WEBVTT Kind: captions Language: en 00:00:02.100 --> 00:00:03.100 BOOM! 00:00:03.100 --> 00:00:06.460 The set is a hive of activity, with crew and cast members rushing from one place to the 00:00:06.460 --> 00:00:11.099 next, stars leaving hair and makeup to await their calls, cameramen dashing to their posts 00:00:11.099 --> 00:00:15.049 while stunt coordinators make their vital checks with the pyrotechnics team, ensuring 00:00:15.049 --> 00:00:18.640 everything is ready to go… and safe, too. 00:00:18.640 --> 00:00:21.680 Everything has to go well, there are so many variables to consider. 00:00:21.680 --> 00:00:26.220 But they’re all working for a perfectionist, so the entire crew is working to make sure 00:00:26.220 --> 00:00:27.610 they get things right. 00:00:27.610 --> 00:00:33.040 A sudden, awestruck silence falls over the hustling and bustling movie set, as everyone 00:00:33.040 --> 00:00:38.730 turns their heads to see one man exiting his trailer and walking out towards his chair. 00:00:38.730 --> 00:00:43.629 He moves with the undeniable swagger of a man who only makes the most egregiously over-the-top 00:00:43.629 --> 00:00:45.190 action blockbusters. 00:00:45.190 --> 00:00:49.570 His golden mullet sweeps out behind him, a leather bomber jacket over his shoulders that 00:00:49.570 --> 00:00:53.640 looks like it’s been hand-polished, and that it cost an entire month’s pay for one 00:00:53.640 --> 00:00:54.640 crew member. 00:00:54.640 --> 00:00:59.250 A pair of aviator sunglasses hang loosely from the collar of his t-shirt, which is emblazoned 00:00:59.250 --> 00:01:01.580 with the stars and stripes. 00:01:01.580 --> 00:01:05.140 Everyone watching can practically hear an electric guitar cover of ‘The Star Spangled 00:01:05.140 --> 00:01:09.460 Banner’ playing in the background, complete with the screeching calls of bald eagles flying 00:01:09.460 --> 00:01:10.460 overhead. 00:01:10.460 --> 00:01:15.780 He’s The Director, and he came here to make a movie that’ll net millions, if not billions, 00:01:15.780 --> 00:01:18.620 of dollars at the global box office. 00:01:18.620 --> 00:01:23.880 His each and every step brims, practically overflows with bravado, because he’s the 00:01:23.880 --> 00:01:26.070 man who gives the people what they want. 00:01:26.070 --> 00:01:31.000 All the stunts, high-speed car chases, gigantic alien robots that punch each other repeatedly, 00:01:31.000 --> 00:01:36.300 macho military action heroes, and high-octane thrills that an audience secretly craves. 00:01:36.300 --> 00:01:40.170 The Director knows that all the people who criticize his movies for things like ‘poor 00:01:40.170 --> 00:01:44.780 writing’ and ‘lazy plots’ are just nerds who wish they could do what he does. 00:01:44.780 --> 00:01:48.970 And there’s one thing this Director knows how to do better than anyone else in Hollywood: 00:01:48.970 --> 00:01:52.170 he knows how to film explosions. 00:01:52.170 --> 00:01:56.009 The leading man, the Actor in the starring role of this movie, quickly appears and comes 00:01:56.009 --> 00:01:57.170 up to talk to the Director. 00:01:57.170 --> 00:02:01.380 He’s just sat down in his chair and yelled through a megaphone, telling everyone to stop 00:02:01.380 --> 00:02:03.880 standing around and get back to work. 00:02:03.880 --> 00:02:08.869 As for the Actor, he’s pretty famous, but also the kind to accept any paycheck regardless 00:02:08.869 --> 00:02:13.069 of how good the movie winds up being – the exact thing that landed him here. 00:02:13.069 --> 00:02:16.879 He’s a name for hire, with a filmography that’s filled with just as many meteoric 00:02:16.879 --> 00:02:19.050 lows as outstanding highs. 