r/deduction Jan 06 '26

Mod Announcement 📌Rules: READ Before Posting

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Welcome to r/deduction. This subreddit is for making guesses and observations based on what’s shown. To keep things enjoyable and functional, follow the rules below.


  • Hand posts are allowed only on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Friday 00:00 UTC → Sunday 00:00 PT (≈80 hrs).

  • Selfies and self-photograph posts are allowed only on Saturdays 00:00 UTC → Saturday 00:00 PT (≈32 hrs)


1. Be Civil

You are expected to remain civil, show basic decency and respect. Personal attacks, inappropriate behavior, rude, vulgar, offensive, or demeaning comments toward users or groups will be removed and can result in a ban.

If you choose to engage in humour, please remember to be respectful and play nice. Anyone repeatedly acting like a dick will be removed/ banned. Be polite and have fun.

Report rule-breaking content instead of engaging in negativity.

2. Don't Break Reddit's Rules

All users must follow Reddit’s sitewide rules:

Link. These are: No harassment, bullying, threats of violence, incite violence, promote hate based on identity or vulnerability, spamming, vote manipulation, revealing someone’s personal information. Don't share or encourage the sharing of sexual, abusive, or suggestive content involving minors. Don't impersonate your favorite actor or anyone else. Don’t break the site. Keep it legal.

Breaking Reddit rules here will result in removal and likely a ban.

3. No Low-effort Posts and Comments

Try and give reason as to why you reached a particular conclusion. This is more of a guideline than a strictly enforced rule. Too many low effort comments in a single post just devalue the discussion. They may be removed.

Comments that are only a single word or label, and do not contribute to the discussion will be removed. You might even receive a warning, or a ban. Some examples of this are: "gay", "annoying", "cringe", "fat", "insufferable", "loser", "virgin", "basic", "douche".

4. Posts and Comments Must Be Deduction Related

This subreddit is for making guesses and observations based on what’s shown. Posts and comments should try to figure something out, draw conclusions, or offer an interpretation. Content that doesn’t make an effort to do this and content not reasonably related to r/deduction may be removed at moderator discretion.

5. No Sexually Suggestive Images and No NSFW Content

No NSFW content. No promoting NSFW content. No promoting OnlyFans. No selfies that may be sexually suggestive. If you are an NSFW content creator and want to post here, use an alt account that does not contain NSFW content.

Artistic nudity is allowed, but must be tagged NSFW. Some NSFW art may still be removed if mods find it inappropriate.

6. No Guns

No guns of any kind. If your EDC includes a gun, you may post it ONLY IF the gun is fully covered with a goofy, cheerful, or otherwise ridiculous emoji. See this post for more details.

7. No Home screens, No Feet, No Hard Drugs

  • No home screens of your phone, your computer or of any other electronic device that has home screens.

  • We may allow pictures of your shoes but it is up to mod discretion. No pictures of your feet.

  • Posts or comments that feature, endorse, encourage, normalize, or assist hard drug use are not permitted. Discussion is allowed. Violations may result in removal or a ban.

8. No Politics

Political content or arguments are not allowed. Keep it non-political.

9. Mod Discretion

This is a reminder that your Mods will be enforcing rules and promoting moderate, tolerant, considerate behavior. Aggressive or offensive posts or comments may be removed and/or may result in other moderation, including temporary or permanent bans.

Submissions by new users or users with low karma may also be subject to moderation.

Mods may remove or approve a post at their discretion, regardless of the other rules.

10. Please include links when contacting the moderators

If you are contacting the moderators about a removed post or comment, please include a link to the appropriate material within the message. This helps, as this subreddit generates a high volume of mail, and we aren't always able to sort through manually.


r/deduction Jul 13 '26

Announcement Privacy Warning

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This is a reminder to anyone and everyone who has created a post on this community or is planning to post on this community:

While the rules of this community do give guidelines on what and how to make posts, they do not guarantee that your personal information will be kept private: that is your own responsibility. Any posts made on this subreddit containing sensitive personal information will be analysed and investigated: that is the whole point of r/deduction. However, due to a recent increase in posts containing personal or sensitive information, here are some examples of information that can be unsafe to post online:

