SCP-118 │ Nuclear Protists │ Euclid │ Microscopic/Species SCP

[@Site_42]

What they don’t know is how we use these little buggers to keep our supply of On-Site Nuclear Warheads topped off. 😏

[@Ultraeditz582]

Site 42 wassup!

[@josephoneill3532]

Waaaasssssssuuuuuuuuuuup

[@adrianinman8743]

Nice

[@Lawsonomy1]

Sorry but we do know that. It's kind of obvious. :P -Gamers Agenst Weed

[@chalker8776]

Now hold on-

[@DomovoiJr]

I played a modified tabletop grand strategy RPG with friends, and as the DM I then turned the campaign into an SCP warfare scenario. We had banned nukes at the beginning of the game, but when a player did their own research and came to me with 118 asking if he could use it for a one-time nuke, I was impressed enough that I let him go ahead with it. It was deployed as the opening shot of what would become WW3, and I’ll never forget the confusion and panic from the other team as it happened. It’s made 118 hold a special place in my heart ever since.

[@ScottMalkensin-xp7wf]

Which game?

[@taylorfain6957]

Yoooo I’ve been wanting to do this. Because dnd would be so fun if you used an scp setting. None of my friends listen tho. So I’m wanting to fully set it up so they run into nonsense like the hard to destroy lizard

[@belisarius3175]

Hey man this sounds awesome, if you have a rule book or something you’d be willing to drop or link to I’d be grateful. I’d love to run a similar campaign

[@Antifa-Howard-Hamlin]

If you thought, “this seems a bit more modern than most classic SCPs” or “This isn’t the SCP-118 I remember!” then you’d be right! People who read SCP-118 a very long time ago would remember different versions, because this is actually the THIRD SCP-118. The first version was a half-full/half-empty glass of water that made people paranoid or optimistic, and it lasted from 2008 to 2009. The second version was a lava lamp that gave out heart attacks which lasted from 2010 to 2011. Both were downvoted to deletion before this version was created in 2012. This means it’s more of a Series II SCP in a Series I slot. Another instance of something like this is Mr. Fish, SCP-527, which was actually written in 2016, replacing the old SCP-527 which was a destructive letter block.

[@Rick586]

Thank you for the history lesson!

[@victorpedrosoceolin3919]

The first one is not that bad, just a little unispired

[@XCOLEXful]

Were there specific reasons those got downvoted till replacement?

[@Antifa-Howard-Hamlin]

@@XCOLEXful I think they were just deemed boring or just unpopular to begin with. They had pretty low upvotes from what the records show.

[@Chloe_Heather]

​Ngl I wasnt a fan of the lavalamp description, just didn't really tick my box for a complex horror ​@@XCOLEXful

[@3XC4L1B3R]

Do you think there's a culture among SCP researchers about discovering that completely normal things are SCPs? Like, junior researcher Tim is talking to his colleagues in the cafeteria about the ethics of nuclear testing, and everyone's just staring at him. "Tim, nobody blows up nukes in the ocean for fun. That's a cover story." I'd probably stop initiating any conversation after about the third time.

[@jwalster9412]

I wonder how many completely normal things are mistaken for being anonymous.

[@justinsmith5870]

There's a few scp that joke about it. Usually something like researcher-"(historical event) happened here but that wouldn't cause this kind of (anomalous effect)" director-"(heavy sigh) sign this extended nda and call site (redacted) for file transfers."

[@hcookie4424]

@@justinsmith5870I remember in the log of Extranormal events they call the scp on some guy who just had a really ugly dog.

[@justinsmith5870]

Scp 8002 maslovs fire there's a reference to the scp hospital staff believing a gumball machine is actually a site director(or 05 I'll have to check) the reference was in joking banter but an assistant cut in "I've seen it move". I wish I could think of other good examples but they're usually equally small subtle moments, but that's an example of in story gossip at least.

[@danyael777]

I like how in your example IRL is the dark and weird universe.

[@A-lik]

I'd like to imagine a bunch of little germs with their excited little high pitched germ voices gleefully assembling a nuclear bomb. They gather around the bomb on detonation day like humans for the ball drop on New Year's. The little high pitch germ countdown starts... "Fwive! Four! Thwee! Twoo! Owan!" *BOOM* "Weeeeee! Haha! Yay! So fun!" The tiny little germs all scream in delight as they ride the waves of underwater thermonuclear destruction. "Again! Again! Again!" They all chant in their microscopic germ voices as they start gathering material for the next one.