00:02:19.050 --> 00:02:22.670 He talks to the Director about the upcoming scene that they’re moments away from shooting. 00:02:22.670 --> 00:02:27.650 It’s a simple shot, so straightforward that even a talented filmmaker could pull it off. 00:02:27.650 --> 00:02:30.430 As they discuss it, the Director lays out the plan. 00:02:30.430 --> 00:02:35.200 All the Actor has to do is walk stoically towards the camera, and keep looking directly 00:02:35.200 --> 00:02:37.739 forwards – not into the lens though. 00:02:37.739 --> 00:02:42.120 Then, just before they start rolling, the Director passes something to the Actor, only 00:02:42.120 --> 00:02:45.120 noticed by a few of the more observant crew members. 00:02:45.120 --> 00:02:46.849 His sunglasses. 00:02:46.849 --> 00:02:49.791 The Actor puts on the aviators and gets to his mark. 00:02:49.791 --> 00:02:52.060 There’s a moment of stillness before… 00:02:52.060 --> 00:02:53.319 Lights. 00:02:53.319 --> 00:02:54.580 Camera. 00:02:54.580 --> 00:02:55.840 Action! 00:02:55.840 --> 00:02:58.980 Watching the feed from the cameramen through his monitors, the Director can practically 00:02:58.980 --> 00:03:02.900 taste the award nominations that are surely about to come flooding in. 00:03:02.900 --> 00:03:07.390 The Actor takes a step, then another, and once the shot has been slowed down in post-production, 00:03:07.390 --> 00:03:09.390 it’ll look even better. 00:03:09.390 --> 00:03:13.290 Then, comes the pièce de resistance... 00:03:13.290 --> 00:03:14.290 BOOM! 00:03:14.290 --> 00:03:19.440 An enormous explosion erupts from behind the Actor, yet he keeps his head facing forwards. 00:03:19.440 --> 00:03:23.299 Still walking, more and more things start to spontaneously detonate. 00:03:23.299 --> 00:03:28.020 Fire and sparks shoot into the air, debris is sent raining down around the set, miraculously 00:03:28.020 --> 00:03:29.700 missing the Actor. 00:03:29.700 --> 00:03:33.709 The Director clearly thought ahead, and sits under an umbrella that deflects the few scraps 00:03:33.709 --> 00:03:35.510 of shrapnel that come his way. 00:03:35.510 --> 00:03:41.040 The rest of the crew aren’t so lucky, seeking cover while trying to stay quiet for the cameras. 00:03:41.040 --> 00:03:44.680 The most confused out of everyone is the stunt team. 00:03:44.680 --> 00:03:48.841 Nobody triggered any pyrotechnics for the shot, yet a huge series of explosions is still 00:03:48.841 --> 00:03:52.790 somehow occurring before their very bewildered eyes. 00:03:52.790 --> 00:03:56.459 Satisfied with the explosive shot, the Director calls cut. 00:03:56.459 --> 00:04:00.909 However, having suffered severe tinnitus from the series of detonations behind him, the 00:04:00.909 --> 00:04:03.349 Actor doesn’t hear him and keeps walking. 00:04:03.349 --> 00:04:07.549 More and more explosions keep erupting directly behind him, following him as he gets closer 00:04:07.549 --> 00:04:11.050 to the Director, still unable to hear his instruction to cut. 00:04:11.050 --> 00:04:14.710 And, of course, what happens next is… 00:04:14.710 --> 00:04:16.190 BOOM! 00:04:16.190 --> 00:04:20.859 Time passes, most forget about the in memoriam at the Razzies and move on with their lives. 00:04:20.859 --> 00:04:25.340 But some aren’t so lucky – because they wind up dead. 00:04:25.340 --> 00:04:28.160 But in this beachfront town, that’s just part of the nine-to-five. 00:04:28.160 --> 00:04:31.660 At least, it is for those working at the local police department. 00:04:31.660 --> 00:04:36.070 It’s never a good day when another body turns up, and before long, the precinct’s 00:04:36.070 --> 00:04:38.639 crime scene experts are on the case. 00:04:38.639 --> 00:04:43.009 They waste no time examining the area, searching for clues as to how the city’s latest victim 00:04:43.009 --> 00:04:45.460 met their untimely demise. 