[@anteshell]

A small correction. The current understanding seems to be that matter CAN be created or destroyed. Or rather transformed. That is because matter is energy but in a solid form. So pure energy can be transformed into a solid form and vice versa.

[@GlitchlessCode]

Hey ScrapMan! Really loving this series so far, and I love your creative approach to adding story elements to the series! One suggestion I might make would be to add the Scrap Mechanic Effects mod to the mod list, as it would allow people making creation a much wider variety of options to improve the look and feel of their creations. The mod itself adds several blocks that allow for people to use hundreds of in game particle effects, such as thruster plumes, water droplets, fire, smoke, and other similar particles. Additionally, it even allows use of particle systems not fully implemented into the game yet, such as particles tied to the Encrypter components from warehouses! I think would allow for creators to up the immersion of their creations to a whole new level. Either way, I'll continue to enjoy your videos making this a fun, entertaining, and immersive experience for everyone, whether they just want to watch, or create things too.

[@C1EATH]

You can make a site for the main monolith, so you can contain it and observe it.

[@SussyGrassInTheLawn]

1:47 Bro, that was a torture machine, like the way how the spud guns faced at the toilet, and the fact that the toilet is ridable

[@megumugi8620]

Atleast you learned a lesson. Dont drag random rocks home.

[@scrapman]

I'll find more

[@KV-2-2-2]

@@scrapman of course you will XD

[@FreddieStarWars]

Nice touch making them end up the same size

[@scrapman]

Not gonna lie it was a happy accident

[@FreddieStarWars]

@@scrapman Impressive

[@thiccsand]

My theory is that the monolith is so dense because it routinely separates, expands and reabsorbs parts into the same area making it denser every time

[@bonesciencegaming3863]

This is actually a really engaging story at this point one of the best scrap machanic one I’ve seen

[@Reth_Hard]

This block is growing... OMG! IT'S ALIVE!

[@lukasbuska5389]

Theory: maby "the monolyth" is not a material but a liveing entety and thats how it multiplies

[@penguingamer8832]

I was watching this video and as it went on I just thought to myself, “is it getting bigger?” I rewind the video to check and it was definitely bigger. Then scrapman confirmed it.

[@cogtheprotogen6671]

i love how like the entire first half of this video is scrapman bragging about how well he sized the thingy

[@Leftysrev3nge]

Nice way to showcase in support of the narrative

[@foldervtolvr]

It expands slowly when not touching other matter because it is using matter from the atmosphere. When it is touching blocks it just uses that. If you put it in a vacuum chamber and didn’t let it touch anything it would be essentially halted from growing. This is very dangerous though, as if it were to touch even one block it could cause a complete security breach

[@markusscarey1901]

scrap man i have been watching you since i was 10 and your channel is still great never change

[@samuellasky7771]

That was a neat video effect at 20:18 to have the new monolith merge with the old one I can see a little glitchiness around the movement of the hammer that lets me know you sort of merged two shots together, but it's cool regardless.

[@zodiakgames]

It would be interesting if the cave goes beneath the monoliteh and we could see it descending into mars

[@smiehoh999pl]

There can be multiple monoliths, but there must be only one, the original monolith

[@PasiFourmyle]

The weight test was so amazingly hilarious! Absolutely beautiful.

[@dahgman3225]

Scrap-mars-man turns around..... What's that? BOOM! There is another monolith shard on the garage table!

[@ckinggaming5bucketmadness766]

He needs to make a research outpost by the monolith, a small facility for research that isn’t safe at the home base

[@wildraheim4302]

I like how if a piece breaks off it grows into a new monolith and if their close then they will merge back into one. its cool!

[@KutsugeMindUrmoks]

19:14 That third item in your inventory is very *sus*

[@scrapman]

7:06 is it tho?

[@KutsugeMindUrmoks]

@@scrapman Guess we will never know

[@maxwellgulyas6444]

I think the reason why the monolith grew was because it can absorb solid materials, but also gases in the air. Maybe that’s the reason why it grew faster in the lab than in the garage. Since the garage has a less dense atmosphere than the rest of the base, it grew slowly. When you brought it to the oxygenated lab, the shard absorbed the extra oxygen and grew faster. By that logic, it could be theoretically possible to safely contain the piece by placing it in a vacuum. No air=nothing to absorb.

