SCP Foundation

My idea for a SCP is a jar of candy(subject to change) that gives the person who eats a piece a superpower. I'm having trouble deciding things such as whether or not the person gets to chose the power, whether or not the powers should wear of(and if so, how long until they do), and what sort of side effects there should be(if any), etc. Please help me revise my idea!!

This is probably going to be written off as OP and otherwise not well-received unless there's some kind of catch to it.

Here's an idea: ever heard of "Required Secondary Powers"? Basically it's the idea that for a given superpower to work like is commonly depicted in fiction, there have to be a series of secondary effects in place that aren't explicitly mentioned within the character's power set.

TL;DR: well, it would be something like this- Say there's multiple flavors of these "superhero candies" that each grant different powers:

Super strength: Does in fact increase the subject's muscle force output, but does not adjust subject's physiology to be able to withstand more force than it normally can. Also, regardless of strength, humans still aren't built to optimally lift objects larger than themselves. So yeah, they'll be more likely to break themselves or their surroundings than do anything actually productive with their new strength.

Super speed: Subject does gain the ability to move at increased speeds, does not gain the hightened reflexes or accelerated perception that would make moving at such speeds feasible. Subjects will not be able to do much beyond plow headlong into solid walls at hundreds of feet per second, probably dying or breaking several bones on impact.

Flight: Humans are not aerodynamic in the slightest. Lulz will ensue.

Elemental Control: Does not grant immunity or resistance to given element. Fire, ice, and electricity use leaves almost permanent damage to extremities.

And so on. I can kinda see this being something Wondertainment would make, and there's probably some horrible side-effect to taking more than one within a certain time period.

EDIT: Couple other ideas I had with a rather dark twist:

Invulnerability: Increases skin density a la Thing, except doesn't allow for much flexibility. Ergo, subjects are more or less paralyzed for the duration of its effect.

Regeneration: More or less works as advertised, but does nothing to boost pain tolerance. Also: you know how if you break a bone you gotta set it and stuff so it can heal right? you no longer have time to do that.

Hmh like the idea really but be careful how you write the article. It would be funny though and I could see it being a wondertainment product

I agree with MrCobalt.
I also have a little idea for you, something I've been thinking of.
Jelly beans that will have certain effects on the eater, the benefit factor of the effects being inversely proportional to how good the jelly bean tastes.

Example:

Red jelly bean: is always reported to be the best thing that the subject has ever tasted, but subjects die of blood loss after 15 seconds of chewing.

White jelly bean: Always reported by subjects as being delicous, with a fantastic chewiness, but a slightly bitter aftertaste. After 15 seconds of chewing, the subject loses a large amount of skin.

Purple jelly bean: Has no flavor, but is universally reported to have "interesting" texture and mouthfeel. After 15 seconds of chewing, the subject's skin color changes to purple or something.

Blue jelly bean: Reported by subjects as tasting wet and soggy, leaving their mouthes feeling gross. After 15 seconds of chewing, the user gains enhanced speed.

Black jelly bean: Universally reported to be the worst thing that the subject has ever tasted. No subject has been able to chew it for 15 seconds without spitting it out, so the effect is unknown. (I want to try and imply that the effect would be the power of ressurection.)

Add on some interesting drawbacks like Cobalt said, and you might have yourself an interesting Woundertainment product.

Maybe even add on a neat little Wondertainment description for each jelly bean flavor, which would allow you to easily slide in some hints about the black jelly bean giving the power of ressurection. (Of course, there's gonna be a drawback!)

wink wink SCP-447-2 or SCP-2718 or just straight up zombies wink wink

Edit: You probably don't want to actually tie in 447-2 or 2718 (or any skip, for that matter). It was just an example/joke. Also, 2718 is the scariest skip IMO, so I wanted to mention it.

Edit²: In case you were wondering where I got this idea, (and you probably weren't) it's from when eating my Easter candy, I noticed that red jelly beans always taste amazing (unless they are cinnamon, blech…) and black jelly beans always taste how I imagine 106's corrosion fluids to taste.