00:04:45.460 --> 00:04:47.259 With gloves on, they scour the scene. 00:04:47.259 --> 00:04:51.789 At first, it looks to be another tragic case of death by gunshot wound, but with no murder 00:04:51.789 --> 00:04:55.400 weapon at the scene, or even so much as a single clue that might point to who the killer 00:04:55.400 --> 00:04:56.650 even was. 00:04:56.650 --> 00:05:01.199 Suddenly, the team examining the crime scene all turn, alerted by the sound of a car pulling 00:05:01.199 --> 00:05:03.199 up, and someone stepping out. 00:05:03.199 --> 00:05:06.890 It’s the Detective, and he’s just been assigned to this case. 00:05:06.890 --> 00:05:10.160 Now, there are a few important things of note about this Detective. 00:05:10.160 --> 00:05:15.009 The first is that he’s a maverick, he’s a man who doesn’t play by the rules. 00:05:15.009 --> 00:05:18.319 The only reason the Commissioner of Police hasn’t kicked him from the force yet is 00:05:18.319 --> 00:05:20.800 because he produces results. 00:05:20.800 --> 00:05:26.270 Although his methods are at times unorthodox, and at times, downright dangerous, the Detective 00:05:26.270 --> 00:05:31.389 always gets his man, so the Commissioner lets it slide but warns him to watch himself every 00:05:31.389 --> 00:05:32.389 time. 00:05:32.389 --> 00:05:35.979 This Detective also recently made a particularly strange purchase. 00:05:35.979 --> 00:05:39.919 Being a fan of the movies of a certain Director, he’s been lucky enough to stumble across 00:05:39.919 --> 00:05:44.500 a pair of aviator sunglasses on eBay that were owned by the filmmaker before his tragic 00:05:44.500 --> 00:05:46.800 death by catastrophic explosion. 00:05:46.800 --> 00:05:50.289 Now, the Detective is rarely seen without his new shades. 00:05:50.289 --> 00:05:54.930 They’re his pride and joy, he takes every opportunity to tell the officers working at 00:05:54.930 --> 00:05:58.340 desks in the precinct to who the sunglasses used to belong. 00:05:58.340 --> 00:06:02.550 And not content with just letting the aviators sit on display in his apartment, the Detective 00:06:02.550 --> 00:06:05.240 is also known to wear them from time to time. 00:06:05.240 --> 00:06:10.130 However, he’ll only do so after giving a one-liner, in honor of his favorite fallen 00:06:10.130 --> 00:06:11.130 director. 00:06:11.130 --> 00:06:14.190 The thing is, he needs a little bit of practice. 00:06:14.190 --> 00:06:16.941 Approaching the crime scene, the Detective asks the experts what they’ve found. 00:06:16.941 --> 00:06:22.730 They hurriedly rush through the details, hoping they can convey all the key information before 00:06:22.730 --> 00:06:25.810 the Detective starts talking about his sunglasses again. 00:06:25.810 --> 00:06:29.820 They tell him what they’ve found: the victim’s key physical attributes, his apparent death 00:06:29.820 --> 00:06:34.190 by gunshot, and the lack of any traces of the killer present at the scene. 00:06:34.190 --> 00:06:36.819 The Detective takes a long pause and scans the area. 00:06:36.819 --> 00:06:40.669 He pulls his aviators out of his pocket and turns to the nearest examiner. 00:06:40.669 --> 00:06:43.630 “So, you’re telling me that this man…” 00:06:43.630 --> 00:06:46.760 He unfolds the arms, and slips the shades on. 00:06:46.760 --> 00:06:48.620 “Is dead?” 00:06:48.620 --> 00:06:49.620 BANG! 00:06:49.620 --> 00:06:53.900 Directly behind him, the Detective’s car erupts into flames, exploding with such force 00:06:53.900 --> 00:06:58.580 it flips over, landing in a smoldering wreck, the force of the blast disrupting the whole 00:06:58.580 --> 00:06:59.580 crime scene. 