 Item Number – SCP-313 Object Class – SAFE Special Containment Procedures – SCP-313 is to be kept unmounted and disconnected when not being tested. Access is strictly prohibited, except with special permission from a Level 4 official. Under no circumstances are personnel to press the button. And for officially sanctioned testing under rigidly controlled conditions. Description – SCP-313 is identical in appearance and marking to a World Dryer Corp Model A electric hand dryer. The object measures 25 cm x 24 cm x 21 cm. Its casing is painted white steel, with a polished stainless steel nozzle and button. Several workings are consistent with Model A specifications. However, despite this veneer of normalcy, SCP-313 has two significantly anomalous qualities. First and foremost, it is utterly indestructible and impervious to all forces available to us. And secondly, it is extraordinarily destructive, apparently by design. Precision test logs are available on request to those with Level 2 or higher security clearance. The second anomalous property should be considered armed, when SCP-313 is mounted on a wall and connected to a dedicated 20 amp power source. Under these conditions, each push of the button represents a 1.5% chance that this property will activate. When this occurs, SCP-313 will begin to emit a stream of superheated plasma, which originates somewhere within the object, and exits from the nozzle, in a direction perpendicular to the surface on which the object is mounted. The stream's force and temperature increase exponentially, until the object tears loose from its mounting, and or propels itself through the mounted surface. The flow of plasma will continue for up to 30 seconds after the object is torn free, i.e., the normal duration of airflow for a standard Model A, generally enough to propel the object an enormous distance if there is nothing in the way, or cause it to ricochet at high speed, inside any structure in which the object is confined, potentially demolishing the structure. This destruction is compounded by the effects of extremely high temperatures. Both the civilian casualties and property damage attributable to SCP-313 are staggering. It has caused a number of fires and other disasters over the years, generally in a predictable pattern of being sold and installed, blasting halfway across the country, and being found and resold. The object passed into Foundation hands when it impacted near Site V, having been mistaken for a meteorite. Addendum 313A Some of the lower-level personnel have been pestering me about our safety procedures when using SCP-313. For those of you who have forgotten high school physics, 25,000 Kelvin is over four times hotter than the surface of the sun, and 650 kilo Newtons is roughly enough force to lift an M1 Abrams main battle tank. Now, imagine that much force behind this object, which weighs less than 10 kilograms. Remember, F equals MA, and is indestructible. Dr. Sundstrom, Supervisor 3401, Site 19. Lesson complete. If you missed the previous orientation, go watch SCP-312, Atmospheric Jellyfish, right now. Or for the complete course, watch this playlist.