SCP Foundation/SCPs/SCP-DIS-088

Item #: SCP-DIS-088

Object Class: Euclid

Special Containment Procedures: SCP-DIS-088 is to be kept in a standard 0.5 m × 0.5 m × 1 m storage case. The handle of SCP-DIS-088 should be securely fastened to the container to prevent contact cross-contact. Personnel must take care to avoid touching the golden portion of SCP-DIS-088 at all times.

Description: SCP-DIS-088 is a golden sculpture of a left hand with a bronze handle. The sculpture and handle appear to be hollow given the object's relatively low mass of 2.78 kg. Laboratory tests have shown that the handle is composed of 12% tin, 7% aluminum, 77% copper and 4% unknown metals. Analysis of the golden sculpture is not possible due to its anomalous properties.

Any solid object that comes in contact with the golden sculpture will begin transforming into solid gold after approximately six (6) seconds. Objects touching one that is being converted are not affected with the exception of clothing on human subjects. There also appears to be an upper limit of the size of objects that can be converted; for instance, dropping SCP-DIS-088 onto the ground does not turn the entire planet Earth into gold.

All resulting gold is non-anomalous and has a purity of 999.99 fineness. Converted objects are generally much heavier due to the high density of gold; the source of this additional mass is as of yet unknown.

Addendum DIS-088-1: The anomalous properties of SCP-DIS-088 first came to the Foundation's attention after treasure hunters reported a shipwreck made of solid gold ██ km northwest of Casablanca. The area was subsequently cordoned off, and disinformation teams were able to dismiss the reports as urban legends.

Experiment log DIS-088-1

Experiment: DIS-088-7 Date: 08/██/1996 Test substance: One (1) ice cube. Result: Ice cube converted to gold.

Note from Dr. Smitherson: It's weird that liquid water doesn't get converted, yet ice does.

Experiment: DIS-088-11 Date: 08/██/1996 Test substance: One (1) moistened cotton towel. Result: Towel converted to gold. The moisture was forced out as liquid water during the conversion process.

Note from Dr. Smitherson: It's also interesting that this doesn't happen to the D-class, considering that the human body is mostly water.

Experiment: DIS-088-18 Date: 08/██/1996 Test substance: SCP-409 Result: ''Testing denied. Let's not risk the possibility of SCP-DIS-088 being destroyed. -- O5-3''

Experiment: DIS-088-19 Date: 08/██/1996 Test substance: One (1) gold ingot of 990 fineness. Result: No visual change. Subsequent testing revealed that the purity of the gold had increased to 999.99 fineness.

Experiment: DIS-088-26 Date: 08/██/1996 Test substance: One (1) partially inflated latex balloon with a marble inside. Result: Balloon converted to gold; the marble was unaffected.

Experiment: DIS-088-██ Date: 10/██/1996 Test substance: SCP-682 Result: D-7736 instructed to prod SCP-682 with SCP-DIS-088 using an extended metal pole. SCP-682 begins converting to gold at point of contact. Conversion slows after approximately five (5) seconds before stopping completely at 12 seconds. SCP-682 violently separates the converted portion from its body and [DATA EXPUNGED].