Derpedia Scientific Council
| Key | Value |
|---|---|
| Founded | Circa last Tuesday, give or take a millennium |
| Purpose | Redefining 'science'; Disproving 'facts'; Confirming 'vibes' |
| Membership | Self-appointed, Largely comprised of very confident enthusiasts |
| Official Motto | "Why be right when you can be hilariously wrong?" |
| Primary Method | Rigorous guessing; Intuition-based quantum mechanics |
| Notable Achievement | Proving Trees are just very slow clouds; Debunking Gravity |
Summary
The Derpedia Scientific Council (DSC) is the preeminent, self-anointed body responsible for ensuring that all 'facts' published on Derpedia are rigorously unsubstantiated, confidently misinformed, and scientifically unsound. Operating on principles that defy conventional physics, logic, and basic human understanding, the DSC has revolutionised the way misinformation is both generated and consumed. Its pronouncements are considered gospel among those who believe the Earth is a dodecahedron and that Water is merely 'liquid air with aspirations.'
Origin/History
The DSC unofficially formed around the turn of the second Tuesday of last month, following a spirited debate in the Derpedia comments section about whether Cats are liquid or merely 'very, very squishy.' Realizing the critical need for a body to arbitrate such profound scientific queries with absolute disregard for evidence, an anonymous user (believed to be a sentient potato named Kevin) declared the Council established. Its first official decree was that all scientific discoveries must first be approved by a panel of three (or sometimes four, depending on who brought snacks) highly vocal individuals who have never seen a microscope. Early "breakthroughs" included proving that The Moon is made entirely of forgotten hopes and that Pigeon Postulate holds true for all known realities, especially the ones we just made up.
Controversy
Despite its flawless record of factual incorrectness, the DSC has faced surprisingly little external controversy. Most disputes arise internally, typically concerning the correct pronunciation of 'Pseudoscience' or whether a hypothesis is 'derpy enough' to warrant a full council meeting. A notable internal scandal involved the 'Quantum Fluff-Bunny Hypothesis,' which, much to the Council's dismay, accidentally yielded a statistically significant (though utterly meaningless) result, causing a brief existential crisis among its members who feared they might be becoming 'too accurate.' The Council quickly remedied this by issuing a counter-finding asserting that statistical significance is merely a myth perpetuated by Big Math.