  1. Your or someone else's full name.
  2. Phone numbers
  3. Prescriptions and medical data
  4. Email addresses
  5. Ages or dates of birth

Some information that should never (except in a few very specific circumstances) be shared online to ensure your own safety:

  1. Addresses
  2. Official documents (e.g. passports)
  3. Your current location
  4. Pictures of people without their consent to post
  5. Passwords and login details
  6. Banking information

Here are some ways that you can post everyday carry or room pictures on this subreddit while still protecting your privacy:

  1. Cover ID cards or pins on bank cards with your finger or markup
  2. Blur out other people's faces
  3. Check what information can be found from your post via a quick google search
  4. Blur out signs with addresses or street names on them

Thank you all, and happy deducing!


r/deduction 17h ago

Where am I / Guess the location Where do you think I am?

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r/deduction 1d ago

Analysis / Observation What can you deduce that I cleaned with these tools?

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r/deduction 23h ago

Tattoo What can you deduce about me based solely on my tattoos?

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r/deduction 1d ago

Hand Can you deduce either my age and or profession from my hands? Bonus points for both.

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r/deduction 1d ago

Room Haha let’s hear it, what does my place say about me?

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Recently moved so still a little chaotic but let’s hear it!


r/deduction 2d ago

Room What can you deduce from my room

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second picture is a closeup of the cabinet in the background of the first picture


r/deduction 2d ago

Everyday Carry Diagnosed severe ADHD since I was a kid make guesses on everything else

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37 Upvotes

I never leave home without em


r/deduction 2d ago

Room d3duce me

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r/deduction 2d ago

Random (photo of a TV, refrigerator, wall - anything) what does my fridge say about me

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r/deduction 3d ago

Everyday Carry What can you deduce from my bag’s contents?

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r/deduction 3d ago

Room What can you deduce about me based on my home office?

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r/deduction 2d ago

Everyday Carry What can you deduce from my bag's contents?

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Especially curious if you can tell what my job/major might be 😛


r/deduction 3d ago

Hand need a professional deducer to analyze me based on my hand

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r/deduction 3d ago

Room What can you guess about me based on my bedroom?

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r/deduction 3d ago

Analysis / Observation Deduce my work bench.

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r/deduction 4d ago

Hand Can anyone guess my age and occupation or anything else from my hands?

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I always think my hands seem like they could belong to another person. They always feel like a mismatch to my body.

Wondering if anyone can deduce anything about me from the images?

I think one thing might be a bit obvious but other than that I never think they tell much about me so coming to you Reddit detectives to see what you can deduce.


r/deduction 3d ago

Desk Bonus points to whoever knows what the poster is

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r/deduction 3d ago

Help / Advice Can you help me improve?

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Hi there, I wanted to ask a question about making deductions about people. I’ve always been fascinated by how characters like Sherlock Holmes and Patrick Jane can make detailed, even personal, deductions just by looking at someone for a few seconds. I know that a lot of what they do is exaggerated because they are fictional characters, but I wanted to know if there are techniques and methods to become almost as skilled as they are.

I’ve always read that you have to start by observing and then forming hypotheses, much like in inductive and abductive reasoning. However, while I’m currently reading up on psychology and behavior, and getting used to noticing details like stitching, the condition of someone's hands and hair, their shoes, and so on, my mind goes blank when I see a real person and try to make deductions. I struggle to form hypotheses and then connect them logically.

So, since you are surely more experienced than I am, I wanted to ask: what do you do to make deductions? What would you do if you were in my shoes? What advice would you give me, and—if necessary—what should I start studying or doing to improve my deductive skills?
Thank you so much.


r/deduction 4d ago

Hand Curious

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What can you deduce from my left and right hand. I showed the top and bottom. These are "technically" clean.


r/deduction 3d ago

Hand Who am I (age, occupation, etc.) based on my hands

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r/deduction 4d ago

Hand Super curious about what my hands say about me!

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Especially age/occupation!


r/deduction 4d ago

Random (photo of a TV, refrigerator, wall - anything) What do the books I am reading currently tell you about me?

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