
Ninety-seven initial test runs were performed (including requests for water, coffee, beer, and soda, non-consumable liquids such as sulfuric acid, wiper fluid, and motor oil, as well as substances that do not usually exist in liquid state, such as nitrogen, iron and glass) and each one returned a success. Upon doing so, a standard 12-ounce paper drinking cup is placed and the liquid indicated is poured.

Upon depositing fifty cents US currency into the coin slot, the user is prompted to enter the name of any liquid using the touchpad. SCP-294 is a standard coffee vending machine, the only noticeable difference being an entry touchpad with buttons corresponding to an English QWERTY keyboard. SCP-294, known as "The Coffee Machine", is a SCP object encountered in SCP - Containment Breach.
