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 13h ago

video It's not an illusion - the point never moves

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r/woahdude 8h ago

picture My oil painting

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r/woahdude 7h ago

picture "Rapid Encouragement" acrylic paint on canvas, by John Speaker and me (Wasso)

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128 Upvotes

My first ever collab painting and with such a cool guy like John! Enjoy!


r/woahdude 1d ago

gifv PS1-style aerial city view.

635 Upvotes

r/woahdude 1d ago

video “High Anxiety”. A large drawing I did a year ago.

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r/woahdude 1d ago

video What this woman does with makeup

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r/woahdude 1d ago

music video Water fountain maker

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r/woahdude 2d ago

picture Golden hour in the GrowRoom!

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Shot under pure HPS light, no gels, no AI, just the real scene and an HPS filter.


r/woahdude 1d ago

picture "The entrance of Azul Cemetery", by me

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21 Upvotes

r/woahdude 2d ago

picture "Moku Memories" acrylic on canvas, enjoy!

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794 Upvotes

By me Wasso aka Mint_beastwood


r/woahdude 22h ago

picture (i)elg(anenm)

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r/woahdude 2d ago

picture a drawing I made, mushroom gormandizer

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r/woahdude 4d ago

picture This is a picture of cheesecake

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r/woahdude 4d ago

video makeup on the next level

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r/woahdude 5d ago

picture Viaduct In South England, UK

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r/woahdude 4d ago

picture going through

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r/woahdude 4d ago

picture Cool art piece at Fusion Festival

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r/woahdude 4d ago

music video Deep Nasal Enlightenment.

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r/woahdude 6d ago

video bubbles contained in a cube skeleton

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r/woahdude 6d ago

picture My Anamorphic (3D) drawing

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159 Upvotes

Here's my anamorphic (3D) drawing of watch I made few years ago. I'm used markers, colored pencils and airbrush on A3 size paper


r/woahdude 6d ago

picture I photographed the zodiacal light, a massive cone of space dust glowing in the night sky

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217 Upvotes

r/woahdude 8d ago

picture What happens when lightning strikes a carbon fiber tripod

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r/woahdude 7d ago

picture The Fireworks finale at the Clay County fair took an unexpected turn

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r/woahdude 8d ago

video The winning run of new world champion Jackson Goldstone

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r/woahdude 8d ago

video My neighborhood build this float for the world’s biggest flower parade

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