A group of people with the search skills of a private detective who are extremely proficient in finding and posting original sources, names, or links from various online content.

Scientists are mostly seen posting the name or link to an unidentified porn photograph or gif, but sometimes find artacles or news reports.

Users often put out a general call to Scientists if they wish to find information about a post.
"This sexy teen (18+) plays with her big boobs"

Scientists, get to work
by Grey Hexagon February 27, 2016
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Sarcastic term of praise handed to someone who deducts the obvious and makes sure as many people as possible recognise that they have pointed out the obvious, in an attempt to sound intelligent.
Hey, that car's on fire!

Oh look at the fucking rocket scientist, as if we didn't notice the huge flames, the explosion that we heard so decided to run here etc. Idiot.
by Gumba Gumba April 13, 2004
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Someone who has no professional training in science yet has the same augmented ego and clout (and on occasion, the same amount of knowledge on the subject).
Your subconscious is actually the excrement of an opalescent Monodon monoceros. I know. I'm an armchair scientist.
by Mesozoical June 5, 2011
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Something like a business analyst who writes code, a hacker with social skills, or a software engineer that knows math.
Also just someone management has decided is a "data scientist".
Even though I am a data scientist, I don't think it's specific enough to describe what I do.
by cinf May 7, 2020
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Someone who constantly gets into arguments with theists on the Internet and then uses science as a basis for their argument despite having no scientific knowledge other than google searches. They also tend to see themselves as intellectually superior despite having a liberal arts degree.
Internet scientist: you believe in god? HA! God doesn't exist, you uneducated idiot
Theist: I have a Biology degree

Internet scientist: stop forcing your religion down my throat!
by Švelton September 23, 2015
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A term used by people who are trying to legitimise a superstition, religious belief, or hocus-pocus theory. There is never an explanation of the actual science or logical reasoning, nor is there ever mention of these scientists' names.
Some scientists have reported evidence of a previous life in new born babies.

The egyptian pyramids were probably built by extra terrestrials. Some scientists discovered this and think that it would have been impossible for humans to build them.

Some scientits have calculated that Jesus actually could have walked on water.
by paulthebassguy January 8, 2007
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We Are Scientists are a very good American band which consist of Keith Murray (lead vocals, guitar), Chris Cain (bass guitar), Michael Tapper (drums). Described as indie pop mostly.
Girl 1: Have you heard of a band called We Are Scientists?
Girl 2: Yeah, saw them on MTV2 last night with Zane Lowe.
Girl 1: So did I! Isn't Keith GOD?
Girl 2: Ew. No. But their album's out in October.
by Siriusly Intelligent October 1, 2005
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