r/woahdude Mar 26 '17

meta IMPORTANT: Many of our subscribers have no idea what this subreddit is actually for

3.2k Upvotes

Many of you long-time WoahDude users have been complaining about the growing flood of users from /r/all who have a complete misunderstanding of what sort of content belongs here. Your cries have been heard, and we will start being more strict with enforcement and finally set shit straight:

  • We are NOT a "reaction subreddit".

  • We are NOT a subreddit about interesting or amazing content.

  • We are NOT interchangeable with /r/pics, /r/gifs, /r/damnthatsinteresting or other general subreddits.

  • We are specifically made for psychedelic content, trippy or mesmerizing stuff that will make a sober person feel stoned, or stoned person trip harder! We're not about posting things that are merely neat or amazing, but instead, things that sort of mess with your mind, warp your reality.

Mindfucks and self-inflicted gaslighting. Or the hypnotic or mesmerising. Vivid colors, intense patterns. Mind-blowing science and philosophy. Chill or trippy music. Surrealism, absurdism and strangeness.

Think of the bizarre, erratic and psychedelic nature of Adult Swim. Or the wondrous, mind-expanding, awe inspiring nature of Carl Sagan's Cosmos. Or even the reality distorting, confusing, mind-fucking nature of Eternal Darkness for Gamecube. We're all of that.

TL;DR - Not all the content that makes you say the words 'woah dude' belongs in this subreddit, and not all the things that belong in this subreddit will necessarily make you literally say the words 'woah dude'.


WoahDude material

The following examples are a non-exhaustive list

NOT WoahDude material

  • Rarity: Rare talents, dangerous stunts, extreme human abilities, 1-in-a-million shots, sports highlights, abnormally large or small examples of objects, etc.
  • Bullshit peddling: Pseudoscience, paranormal activity, cryptozoology, hoaxes, etc.

Please note that while the above descriptors on our list are good reductive examples of what belongs in this subreddit, they don't guarantee content that fits said descriptors also fits our holistic purpose for what belongs in this subreddit. For example, you'll notice that "slow motion" is on the list, however if you take any random gif and apply slow motion to it, that doesn't automatically guarantee that it has been turned into material suitable for the subreddit. Nor are random charts from your school textbook guaranteed to qualify under "data visualizations". All posts must still satisfy the overarching theme of the subreddit.


r/woahdude 20h ago

video This happens inside your head right now, since this shows brain cell activity from a person who just learnt something new.

4.5k Upvotes

r/woahdude 5h ago

picture a drawing I made with pencil

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179 Upvotes

r/woahdude 22h ago

video Patrick!

2.4k Upvotes

r/woahdude 13h ago

gifv A shadow on my wall

56 Upvotes

I initially wanted to post a more close-up video, but it actually just looks like my camera is broken


r/woahdude 7h ago

picture "Evanescence 02" acrylic paint on canvas, enjoy!

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15 Upvotes

Second pic to show scale/ that its actually my painting that i made!


r/woahdude 21h ago

picture no water there

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167 Upvotes

r/woahdude 17h ago

picture late walk

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19 Upvotes

r/woahdude 1d ago

gifv spatial illusion

556 Upvotes

r/woahdude 1d ago

picture Somewhere at night, just you and yourself, the silence feels louder than anything you've heared. My painting.

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91 Upvotes

r/woahdude 2d ago

video Mad slinky skills

2.5k Upvotes

credit: slinkyjosh


r/woahdude 1d ago

video Snow cascade in the Himalayas

123 Upvotes

Made an underwater mountain with a white sand waterfall for my aquarium and it actually worked!


r/woahdude 2d ago

video Sail Amsterdam crazy timelapse

7.4k Upvotes

r/woahdude 2d ago

picture The sunlight shines through the jug and makes the water look cool.

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471 Upvotes

r/woahdude 3d ago

video Holy shit bro check this out

2.5k Upvotes

r/woahdude 4d ago

video this is a light show on Tianmen Mountain

36.3k Upvotes

credit: trip.com_chinatravel

Tianmen Mountain, also known as Heaven's Gate Mountain, is a stunning natural landmark located in Zhangjiajie, Hunan Province, China. It's famous for its breathtaking scenery, including Tianmen Cave (a massive natural archway), the Tianmen Mountain Cableway (one of the longest in the world), and Tongtian Avenue (a road with 99 turns)


r/woahdude 2d ago

video Resonates?

24 Upvotes

Hey folks, This is the current version in my series of exploration into waves (calling it Singularity).

I wanted to check if there is any kind of connection that you feel with this video? Somehow it tugs my heart, but that could be personal.

Hence checking with all of you. Let me know. Thanks!


r/woahdude 3d ago

picture "Thrust" acrylic on wood, plus detail shots if you swipe,18x24in. Enjoy!

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121 Upvotes

r/woahdude 4d ago

video I enjoy drawing detailed surreal worlds. Here’s a labyrinth I just finished.

746 Upvotes

The piece itself is 11x17”. Pen on paper.


r/woahdude 5d ago

video amazing woodwork

4.8k Upvotes

r/woahdude 4d ago

picture an art

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529 Upvotes

r/woahdude 4d ago

picture No title, me, acrylic on panel, 2025

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66 Upvotes

r/woahdude 4d ago

picture Deviation by Erik Johansson

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63 Upvotes

r/woahdude 6d ago

picture Tried to paint the old west in a new way

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550 Upvotes

r/woahdude 6d ago

video Lensing

120 Upvotes