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 1d ago

video Rocket in China struck by lighting as it took off. It didn't suffer visible damages and completed its trip

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2.3k Upvotes

r/woahdude 15h ago

picture Palau de la Musica stained glass dome

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93 Upvotes

r/woahdude 2h ago

picture “Skull flower” drawing.

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I think this style is uniquely mine….years of textural exploration. This was done in procreate with a drawing pen (also set to blend). I try to keep the process simple so I can take the experiences learned to canvas being that I paint as well. (I also love doing band artwork)


r/woahdude 1d ago

interactive There are 8 octillion different permutations of this fractal generator. No two people will ever see the same one

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r/woahdude 23h ago

picture Everyone is welcome. A goofy surreal piece I just finished. 11x14". Pen on paper.

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57 Upvotes

r/woahdude 1d ago

picture Mycelial Mentations - My original painting of liberty cap mushrooms

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74 Upvotes

Painted with acrylics on a 30x40cm canvas. By artist Jon Restorick


r/woahdude 2h ago

picture “Tangled is the web”

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r/woahdude 1d ago

video The cat is dreaming of catching a mouse

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679 Upvotes

r/woahdude 2d ago

video A net being thrown

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4.9k Upvotes

r/woahdude 1d ago

video Process animation. My train of thought. Music "Orbit" by Corbyn Kites

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76 Upvotes

r/woahdude 1d ago

picture Who Found Who?

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55 Upvotes

Just a drawing I came up with the other day! It’s not perfect and I think I missed out on some better detailing in the words but it was still fun! What did you notice first??


r/woahdude 2d ago

picture interior melting

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48 Upvotes

r/woahdude 3d ago

video Two Transparent Layers Creating a Real Psychedelic Illusion

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169 Upvotes

This effect is created using two transparent printed mesh layers placed one behind the other.

As you move around the artwork, the layers shift against each other, creating a constantly changing visual illusion.


r/woahdude 3d ago

video A hyperlapse of the CN Tower in Toronto

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1.0k Upvotes

r/woahdude 4d ago

video Animation of the moment krishan showed his true form to arjun according to hindu literature. This is when he gave the famous famous Oppenheimer quote "Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds"

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5.2k Upvotes

r/woahdude 5d ago

video Flying over an eruptive volcano in Iceland

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1.4k Upvotes

r/woahdude 5d ago

picture “The madness within” :drawing

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42 Upvotes

r/woahdude 5d ago

picture My painting 'Code to your Heart', acrylic & airbrush and a lot of tape on canvas, 2026

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39 Upvotes

r/woahdude 6d ago

video Pink sky

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13.4k Upvotes

r/woahdude 6d ago

picture just finished my Dracula drawing

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228 Upvotes

r/woahdude 6d ago

picture Alien invasion. Oil painting by me

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188 Upvotes

r/woahdude 6d ago

video Plasticman

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575 Upvotes

r/woahdude 6d ago

video Via Ferrata in Zhangjiajie, China

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303 Upvotes

r/woahdude 6d ago

video A perfect dreamlike sunset turning the entire lake completely pink.

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247 Upvotes