00:06:59.580 --> 00:07:04.610 We’re sure that, in his head, a song by The Who probably started playing. 00:07:04.610 --> 00:07:08.420 Shortly after the Detective’s inevitable dismissal for causing several hundred thousand 00:07:08.420 --> 00:07:12.590 dollars’ worth of property damage, he finds himself forced to sell most of his possessions 00:07:12.590 --> 00:07:13.599 to get by. 00:07:13.599 --> 00:07:16.910 Including, of course, the prized aviator sunglasses. 00:07:16.910 --> 00:07:21.400 Luckily, they fetched a decent price online, bought by someone who had never even heard 00:07:21.400 --> 00:07:24.000 of the Director who’d previously owned them. 00:07:24.000 --> 00:07:27.810 What appealed to the glasses’ new owner more, was the hefty price tag – them being 00:07:27.810 --> 00:07:30.820 more expensive was the perfect status symbol. 00:07:30.820 --> 00:07:34.330 When he wasn’t trying to scam his social media followers into paying for an online 00:07:34.330 --> 00:07:39.069 course that had no useful information in it, this Influencer was attending parties with 00:07:39.069 --> 00:07:40.520 fellow internet superstars. 00:07:40.520 --> 00:07:45.680 But for him, events like these weren’t an opportunity to socialize or even enjoy some 00:07:45.680 --> 00:07:47.639 downtime with friends. 00:07:47.639 --> 00:07:51.860 After all, if he couldn’t turn an interaction into content that he could monetize, then 00:07:51.860 --> 00:07:53.550 how could it even be worth having? 00:07:53.550 --> 00:07:58.980 And on this night in particular, a party that would surpass all parties is in full effect. 00:07:58.980 --> 00:08:03.530 Despite the action offering no value other than boosting his own ego, the Influencer 00:08:03.530 --> 00:08:06.090 wastes no time flexing on everyone else at the party. 00:08:06.090 --> 00:08:10.500 It’s his second most important reason for going to a party, not to meet new people or 00:08:10.500 --> 00:08:15.110 celebrate, but to remind everyone there that he’s rich – albeit maybe only slightly 00:08:15.110 --> 00:08:17.780 more so than some of the others in attendance. 00:08:17.780 --> 00:08:21.560 The night is mostly spent with a phone or camera in hand, filming people pretending 00:08:21.560 --> 00:08:26.360 to dance and wordlessly singing along to music as they record themselves to update their 00:08:26.360 --> 00:08:27.590 followers. 00:08:27.590 --> 00:08:30.090 He needs to up his game, the Influencer thinks to himself. 00:08:30.090 --> 00:08:34.260 He can’t bear the thought of leaving the part having posted less than anyone else. 00:08:34.260 --> 00:08:38.990 Then, suddenly, he spots a familiar face, and his blood begins to boil. 00:08:38.990 --> 00:08:43.600 It’s the Streamer, one who had interviewed the Influencer months earlier. 00:08:43.600 --> 00:08:47.870 With the stream going out live – and because the Influencer was notoriously not all that 00:08:47.870 --> 00:08:52.089 bright – he had been caught giving some answers that didn’t exactly paint him in 00:08:52.089 --> 00:08:53.650 the best light. 00:08:53.650 --> 00:08:57.709 While the Streamer had been polite and respectful throughout, the Influencer still blames him 00:08:57.709 --> 00:09:01.339 for the whole incident, claiming in a post to his followers that the guy was just an 00:09:01.339 --> 00:09:05.160 obsessed stalker and that he manipulated the whole interview. 00:09:05.160 --> 00:09:08.730 Standard boilerplate non-apology stuff - sans the ukulele. 00:09:08.730 --> 00:09:12.140 But seeing him at the party, the Influencer wanted revenge. 00:09:12.140 --> 00:09:16.270 However, he couldn’t risk boxing his most vocal critics with everyone around filming 00:09:16.270 --> 00:09:17.339 on their phones. 