[@thehat4244]

☝An actual hero wrote this

[@MyzoryMaiq]

I hope you feel good about the recognition you've received for this small tid bit. You deserve it, have you ever thought of maybe contributing to the SCP Fandom?

[@rickwrites2612]

Adorable. I love this.

[@darthmaul197]

very cute

[@commode7x]

Now I'm imagining they're all wearing tiny germ hardhats and tiny germ blackout goggles during the countdown.

[@isaacbenrubi9613]

Humans: *INVENT ANTI-MICROBIAL STUFF* SCP-118: "...and I took that personally."

[@markfergerson2145]

The author knows their stuff. The “gun” type warhead construction was declassified long ago, but details like a biological mechanism for isotope separation using real oxidation state preferences is very clever, something an organism could plausibly do. It builds nicely on known examples of various organisms known to accrete masses of elements that were previously thought to be due to geological processes as well as e.g. certain plants that accumulate selenium, which plants are commercially grown as a source of the element. It would be very bad for say a Bad Guy nation to learn about this SCP and seed waters near its enemies seaports in order to nuke them with near perfect plausible deniability.

[@lancesmith8298]

Honestly this skip is so implausibly dangerous long-term that I Can’t Believe It’s Not Keter. If it blows up near people, everybody dies. If the assembly is ever found, the veil is lifted in a best case scenario, and worst case everybody dies. If somebody gets very lucky and bypasses all the discovery safeguards, everybody dies. The least terrible thing that could happen is if a nuclear power finds the properties, breeds them, and puts them to work on just stockpiling more nukes, instead of sending the Amoeba’s Foot after people or leaving them be. Even just getting picked up and fed in trace amounts by marine biologists has a non-zero chance of putting a Red Zone inside a city block. I absolutely get the point of the skip: nuclear weapons are bad and we should stop making them on the off-chance we extinct ourselves. Still, the one thing that world leaders have that these don’t is trigger discipline.

[@pseudotasuki]

I was expecting the enrichment to simply be an anomalous property of the organisms to identify the isotope before absorbing a Uranium atom.

[@thaumatik]

Something I read about once was that those relatively gigantic deep sea single-celled organisms tend to have a lot of heavy metals in their tissues without adverse effects. Perhaps another clever connection.

[@hudsonflores5478]

Honestly there have been people who have individually come up with the way nukes worked and then realized its just a nuke so it is probably difficult to figure out but not too hard for a few smart people. This is unrelated kinda but just something I find interesting is how easy it is to figure out nukes when you know what you are looking for and have enough background knowledge.

[@MajinOthinus]

​@@thaumatikA single celled organism has no "tissue"; the term doesn't apply. Regardless of semantics however, heavy metals are primarily poisonous because they tend to disrupt complex protein compounds (like those found in complex multicellular life with diversified tissue) thereby inactivating them and accumulating in the the body. They're relatively benign in regards to singular cells unless of very specific type. In general, complex and simple life has very few things that are dangerous to both (ionizing radiation and DNA and RNA disrupting substances being the prime example). A complex multi cellular organism can deal with most things that would absolutely decimate simple life very easily (just look at alcohol), whereas the vast majority of things that are dangerous for such complex life are things that disrupt the communication and resource exchange between the different specialized parts of the same; which are obviously non applicable for simple life.

[@OhhCrapGuy]

I was just saying to my roommate "with Fallout being so big, Volgun should do a nuclear SCP"

[@FeedMeSalt]

My grandmother asked if it were based on a true story or plausible science. She was extremely happy to hear my explanation on what exactly radiation is and does to cells in lamens. Then I had to assure her the micro wave AND internet router were a different type with different properties. How she got to the router is beyond me. Nobody warn her about her cellphone please

[@elle4698]

@@FeedMeSaltnot to be that guy, but I think you meant ‘Layman’s’? :)

[@FeedMeSalt]

@@elle4698 yep. Thank you

[@jessepinkman7535]

Holy sht, the infamous OhhCrapGuy. Hello Sir 🖖

[@josephoneill3532]

Dude it's you !!

[@vladtheimpaler9577]

Sounds like an SCP that was artificially created as an automated nuke factory. Most likely the creators lost control and the specimens were let lose into the ocean.

[@mandrac2]

smell like soviet experiment gone wrong.

[@Lawsonomy1]

A fun thing to think about is what kind of alternate reality would cause this (or any) SCP to occur naturally. While undoubtedly some SCPs are made, I like the SCP-001 proposal that says SCPs are caused by corruption of the multiverse with objects, places, and living creatures bleeding between realities.

[@jamesbuckner4791]

​@mandrac2 No probably american.