[@Glactor000]

maybe we should have some sort of flying vehicles for long distances

[@Aucks_1]

Amazing, great work, maybe next the monolith will come and teleport to the base, causing a necessary relocation of the base, maybe we might necessarily to move to space.

[@justyouraveragenerd5152]

You need a robotic companion to keep you company

[@destroyerag_yt8716]

your video is 10x better on VR and a bit more spooky I kinda jumped when those 2 things merged for some reason anyway DO WHAT YOU DO BEST SCRAPMAN

[@FoxDog1080]

I like how it's GROWING

[@benlabuda3640]

You should add a warehouse and a cafeteria to your base

[@BENBOI_1]

You should grow and use this material as a base building block, it’s infinite block!

[@koppanyhorvath1875]

what if it absorbs the rest of the base?

[@logiarhythm6285]

beyond Let's Play! That's a real show, very well done!

[@envyandtheirontourage3649]

as soon as SM said “drone” my mind went to a monolith jumpscare.

[@0megaming]

I really love how you roleplay the series ^^

[@psiah9889]

Half expecting the next episode to start with him walking into the garage and finding a new small monolith chunk where it had been lying on the floor before.

[@theslayerssanctum5534]

With the monolith growing a merging with things on it's own, it kind of gives me Apollo 18 vibes

[@sir_ox6735]

My guess on what was happening to the monolith piece was that it was teleporting the rest of the monolith to the piece, and when scrapman got there the original thing would be gone.

[@snipercz1210]

In case of any alien form, the exploration vehicle should have a self-destruct system to eliminate threat. Also in case of attack on the base, try mounting some ai turrets. They are already tested from one of the labs. P. S. DO NOT BRING ANYTHING ELSE IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A SECURE STORAGE.

[@Rbobclips]

Here’s a suggestion of a new game you could make videos about: Space engineers. You build ships and stuff.

[@cataclismicall]

The material consumes the air around it to expand, this is why it takes some time.

[@spoongoon1365]

I know this is kinda your thing but I feel like moonbo would be the perfect companion on mars for you!!

[@calebjardine7]

Concrete is actuly one of the few materials easy to manufacture from scratch on Mars.

[@kibz_uk]

That mystery substance grew during the video lol

[@bruhredsus08914]

Every day it keeps getting big to the point where it's the same size as the original monolith

[@Koljon]

super cool story!

[@Glittary]

The monolith is growing!

[@nek0w0]

scrapman at first with the horror movie logic "oh it fell off and grew? it def was the wind"

[@fransheidendal7395]

The Monolith chunk is ALIVE, and it has a very fast growing rate... So... its not gona live that long...

[@fatcat5323]

20:16 That actually scared me. What the hell was that thing anyway?! Why does it exist? And it's breaking the laws of physics.

[@len9505]

Might be interesting to see if the density changes as it expands (density, obviously weight increases)

[@mindmybeans8248]

i think the strange chunk might be growing.....

[@antoniocaceres1616]

You should put the monolith in a vacuum chamber because it could be absorbing the air and expanding that way. So is you put it in a vacuum chamber it won't expand anymore and you should have it floating too so it's not in contact with anything.

[@bdgnonilucky2015]

I really love this series could be a Netflix series Nice work scrapman this must go on :)

[@pokmanl9810]

I just want to say, if the monolith has grown to extreme proportions by itself and absorbed the other monolith, this thing must have already had some backstory. As such, maybe you could dig around in the areas around the monolith to see if there are any clues of what the monolith is or how it does what it does

[@RedFissionStudios]

The material of the monolith has a lot of practical applications if more testing could be done, it would work very well as an insulator or heat shield and it has high strength applications as well. It is very cheap to make because it grows pretty quickly, I think that is a very big breakthrough.

[@alexandermcclureidrinkoliv3663]

But there's a big problem with that... It grows and grows the longer it exists. That would be a huge problem if you want to build with it.

