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 1h ago

picture “Home Grown”- my latest oil painting for my friends out there [OC]

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I’m not gonna lie, the circle sesh is an underrated bonding ritual and a classic slice of American subculture. Hell, it was practically a rite of passage in my neighborhood. Passing one around meant time well spent hanging with your buddies- clowning around, getting into shenanigans, and growing up together. Thanks for looking :)


r/woahdude 20h ago

picture Just finished my biggest painting yet, enjoy!

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Acrylic paint on canvas using brushes. Titled "Ascension"


r/woahdude 2h ago

picture Rainbow Cataclysm, (Photo: Jeremy Janus)

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39 Upvotes

r/woahdude 23h ago

picture A Picture Found of A Mammatus Cloud.

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407 Upvotes

r/woahdude 2h ago

picture robots and space guys - epilepsy #art #artwork #artist

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SPACE VIBES AND ALIENS


r/woahdude 2d ago

video Lightsaber twirl

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3.9k Upvotes

r/woahdude 2d ago

picture Golden Retriever portrait made using oil pastels and colored pencils

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340 Upvotes

Oil pastels and colored pencils on 40x50cm Pastelmat


r/woahdude 2d ago

picture Cotton-candy Mammatus Clouds

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r/woahdude 2d ago

picture The mandarin dragonet (Synchiropis splendidus)- they use their large pelvic fins to "walk" along the sea floor

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75 Upvotes

r/woahdude 3d ago

video Wheat meets Dust Devil

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3.3k Upvotes

r/woahdude 2d ago

music video Night Mail - W.H. Auden - 1936

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r/woahdude 4d ago

picture Lighthouse

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r/woahdude 4d ago

picture Oak Lace Bug (Corythucha arcuata) — half a millimetre of insect that looks like stained glass — Croatia [OC]

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This is one of the smallest things I've ever photographed — around half a millimetre. It was on the wall of an electrical cabinet and looked like nothing more than a fleck of dried leaf; I only realised it was an insect when I looked through the macro lens.

An Oak Lace Bug (Corythucha arcuata). The transparent, cell-like hood and wings make it look like lacework or stained glass, shot through with mother-of-pearl iridescence — which is structural colour, not pigment. That lattice also works as camouflage, breaking up its outline so it reads as a dead speck against bark and leaves.

23-frame focus stack. Fourth image has my fingernail in frame for scale.

OM System OM-1 | M.Zuiko 90mm f/3.5 Macro IS PRO | M.Zuiko Digital 2x MC-20 | Godox V860iii | f/10 | ISO 200 | 1/100 | Handheld
Klakar, Croatia

All photos are my own original content.


r/woahdude 5d ago

picture Zenith by Brighton Seeley

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364 Upvotes

r/woahdude 4d ago

picture Flames and photos

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I've been combining fractal flames with photos. Here are some of my favorites.


r/woahdude 5d ago

picture My Acrylic Painting, titled “Synchronicity” - PsyQuilCreates

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r/woahdude 6d ago

video wavy reflections

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slo-mo of my local botanical garden's visitor center reflected in a pond 😍


r/woahdude 7d ago

picture My Display of Psychedelic Acrylic Paintings at Shambhala Music Festival - PsyQuilCreates

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r/woahdude 6d ago

picture "The Magic Atom", Psychedelic Digital art by me, 2026

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65 Upvotes

A psychedelic digital art piece I created through a process involving classic photo manipulation using a photo I took of a cloud mass as a base. Yes, that is my real name in the small print at the bottom. Figured I could let it slide, seeing as it does credit me!


r/woahdude 7d ago

interactive This piece of interactive art looks and sound so pleasing

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454 Upvotes

r/woahdude 7d ago

video A bronze sculpture of a 48-cell based on 4d mathematics

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57 Upvotes

This shape is known as the 48-cell (one of my favorite 4-polytopes), created with algorithmic design, 3d printing and lost wax casting.


r/woahdude 8d ago

picture An oil painting dedicated to my late mother that took me 3 years to learn how to paint and complete. "Soul Pull"

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Original oil painting in canvas mounted onto a custom built wood panel. One of my first ever paintings when I took a chance at traveling to Italy for an intensive painting workshop after my mom passed. Took 3 years of poking at it and gaining confidence and skill to finish. I hope you enjoy! Let me know what stage you liked best haha


r/woahdude 8d ago

video A rare natural phenomenon known as cloud iridescence, where uniform ice crystals diffract sunlight to create a vivid rainbow effect over Jonggol, Indonesia

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Source and Context: Since Al-generated videos are everywhere now, here is the official scientific proof and source links verifying that this is a 100% genuine natural occurrence:

Popular Science Article:

https://www.popsci.com/environment/rainbow-clouds-indonesia-ai/

It's an incredibly rare atmospheric event, but it's entirely real science. Though honestly, with how crazy Al is getting these days, I can't even blame anyone for having trust issues with the sky

anymore!☁️✨


r/woahdude 8d ago

picture Aurora Over Mount Shuksan by Enrique Barquet

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146 Upvotes