00:09:17.339 --> 00:09:20.510 But he could embarrass the Streamer instead. 00:09:20.510 --> 00:09:25.510 He noticed he had his expensive aviators in hand, and it gave him an idea. 00:09:25.510 --> 00:09:29.720 The Influencer angrily approached the Streamer, phone in hand, starting up a live video on 00:09:29.720 --> 00:09:31.520 his social media page. 00:09:31.520 --> 00:09:35.980 He challenged the Streamer to put on the sunglasses, and then his followers watching live would 00:09:35.980 --> 00:09:38.620 vote on which of them looked cooler. 00:09:38.620 --> 00:09:42.390 The Streamer politely declines, and assures the Influencer that there are no hard feelings 00:09:42.390 --> 00:09:45.930 about the interview, and that he’s just come out tonight to have a good time. 00:09:45.930 --> 00:09:50.670 The Influencer doesn’t want to give up though, and eventually, the Streamer has no choice 00:09:50.670 --> 00:09:51.780 but to agree. 00:09:51.780 --> 00:09:54.960 First, the Influencer wears the glasses himself. 00:09:54.960 --> 00:09:58.370 Likes flood the phone screen, votes piling on from his biased fanbase. 00:09:58.370 --> 00:10:00.990 But apart from that, nothing happens. 00:10:00.990 --> 00:10:05.149 Then, he begrudgingly passes the shades to the Streamer, who’s finishing up his drink 00:10:05.149 --> 00:10:06.950 from a red solo cup. 00:10:06.950 --> 00:10:10.360 The Influencer warns his mortal rival how much he paid for them. 00:10:10.360 --> 00:10:15.260 Calmly, not once retaliating to the angered, antagonistic social media star, the Streamer 00:10:15.260 --> 00:10:18.990 slides on the shades and tosses his empty cup over his shoulder. 00:10:18.990 --> 00:10:23.209 This triggers an explosion that engulfs the Influencer in a ball of flame and brings an 00:10:23.209 --> 00:10:24.940 abrupt halt to the party. 00:10:24.940 --> 00:10:28.779 The votes declare the Streamer the winner of who looks cooler. 00:10:28.779 --> 00:10:33.220 The sunglasses change hands a number of times shortly after, eventually landing in the possession 00:10:33.220 --> 00:10:35.130 of yet another new owner. 00:10:35.130 --> 00:10:39.790 The Billionaire - An owner of several prominent companies, and a highly controversial reputation 00:10:39.790 --> 00:10:44.560 across the globe due to his often faulty products and frequent social media gaffes. 00:10:44.560 --> 00:10:49.100 But a certain pair of cool new shades might be exactly what he needs to turn this deal 00:10:49.100 --> 00:10:50.100 around. 00:10:50.100 --> 00:10:53.540 You see, the Billionaire decides to buy the sunglasses not just because he’s fond of 00:10:53.540 --> 00:10:57.709 them, not only because of their price tag, and not even motivated by the various former 00:10:57.709 --> 00:10:59.380 famous owners of the aviators. 00:10:59.380 --> 00:11:04.000 He’s noticed what they can do, and he thinks that owning them for himself will be the perfect 00:11:04.000 --> 00:11:06.950 way to look as cool as he thinks he is. 00:11:06.950 --> 00:11:12.240 And having bought an entire social media website, he has the perfect platform to debut his cool 00:11:12.240 --> 00:11:13.810 new shades. 00:11:13.810 --> 00:11:18.019 The post goes up a day in advance, announcing a live stream, starting tomorrow. 00:11:18.019 --> 00:11:22.450 Even though his site has notoriously bad video-sharing functionality, the Billionaire is certain 00:11:22.450 --> 00:11:24.440 that it’ll definitely work this time. 00:11:24.440 --> 00:11:28.029 The day arrives, and he’s right – for the first time ever. 00:11:28.029 --> 00:11:32.031 All his fans, even those who were starting to realize the cracks in his façade, all 00:11:32.031 --> 00:11:33.970 tune in to see the big reveal. 