Third Dimension | SCP-178

The SCP Experience

Dr. NoSleep Studios

Science Fiction, Fiction

4.8 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 7 November 2025

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Listen ad-free + bonus stories with a 7-day FREE trial of SCP Premium. Start your free trial today: ⁠patreon.com/TheSCPExperience⁠ When a team of scientists forces inmates to test a mysterious pair of 3D glasses that reveal unseen entities, each experiment brings them closer to uncovering—and unleashing—something that was never meant to be seen. This story was derived from ⁠⁠https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-178 and is released under Creative Commons Sharealike 3.0. ⁠⁠https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/⁠⁠ * * * CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content not limited to intense themes, strong language, and depictions of violence intended for adults. Parental guidance is strongly advised for children under the age of 17. Listener discretion is advised. #thescpexperience #scp #scpfoundation #scpencounters #securecontainprotect #scpstories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Put on the glasses.
0:08.0	Dr. Zion's voice sounds clearly through the speakers on the other side of the glass.
0:13.0	Dr. Whitaker and Dr. Prescott stand behind him, eagerly watching the man in the testing room.
0:19.0	The man is middle-aged, 41 to be exact, and he wears the standard-issue prison uniform
0:25.0	with a number 17831 stitched on the front.
0:29.5	He glances toward the glass as if he knows the doctors are standing there, although
0:34.3	all he can see is his own haggard form.
0:37.2	A pair of 3D glasses sits in the middle of the room on the floor.
0:41.3	The man looks at the glasses for a moment before putting them on.
0:45.3	He immediately shouts and tears them from his face, throwing them across the room.
0:50.3	Dr. Zion catches a glimpse of his eyes before he covers them with his hands. His pupils are huge.
0:57.0	The man is terrified. But of what?
1:00.0	What did you see?
1:02.0	He can't keep the hunger from his voice, but the man doesn't appear to have heard him.
1:06.0	He crawls to the corner of the room where he sits with his knees up, whimpering. Dr. Zion tries again.
1:12.6	What did you see?
1:14.6	He glances at his colleagues, and they shake their heads.
1:17.6	Dr. Whitaker makes a note on his clipboard.
1:20.6	Dr. Zion slams his hand impatiently on the desk, making Dr. Prescott jump.
1:25.6	He puts his hand on the microphone button, but Dr. Prescott stops him with a hand on his arm.
1:31.3	Perhaps we should try to calm the subject down,
1:34.3	she says gently.
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