[@mandrac2]

@@jamesbuckner4791 The ussr and now russia has more nuke than america. That combines with all the ludicrous idea they came up with, all the weird soviet biotech experiment during the cold war and the ussr lack of concern for safety i could realy see this SCP to be just another soviet runaway experiment that they just swept under the rug.

[@recurvestickerdragon]

I like an explanation more close to those gas masks zombies from doctor who... Like, imagine these little germs came across a nuke somebody lost, and they were just like "woooaah, pipe bomb, so cool!"

[@VirusXAndrez]

Godzilla must love these creatures . Basically microscopic chiefs for him .

[@De1taF1yer72]

Man, remember when the foundation would throw out an idea for budgetary reasons? These days the foundation would introduce ontomemetic reality bending squids into the sea that would banish all the nukes to another plane of existence. I’m not saying either version of the Foundation is better, I just think it’s funny how different they are.

[@dzhang4459]

Yeah, the foundation goes from being a small heavily armed paranormal research group to a shadow world government wielding entire armies with godlike technology and everything in between.

[@Tyanus2]

​@@dzhang4459Half of the people on Earth work for them it seems like sometimes

[@De1taF1yer72]

@@Tyanus2 The foundation consists of 99% of the human population convincing the remaining 1% that ghosts aren't real.

[@zerrodefex]

@@dzhang4459 yeah I miss the old Foundation for those reasons.

[@troymesman5861]

The redacted zone has gotta be cairo and involving the suez canal i think, with reference to the conflict between Egypt and Israel at the time, with Israel being a US backed nuclear superpower. Also the shallow waters and major shipping hub adds credence to this theory i believe as well as the zone lying within city limits and the unacceptable tension increases are between Egypt and Israel. All speculation but i think im right haha

[@kyetes.866]

I was thinking East Asia but this might make more sense especially the shipping

[@danyael777]

There's only so many places that fit the description. My first thought was Panama but the channel is not within city limits and the other stuff doesn't check either. I also think you're right haha^^

[@GarretTheGussy]

South China sea with Best Korea and South Korea also fits

[@jamesbuckner4791]

Port of Savanah,GA Specifically, the kicker for this one was the device that was lost off the coast by Tybee Island in 1958ish. Important port with military ports both near and slightly further afield from it.

[@kyotra]

There's a lot of places it could be - Vladivostok, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Kaohsiung (Taiwan), Mumbai, Karachi (Pakistan) - just about every nuclear power has major international ports and is beefing with someone who has major ports.

[@MrMementoMori]

It’s the invasion of the microscopic army!! That would be a cool title for a 50s sci-fi B- movie

[@commode7x]

Reminds me of the Powerpuff Girls episode where city-eating nanites all assemble into a single, giant robot that's 6 inches tall.

[@ИванЕвдокимов-в4м]

I think this one fits very well with first generation of SCPs; relatively simple yet captivating & creepy, both tickles imagination and makes you ponder horrifying implications... And as always, exellent narration! 👏❤

[@Greshgore]

Last time I was this early I was born 3 months premature.

[@John.Doe.272]

Ha.

[@intrepidgamer7942]

💀💀💀

[@fault3k]

how did you type this😊

[@Greshgore]

@@fault3k hey, when you have the problems that I do you have to poke fun at yourself a little bit, and at least mine is a little more entertaining than just everyone saying first or following whatever the new comment trend is.

[@ChaosArchives667]

"Patrolling the mojave almost makes me wish for a Nuclear Winter."

[@hudsonflores5478]

where is this from I have heard this before but I forgot where

[@rpscorp9457]

@@hudsonflores5478 Fallout

[@GravityHurts8D]

This was a great story from a speculative biology perspective! In my marine microbiology classes, many similar mechanisms are covered so it was really cool to see the author add in some real world pathways with a creative spin! Super kudos!

[@TheCappuccino04]

I wanna know who the genius was that proposed that they use explosives to exterminate the organisms that are being monitored specifically due to their ability to MAKE NUCLEAR WEAPONS

[@Emilstekcor]

Omg I was actually notified!!! You're back on the algorithm!!

[@CodeguruX]

I wasn't notified, but as soon as I see weird thumbnail with SCP on it, I click. But now it's over for the week and I am saddened by the lack of nuclear bomb building mitochlorians or whatever the hell that was. Why must Star Wars still taint my thoughts?

[@areallydumbjoke662]

Volguns is voice is so soothing, makes listening to an article regarding microscopic protists capable of constructing nuclear armaments so enjoyable.

[@Diphyidae]

As a marine biologist, this is damn good writing. Euglenaophyta is a really cool group of protists that includes some of the cutest algae species you will ever see.