[@RedFissionStudios]

@@alexandermcclureidrinkoliv3663 I was thinking it probably stops growing once it reaches the size of the original monolith.

[@Jachii9]

the monolith might be an alien single cellular organism, multiplying thru cell division, and the cells gold together tightly, also explaining the 2 monoliths combining

[@calciumguy1041]

i think the monolith got some dust on something and its growing again

[@orangeguy5515]

11:57 The instant he looked away, it got bigger

[@iplayedagame5376]

I feel like either the original monolith will double in size or the new monolith will reappear in the base somewhere. maybe taking over the power generator to play on gamer rat's idea

[@bonesciencegaming3863]

I feel like that cave will be full of a bunch of larger crystal like monoliths, and that original one is just sticking out of the ground randomly, maybe there might even be some kind of source, if there is more monoliths scrapman might have to destroy it before it absorbs the entire planet

[@SnowWhiteTiger1992]

monolith theory: you are being watched and they allowed you to mine but a chunk of it, not so you could research what it is but so they could observe you. the bigger it got the more data it collected, not just on you but on the entire race and all the technologies that we invented.

[@totallyadvancedgaming]

I love the LORE

[@scottlacher8884]

Just a theory, maybe the monolith wasn't absorbed. Maybe it was teleported... Maybe it was teleported... back to the main base?

[@THEREALXB]

amazing editing love it

[@AnthonyantARBY]

I know that its all roleplay and all, but the monolith growing and moving on its own is genuinely creeping me out.

[@mattyvibes43]

I'm not sure I've seen every episode yet, but I neeeed airlocks on the base!

[@Blueco5862]

I have a theory about the monolith, maybe it's some sort of solid slime like oobleck and that's how I can bend matter and exorb it since it's some sort of slime, and maybe the monitor sentient and it eats matter sort of like the blob.

[@jbrandomclips6175]

Scrapman thought of a way to pay tribute to your Mars base you should make a wall with all the creators that made the buildings for the base or just put it on the base that they made just the idea love all your videos regardless keep it up 👍🏾😎

[@Napoleon.of.france]

Hey scrapman you should do more roleplay series

[@missilemadness6833]

I was waiting for this episode for a few days now and im happy that it’s here

[@joseffnathanaelreyes96]

Petition For Giant Alien Monolith Monster

[@missilemadness6833]

@@joseffnathanaelreyes96 ok then

[@fastoutnotforkids7192]

@@joseffnathanaelreyes96 bot!

[@C1EATH]

@@joseffnathanaelreyes96 Ok

[@Smitty8150]

I feel like I am 8 again and letting my imagination run wild with you @ScrapMan

[@aidenlarabee1208]

I feel like the monolith will be diving into the cave

[@sfdgfdhdf]

might be denser than osmium

[@Epica_Destroyer]

I've seen multiple comments on nano-bots and that it could sentient, but I think it is organic.

[@treborhanson1065]

I think the monolifts was a near infinitly dense object that you took a bit of and if its expanding tos gotto be coming from somewhere

[@mr.potato5026]

Yeah we really need a containment center that is specifically made for the "Object" idk what to call it yet.

[@noerkomari40]

i thnk we need another satelite but with extra defenses

[@tiffanypurvis6432]

imagine that the monolith was actually a rock creature that was a creature that was absorbing materials to get big enough to form its body after some space battle or something and then it absorbed its self again to become even bigger and strong and goes to scrapman base absorbs scrapman entire base while hes at some exploration mission into that cave.

[@lukasklaminder]

I have a feling that the monolith is expanding to the original size of the monolith you took the pice from. But it's just a thought.

[@sethcushman5454]

I am working on a headquarters building for a organization of both humans and Martians who are working to keep the rest of the humans and Martians learning about each other and starting a interplanetary war.

[@superolo]

0:26 and 1:15 there is a hole in a red stripe on the dome

[@bloodgodworshiper]

The piece u took off its growing larger

[@garethstefanus8555]

[assistants suggestion] it may be centient its possible it will be bigger than the scout rover