00:11:33.970 --> 00:11:38.829 The Billionaire greets everyone in an awkward mumble, a car cry from the bombastic announcement 00:11:38.829 --> 00:11:39.829 that he had promised. 00:11:39.829 --> 00:11:45.080 Still, the live stream chat sends their praise in the form of gifs of Shiba Inus and emojis 00:11:45.080 --> 00:11:46.430 of the moon. 00:11:46.430 --> 00:11:50.579 Although he fumbled the opening of this stream, the Billionaire’s confidence starts to build. 00:11:50.579 --> 00:11:55.470 This’ll prove to everyone just how cool and smart he is, and all his most vocal critics 00:11:55.470 --> 00:11:57.080 will be forced to admit it, too. 00:11:57.080 --> 00:11:59.720 He reaches for the sunglasses and slips them on. 00:11:59.720 --> 00:12:02.360 There’s a long, awkward pause. 00:12:02.360 --> 00:12:05.860 The comments from the stream’s chat start to flood in, most wondering what’s going 00:12:05.860 --> 00:12:09.200 on, if something was supposed to happen, or if the stream has cut out. 00:12:09.200 --> 00:12:13.720 The Billionaire becomes frantic; trying again, he takes off the shades and puts them back 00:12:13.720 --> 00:12:14.720 on. 00:12:14.720 --> 00:12:15.720 Still nothing. 00:12:15.720 --> 00:12:16.910 Where was the explosion? 00:12:16.910 --> 00:12:18.550 Why wasn’t anything happening? 00:12:18.550 --> 00:12:24.170 He tries a third time, a fourth, a fifth, each attempt becoming more and more frantic. 00:12:24.170 --> 00:12:29.370 Something was wrong, and his crippling insecurity only mounts as he glances towards the comments. 00:12:29.370 --> 00:12:33.339 The live stream viewing numbers are dropping rapidly, with several comments mocking him 00:12:33.339 --> 00:12:34.720 relentlessly. 00:12:34.720 --> 00:12:38.769 Many fans even declare their intention to stop supporting the Billionaire, immediately 00:12:38.769 --> 00:12:41.990 growing embarrassed to have ever vocally backed him. 00:12:41.990 --> 00:12:45.940 Out of overwhelming embarrassment, he closes down the stream and releases a post immediately 00:12:45.940 --> 00:12:50.389 after stating it was all a technical issue, and he’ll personally see to it that any 00:12:50.389 --> 00:12:52.949 reuploads of the footage are wiped from the internet. 00:12:52.949 --> 00:12:55.480 But it’s already too late. 00:12:55.480 --> 00:12:58.420 Enough people who saw it are sharing clips around all over the place. 00:12:58.420 --> 00:13:01.970 It’s everywhere – the whole world can see how stupid he looks. 00:13:01.970 --> 00:13:06.220 While his attempt at wearing the glasses hadn’t been as explosive as he’d hoped, it was 00:13:06.220 --> 00:13:10.410 certainly incendiary for the stock prices of all the Billionaire’s failing businesses. 00:13:10.410 --> 00:13:15.240 They bombed, not in the way he’d been expecting, and before long, he was reduced to a laughing 00:13:15.240 --> 00:13:17.399 stock the world over. 00:13:17.399 --> 00:13:19.470 But what exactly are these glasses? 00:13:19.470 --> 00:13:24.339 There’s an old cliched adage that has existed on the internet since time immemorial. 00:13:24.339 --> 00:13:27.850 The legend that ‘Cool Guys Don’t Look at Explosions.’ 00:13:27.850 --> 00:13:31.911 The SCP Foundation isn’t sure if the phrase and phenomenon of cool guys looking in the 00:13:31.911 --> 00:13:38.420 opposite direction of large detonations came first, or if it was a direct result of SCP-1143. 00:13:38.420 --> 00:13:43.389 It’s something of a ‘chicken or the egg’ conundrum, but for a pair of explosion-causing 00:13:43.389 --> 00:13:44.850 anomalous aviators. 00:13:44.850 --> 00:13:50.690 Kept stored in a secure, fitted carry case within a standard containment locker is SCP-1143. 