[@Grendallmayo]

Great to see you again, Volgun! Hope you've been well since your last upload.

[@mistyless7431]

You know, one of the coolest pieces of merch I own is still the "safe, Euclid, keter" notebook you sold I don't know how long ago. Sad to me you still don't sell it, but still glad I got my hands on it while I could

[@gasyapocalypse5673]

Always a better day when you upload, thank you

[@giancarlofermin5719]

was working on a psych paper but im dropping everything to listen to dr miller

[@jacobtaylor8579]

I’ve never been this early to one of your uploads before. Hell yeah

[@taylorfain6957]

Excellent upload as always. Hope you’re doing well!

[@AroundTheBlockAgain]

11:45 "can we bleach the area" No!!!!!!!! Almost as bad as people thinking putting bleach into IV drips would cure diseases lmao

[@MajinOthinus]

I mean, it *does* cure most diseases. It ofc also cures the patient off life, but sometimes you can't sweat the small details.

[@AroundTheBlockAgain]

@@MajinOthinus "enough is enough, if you can't kick this infection, NOBODY here gets to live anymore!!"

[@WearyShy]

been waiting for my fix of scp

[@ThatReplyGuy]

Triple digit SCP? What a treat!

[@jaimebernardovg]

Back to series I The classics should never be forgotten

[@Antifa-Howard-Hamlin]

That’s actually a bit ironic, because this is actually written in 2012 and is actually the *third* SCP-118. The first two were deleted due to unpopularity, and this SCP was written well into Series II.

[@dusksentry5836]

imagine risking the secrecy of the entire foundation because the damn posadist microbes keep trying to kill themselves on the U.S coast

[@ela-811]

One of my favorite things about SCP articles is wondering how to explain them in layman's terms.

[@Vares65]

HOLY CRAP! That has to be one of the most terrifying SCP stories I've heard.

[@stephanieparker1250]

Who else wants to see more SCP shorts? Fantastic modeling and graphics! More please!

[@thehungking]

The God's have blessed me with yet another banger video

[@cilewilson874]

Never have I ever opened the app and had less than 20 minutes since you uploaded! I'm so excited to be here really early! At least, early for me 😂

[@BeepSheep1390]

just went down a long tunnel and the whole time i was expecting some scp shit to happen like i look back and the tunnel has been blocked off for example

[@jimbusmaximus4624]

Oh ... You're not out of the tunnel yet. You just think you are

[@Lawsonomy1]

​@@jimbusmaximus4624 "This thing a quiet madness made."

[@sporemice]

microbiologist scp fans are eating GOOD today

[@philurbaniak1811]

👍👍 genuinely unnerving food for thought!

[@ryanpirosch3977]

Another incredible video from the very best

[@zinc657]

Naturally occurring nukes

[@sunsetman22]

you've heard of Parasite Eve, now get ready for... Nuclear Pro?

[@JohnSmith-xq1pz]

Still love the original game

[@Izunundara]

Ah man... I'm feeling... HOTTT

[@JohnSmith-xq1pz]

@@Izunundara enters gameshark code to unlock the Debug SMG...

[@comedyman4896]

Love SCPs that just don't make sense no matter how you look at it

[@flairhayden]

isnt this just great? its just me, and the protozoa in my ear that tells me to build nuclear weapons in my bathroom

[@ismaelzagdoud6918]

Hey Volguon I wantet to say that you are my absult confort youtuber , someone who i never need to worry that he falls off❤

[@ryanbillmeier369]

Thank u. I love what u do

[@Iknowtoomuchable]

"Is this the bomb?" "Yes."

[@P-G-77]

Many thanks **THEVOLGUN** i wait for new SCP files... like to listen the Dr. Miller experiences...

[@somedummyonyoutube3362]

Perfect object number for an atomic-based SCP

[@xtheunknown9351]

Sunday is The Volgun day

[@AnimeShinigami13]

This protist wants to set the world on fire. Not start a flame in our hearts.

[@jamesbuckner4791]

You know anyone who understands what is on going knows where r z seven is. It's also one of the few that probably changes hands the least likely. With whoever's in charge of it, actually changing relatively frequently. Again, this is due to locations, shipping lanes and the presence of multiple nuclear sites within a 200 mile radius.

[@geraldkenneth119]

I imagine that these things were made as a weapon so you could slip a tiny amount of them into a lake or other body of water near the target area, and let the protists do the rest.

