SCP Foundation

Okay so I had an idea a while back, I think I mentioned it in the IRC.

Essentially, it's a piece of exercise equipment (likely an exercise bike), that allows you to select a 'course'. When you select this option, it brings up a map (google maps but obviously it won't be branded), and you can select a start location and an end location. It then alters your senses so that you appear to actually be in that location (anyone else perceiving you can still see you on the bike). This perception accurately represents it's current state (e.g. any cars passing by are actually located there at that point in time), however nobody can see you.

In order for your senses to be brought back to normal, you have to finish the course. Any attempt to veer off the course will have some sort of invisible force pushing you back on the pathway. If you force your way into danger, it causes injuries that would logically happen to you despite not actually being there (e.g. if you veer into a car, you'd have a lot of broken bones and probably be dead if not seriously injured. However the car would not actually be damaged in reality). Additionally, if someone externally removes you from the bike, it would deal serious damage, both physical and psychological (as you'd essentially be lifted off the bike from something you can't see).

Does this sound interesting? I think it's cool but I don't know if there's enough substance to it.

What you have here is an item, not a story— think of the SCP itself as a plot device, while the document as a whole is the story surrounding it. Why was this created? Who created it? Why would they not put failsafes in for in case you step in front of a car?

Plus- take it from someone who's been hitting either a treadmill or an elliptical machine daily for almost two months- exercise machines have all sorts of things built in to stop you from injuring yourself. For instance, most treadmills have a pull cord that you can attach to your clothing so that if you were to suddenly trip, the track stops so your skin doesn't get put against a grindstone. If you stop pedaling on a bike or elliptical, depending on how it's programmed, it'll either stop the program entirely because of a lack of feedback, or pause it for about thirty seconds so you can catch your breath, get a drink, etc.

For it to physically hurt you if you try to stop the exercise period implies malice on the part of the creator— all exercise equipment comes with some kind of risk, but being able to stop it safely is one of the big design features of treadmills and other exercise equipment. Why would they design it like this? That's an avenue you could explore, if you decide to take this further.

It's an interesting concept to begin with, for sure. Although there's not a lot there to review at the moment, if you work on it some more I would love to see what you come up with. ^_^

What I'd really like to see is a bit of background for the object - why does it exist?