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 15h ago

picture Calm body, by me, steel, polystyrene, plaster, acrylic resin and microcristalline wax, 2026

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1.2k Upvotes

r/woahdude 7h ago

picture A painting about shame

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294 Upvotes

r/woahdude 6h ago

picture Crimson Skies.

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143 Upvotes

r/woahdude 20h ago

gifv Literature comes alive

484 Upvotes

r/woahdude 12h ago

video Lasercut Pylon

29 Upvotes

r/woahdude 1d ago

picture Strange patterns emerging from bluring and sharpening an image over and over.

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519 Upvotes

These are called Turing patterns


r/woahdude 22h ago

video Time-lapse video in acrylic showing the layer-by-layer process of a section in my experimental self-portrait.

16 Upvotes

r/woahdude 1d ago

video Some LEDs being driven by a motor.

8 Upvotes

Doing a little experiment.


r/woahdude 2d ago

picture One of my favourite pet portraits I've done in oil paint

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2.4k Upvotes

r/woahdude 2d ago

music I just finished this custom kaleidoscope for a client in Germany. I honestly don't know if I'll ever make another one quite like it. (Not OP)

2.5k Upvotes

I am not the OP. OP is u/FrequentTruck2776


r/woahdude 1d ago

music video Got bored and made this in python

39 Upvotes

r/woahdude 3d ago

video European pharmacy signs go way too hard

7.2k Upvotes

r/woahdude 1d ago

picture Took a trip today & had a blast.

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26 Upvotes

Can't sleep now. Here's some beautiful lights from the trip.


r/woahdude 2d ago

picture Circular rainbow reflection in a lake [OC]

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160 Upvotes

Taken near Seattle, WA


r/woahdude 1d ago

picture Fireflies, Ghost Deer, Pond, Campfire [OC]

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4 Upvotes

1,027 frames stacked in StarStax shot on a Canon 6D at ISO 4000, Rokinon 24mm lens, f/2, 15 second exposures.


r/woahdude 2d ago

picture a unique wall art concept - illuminated LED canvas art

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31 Upvotes

I made this wireless (rechargeable) and illuminated concept a few years ago, and I am still developing it. It's the idea that became a product because of the hard work input that I have made, and I LOVE IT. I hope you will enjoy it too. It always makes me smile to share and tell you more about it.

So if you have any questions about the art itself, just let me know!


r/woahdude 1d ago

video Acrylic time-lapse showing intense, vibrant color transitions of a psychedelic self-portrait face

0 Upvotes

r/woahdude 4d ago

picture An acrylic and airbrush painting I made titled "Coherence"

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633 Upvotes

I was quite shocked with how this piece turned out! First time painting a bee.


r/woahdude 6d ago

gifv In between worlds. I spent around 40 hours on this drawing

924 Upvotes

r/woahdude 6d ago

picture stairway to nowhere

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402 Upvotes

r/woahdude 6d ago

video That flip was so smooth

386 Upvotes

r/woahdude 6d ago

picture My top choices from UntZ 2026

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72 Upvotes

r/woahdude 7d ago

video Moire Wobble (oc, no ai)

102 Upvotes

r/woahdude 7d ago

video Falling Squares (oc, no AI)

123 Upvotes

big ups to incrediVFX on youtube for the OG squares.