[@user-of5di7pu3t]

Love your content keep it up ❤🎉🎉

[@mdansbyjr]

1:42: WTactualF?!?!? 😱😱😱😱😱

[@Forestdude9000]

So this is how the SCP Foundation gets all its nuclear failsafes.

[@aserta]

There's a greater than 70% chance that TV is now on a list. :))

[@carto4028]

This ones extremely interesting but could have used even a tiny hint about their origins. Surely they cant be an old species as evidence of preastoric nuclear destruction across the entire ocean floor would be undeniable. Since there existence or nuclear constructing tendencies are new than why are they doing it? Are they a bioweapon? Perhaps a species of micro organisms inspired by nulcear test sites? Im not a fan of giving a outright explanation for anomalys as it ruins the fun but you gotta get at least a crumb of something to work with.

[@danyael777]

You found the crumb and worked with it.

[@BigDaddy-je2nq]

This reminds me of my theory of how life was created

[@Neo1708.]

Omg, they have a Kovarex process! *I wonder how efficient their setup is ...*

[@xinhong4262]

They're just lil guys building fun fizzy stuff

[@Caydid444]

I LOVE YOU VOLGUN

[@frostwolf2175]

"A weapon to surpass metal gear."

[@MillennialMysteries]

Another great story, i would love to chat with you about a couple stories if you have time.

[@nightcorelucario2218]

Those microbes really desperate to get the kraby patty secret formula

[@MajinOthinus]

*"ATOM BY ATOM!"*

[@KingSaturn-rr9kk]

Good to hear you’re feeling better. (no more migraine yay🎉)

[@UCannotDefeatMyShmeat]

does anyone remember what that object that created random ecological systems in a flash was called? its not the one with the song, but it is similar, its just this flash of light in a jar or something.

[@mathieuleader8601]

this makes for a good plot to a sequel to Inside Out or a remake of Osmoisis Jones

[@OhNoItsSCP-682]

This feels very developed for such an early SCP. Ahead of its time perhaps?

[@Erebusdidnothingwrongish]

I don't have anyone else knowing I like this stuff. So it's our secret. My little nerd paradise. I can't just listen to end to end. I check once a couple of days. What a great community and harmless fun 💯🇬🇧❤️

[@Bruuuuuu546]

PERFICT TIMING

[@CorwinWolf]

We love you!!

[@jessymarin1932]

Love the vid

[@DrDabb47]

Yes very nice job

[@arizonadawn3094]

instructions unclear, DNA sequencing replaced with instructions on making nuclear bombs

[@beenabarna1403]

Thank you

[@kilmcm45]

Looks like how diatoms build structures of silicon...that becomes the grit in our toothpaste

[@IStaySocial]

Asking again for “What happened at Site-13?”

[@HomelessOldMan9000]

Patrolling the mojave almost makes you wish for a nuclear winter.

[@billwaterson9492]

This one is true, but for mineralization of naturally occurring gold. Also they're not bacteria, but eukaryotic.

[@TrickiVicBB71]

A microorganism that makes nukes. Huh, neat

[@supergiantrobot3501]

Oh great. An atomic coral reef.

[@Deltron1337]

i see volgun i click, i am simple man

[@Yeeren]

The redacted city with a red zone in it is Seoul, isn't it?

[@zerotwo3298]

what was the redacted scp proposed for red zone sterilization i'm very curious..

[@samarma6633]

I guess you could say that this was a natural nuclear reactor.

[@GansoGooseAzul]

start at 5:04

[@GansoGooseAzul]

12:06

[@downsidebrian]

Wait, no one has suggested a CRISPR-based retrovirus, modifying the SCP's cells to disable vital parts of its process? Even if they can't include data integrity preservation methods in the retroviral genome, they could simply disable its reproduction capabilities and manufacture the virus themselves.

[@jordantinucci3509]

Welcome home artyom

[@mvhcmaniac5616]

Shouldn't this be keter if it can't be contained?

[@kirbyguy9376]

8:03 what

[@BrandenoidDestroyer]

Dr. Branden present for debriefing...

[@Thedoppio]

Maybe I Just noticing, but are the classification colors different now. Wasn’t Euclid yellow? Keter was red? Am I dreaming?

[@wezley123456789]

Its finally my time...*ahem* FIRST

[@mathieuleader8601]

Makes me think of those toy soliders from Toy Story.

[@chrisgutierrez4823]

New video let's go!

[@aspopulvera9130]

they're like kaijus but microbes

[@gravestone4840]

Note - Do not cross test SCP-118 with SCP 705.

[@lochlanbell1266]

I thouht it was a creature that survives in nuclear affected areas like Chernobyl, and lived/survived on a form of nhclear fission/fusion