00:13:50.690 --> 00:13:56.320 At first glance – before putting them on, that is – these just appear to be an unremarkable 00:13:56.320 --> 00:13:57.410 pair of sunglasses. 00:13:57.410 --> 00:14:03.589 SCP-1143 lacks any details that denote branding, making it hard to distinguish exactly where 00:14:03.589 --> 00:14:07.709 the glasses actually came from, whether they were manufactured or are an anomalous pair 00:14:07.709 --> 00:14:08.890 of an existing brand. 00:14:08.890 --> 00:14:13.260 But that isn’t the most unusual aspect of this highly dangerous headgear. 00:14:13.260 --> 00:14:20.690 Whenever a person wears SCP-1143, they are not only given the designation of SCP-1143-1, 00:14:20.690 --> 00:14:25.910 but this action will also result in the spontaneous detonation of inanimate objects in their direct 00:14:25.910 --> 00:14:26.910 vicinity. 00:14:26.910 --> 00:14:31.920 Although, in keeping with the mantra of cool guys not looking at explosions, this means 00:14:31.920 --> 00:14:38.160 that only objects situated behind the wearer of SCP-1143 will be affected, and subject 00:14:38.160 --> 00:14:39.670 to exploding. 00:14:39.670 --> 00:14:45.540 The probability of a successful SCP-1143 explosion, as well as the size and damage of the blast, 00:14:45.540 --> 00:14:47.790 is dependent on a number of factors. 00:14:47.790 --> 00:14:52.470 For one, the physical build of the person wearing SCP-1143. 00:14:52.470 --> 00:14:57.270 Physiology has a direct link to the explosive effect, meaning that the more physically fit 00:14:57.270 --> 00:15:04.230 an SCP-1143-1 wearer is, the more explosive force is generated by the anomalous aviators. 00:15:04.230 --> 00:15:09.139 This also applies to the subject’s intelligence too, as those with above average intelligence 00:15:09.139 --> 00:15:12.350 will also increase the scale of the destructive detonation. 00:15:12.350 --> 00:15:17.860 Well, we guess both those factors explain why it didn’t work for the Billionaire. 00:15:17.860 --> 00:15:23.050 Attitude is also a key factor in determining the effectiveness of SCP-1143’s explosive 00:15:23.050 --> 00:15:28.589 capabilities, specifically altering the magnitude, spread, and duration of the explosions. 00:15:28.589 --> 00:15:33.740 While the exact conditions that SCP-1143 employs to determine a person’s attitude seem to 00:15:33.740 --> 00:15:39.700 vary between subjects, anyone who is outwardly and earnestly confident, calm, and even maintains 00:15:39.700 --> 00:15:45.660 a degree of genuine self-pride is more likely to generate a successful and powerful detonation. 00:15:45.660 --> 00:15:48.709 Surprisingly, clothing is also an important attribute. 00:15:48.709 --> 00:15:53.970 When wearing anomalous, explosion-causing aviators, they can’t clash with your outfit. 00:15:53.970 --> 00:16:00.319 A SCP-1143-1 wearing a suit or other formalwear will generate explosions that affect nearby 00:16:00.319 --> 00:16:03.450 buildings and other large-scale architecture. 00:16:03.450 --> 00:16:08.870 Anyone paring SCP-1143 with more casual attire will find themselves walking away from exploding 00:16:08.870 --> 00:16:13.269 cars, houses, and other smaller-scale commonplace objects. 00:16:13.269 --> 00:16:17.339 And those that wear pajamas will severely limit the explosive capacity of the shades, 00:16:17.339 --> 00:16:22.130 meaning only household appliances like TVs and toasters are likely to go boom. 00:16:22.130 --> 00:16:26.850 Of course, no cool guy not looking at an explosion is just idly standing around. 00:16:26.850 --> 00:16:30.980 As a result, the actions of the wearer will also affect the speed at which detonation 00:16:30.980 --> 00:16:31.980 occurs. 