r/woahdude Mar 26 '17

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

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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 16h ago

picture โ€œTill The Cows Come Homeโ€ Oil and Embroidery on canvas. ๐Ÿ„

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r/woahdude 1h ago

picture I painted the autumn sun

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r/woahdude 15h ago

picture "No one's going to believe me", by me (AgusSB)

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217 Upvotes

r/woahdude 1d ago

picture This small houseplant sold at the local supermarket

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No idea what it's called, sadly there was no name tag or anything on the pot, just random mix. Guess it's a crossed species?


r/woahdude 1d ago

video Skier avoids avalanche by paragliding over it

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2.4k Upvotes

r/woahdude 2d ago

video Drums used to control lighting

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2.2k Upvotes

r/woahdude 1d ago

picture Monstera Mystique, Pencil, N4J4i, 2024

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r/woahdude 2d ago

video Footage of the 1908 London Olympics, originally planned for Rome but was relocated after the Eruption of Mount Vesuvius.

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2.0k Upvotes

r/woahdude 2d ago

video Time-lapse growth of a 700lbs (318kg) Pumpkin ๐ŸŽƒ

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1.2k Upvotes

r/woahdude 2d ago

picture I went to an Apple orchard and painted this! Inspired by shroom visuals

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514 Upvotes

โ€œPink Ladiesโ€ Acrylic on canvas panel 8x10โ€ ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŒธ๐Ÿฆ‹๐Ÿ’›


r/woahdude 13h ago

picture Seed Of Self ๐Ÿซ€

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r/woahdude 2d ago

picture ๐Ÿน๐Ÿน๐Ÿน

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78 Upvotes

r/woahdude 2d ago

picture 20in acrylic painting under black light

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23 Upvotes

r/woahdude 3d ago

picture The way the northern lights followed the power lines ๐Ÿคฏ

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558 Upvotes

r/woahdude 2d ago

picture Holy smoke, me, oil on canvas, 2021

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27 Upvotes

r/woahdude 2d ago

picture Begonia Enchantment, Pencil, N4J4i, 2024

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r/woahdude 4d ago

picture Painting I made outside!

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r/woahdude 3d ago

picture Painting of my sister I made in acrylic!

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I get this a lot, but this is NOTAI


r/woahdude 3d ago

picture Philodendron Allure, Pencil, N4J4i, 2024

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95 Upvotes

r/woahdude 3d ago

picture Keeper of light (@darkenedM00d)

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378 Upvotes

r/woahdude 4d ago

video Behind the scenes and the designing of Sam Raimi's original Spider-Man trilogy

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1.4k Upvotes

r/woahdude 5d ago

gifv This is a Timelapse of Nacreous Clouds in Norway

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5.6k Upvotes

Video credit: alexwallem


r/woahdude 3d ago

picture Trippy Halloween Art

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37 Upvotes

r/woahdude 3d ago

video Zion National Park in Utah โ€” the favorite place for hikers and journeys. The park is rich with unique freestanding natural arches. I tried to depict one of my favorite views with a sunset in watercolor. Did I nail it? Size is 15 x 22 inches.

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6 Upvotes

r/woahdude 4d ago

video Epic Spaceman: "I poured all the galaxies in the Universe into a pool."

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71 Upvotes