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Item #: SCP-XXXX

Object Class: Safe

Special Containment Procedures: [Paragraphs explaining the procedures]

-ill-advised to smash or otherwise drop a melon, due to feedback issues listed below

Description: [May want to consider splitting up the scp into two seperate instances, since the gene is the cause of its properties, not the melon itself.] SCP-XXXX is a species of watermelon that is physically-similar to an average watermelon grown under optimal conditions. /The flesh and seeds have no harmful effect if ingested. The weight of a fruit from the SCP-XXXX crop varies between 6.3 to 9.7 kilograms./needed? It was first discovered in the small town of ████, India, by Agent R████ [how many locals are aware of it? move details below? routine-sweep or tip-off? "Local Man's Screaming Melons"]

When sliced open, SCP-XXXX exhibits the characteristics of a two-way radio transceiver. It operates on a wavelength of 27 Mhz, with a maximum usable range of 810 meters, with improved communication quality at shorter distances. The size of a SCP-XXXX watermelon has a measurable effect on the distance it can be used to communicate, with larger watermelons able to be used at farther distances with little impact on auditory quality.

When the slices from a single watermelon are brought into close contact, an auditory feedback loop begins to emerge, reaching 95 dB within approximately 12 seconds. This effect stops when all slices are: moved to a minimum distance of 2 meters from each other; the seeds are [scientific jargon for "smashed into bits"]; or exposed to acid with a pH level lower than 3.5, such as the contents of a human stomach.

SCP-XXXX left whole will result in no discernible effect or feedback loop, and if left alone will decompose naturally.

Experiment ideas:
-multiple slices: can all talk to each other, usable distance is reduced
-even slices: no problem
-odd slices: one slice at random will function as a normal fruit
-can two slices of different fruit communicate to each other? (no; but perhaps we can test for tuning?)
-two slices, one noticeably larger than the other; smaller half has "poor reception"
-if D-class-A eats one half, and D-class-B eats the other half, can they talk over a distance? (no; but results in stomachache brought on by too much melon)
-smash a melon, feedback noise?

Addendum: [Optional additional paragraphs]

Upon further genetic testing, the genetic code of SCP-XXXX showed a small mutation in the phenotype that determined the density of the seeds. Although initial comparisons to commercially-available watermelons showed no physical or gustatory differences in SCP-XXXX, it is worth determining if the mutation (and transceiver effect) can be reproduced in other species of fruit.