00:16:31.980 --> 00:16:35.920 The effects of the anomalous aviators are more likely to occur when a subject is throwing 00:16:35.920 --> 00:16:40.519 an object over their shoulder, leaping over objects or out of buildings, or walking around 00:16:40.519 --> 00:16:42.050 a corner. 00:16:42.050 --> 00:16:46.930 Standing still has been known to reduce the likelihood of SCP-1143 activating, but only 00:16:46.930 --> 00:16:48.920 by a small percentage. 00:16:48.920 --> 00:16:54.350 Following on from this, speed also plays a crucial part in how ferocious an SCP-1143 00:16:54.350 --> 00:16:55.350 explosion is. 00:16:55.350 --> 00:16:59.329 But while you might expect the faster someone moves to trigger a more violent detonation, 00:16:59.329 --> 00:17:01.759 in fact, the opposite is true. 00:17:01.759 --> 00:17:06.140 Moving at a decreased speed, far slower than average walking speed – as if to simulate 00:17:06.140 --> 00:17:11.329 moving in slow motion – will cause a two thousand percent increase in the size, damage, 00:17:11.329 --> 00:17:13.240 and danger of an explosion. 00:17:13.240 --> 00:17:17.660 Faster is not necessarily worse though, as traveling in a vehicle can also have the same 00:17:17.660 --> 00:17:22.809 increased explosive effect, and in these examples, the force of these detonations often causes 00:17:22.809 --> 00:17:27.520 large amounts of flaming debris to be violently launched in multiple directions. 00:17:27.520 --> 00:17:32.900 One more determining factor in how effective SCP-1143 is, is the wearer’s stamina and 00:17:32.900 --> 00:17:35.630 awareness of what is going on behind them. 00:17:35.630 --> 00:17:39.950 Subjects with higher stamina and who remain oblivious to the detonations can trigger spontaneous 00:17:39.950 --> 00:17:44.280 chain reactions of multiple explosions following the initial detonation. 00:17:44.280 --> 00:17:50.600 Of course, these will subside the moment the SCP-1143-1 wearer either reacts to or directly 00:17:50.600 --> 00:17:52.679 witnesses the explosions. 00:17:52.679 --> 00:17:57.270 The moment they see the effect of the anomalous aviators, all explosions will immediately 00:17:57.270 --> 00:18:00.950 stop, however, any damage they have caused will remain. 00:18:00.950 --> 00:18:04.940 This happens should the wearer notice reflections in the lenses of the sunglasses, or if they 00:18:04.940 --> 00:18:07.590 turn around to face the fiery carnage. 00:18:07.590 --> 00:18:14.110 Luckily for them, though, SCP-1143 possesses its own mild, space-warping capabilities that 00:18:14.110 --> 00:18:16.310 protect the person wearing it. 00:18:16.310 --> 00:18:20.400 This additional anomalous property will cause any debris or shrapnel from the surrounding 00:18:20.400 --> 00:18:26.080 explosions to miss the wearer entirely, effectively creating a protective forcefield around them 00:18:26.080 --> 00:18:28.470 while they are wearing the sunglasses. 00:18:28.470 --> 00:18:33.330 This same spatial warp can also temporarily deflect other oncoming projectiles, including 00:18:33.330 --> 00:18:38.280 bullets, keeping the user safe from all harm until they either remove the sunglasses or 00:18:38.280 --> 00:18:40.039 realize what is going on. 00:18:40.039 --> 00:18:44.800 So, maybe take care the next time you decide to try a cool walk with your aviators on. 00:18:44.800 --> 00:18:49.150 You never know, there could be another pair of SCP-1143 out there. 00:18:49.150 --> 00:18:55.640 That’s why we tend to prefer Oakleys, because no one has ever looked cool in those. 00:18:55.640 --> 00:18:58.730 Check out the Dr. Bob Patreon and become a junior researcher today! 00:18:58.730 --> 00:19:04.290 Now go and watch another entry from the files of Dr. Bob, like SCP-4258 – Freddy’s Diner!