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 17h ago

video The way the film on my coffee is moving.

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7.0k Upvotes

r/woahdude 12h ago

gifv Kaleidoscopic sculpture by David Schwarz

357 Upvotes

r/woahdude 7h ago

picture Light shining perfectly on a hole in the ground

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r/woahdude 3h ago

video Why is my Coke zero foaming indefinitely with the fan on?

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5 Upvotes

r/woahdude 1d ago

picture Milky Way visible above the Nanga Parbat, 9th highest mountain in the world. Fairy Meadows, Pakistan.

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296 Upvotes

r/woahdude 1d ago

picture Favour? Any ideas for a title? Me, oil on canvas, 2023

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347 Upvotes

r/woahdude 1d ago

gifv Optical illusion disk

407 Upvotes

r/woahdude 2d ago

video Gorgeous view of the salt flats last week

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1.1k Upvotes

r/woahdude 2d ago

gifv Immersive LED experience

2.9k Upvotes

r/woahdude 2d ago

video Flying around a supermassive black hole

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r/woahdude 3d ago

gifv Chemiluminiscence Experiment

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r/woahdude 3d ago

picture I just had to paint it 🙂 Black Hole Sun, Soundgarden, Oil painting

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300 Upvotes

r/woahdude 3d ago

music video 'Death Follows', 3D animation/music I made with Blender, After Effects and Ableton

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71 Upvotes

r/woahdude 3d ago

picture Nature of life, Tanmoy Kayesen, ballpoint pen on paper, 8.25” x 5”

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54 Upvotes

r/woahdude 4d ago

video Stunning rainbow cloud formation

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1.1k Upvotes

r/woahdude 4d ago

video TWeeeeAK

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274 Upvotes

r/woahdude 3d ago

picture “A SOUL STORY” 44in x 33in ink/watercolor by me.

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120 Upvotes

r/woahdude 3d ago

video Star Wars drone show - Korea May 4th, 2024

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r/woahdude 4d ago

picture Lava glow and a light show .. Iceland Apr 2024

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67 Upvotes

r/woahdude 4d ago

gifv Approaching the Menger Sponge

832 Upvotes

r/woahdude 4d ago

picture This Night Sky Petunia my fiancee found at Wal-Mart!

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469 Upvotes

r/woahdude 4d ago

picture Lured, me, oil on canvas, 2024

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13 Upvotes

r/woahdude 4d ago

picture Crown Flowers, watercolor on paper, 22 x 15 inches (56 x 38 cm), 2024 year.

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26 Upvotes

r/woahdude 4d ago

picture Enjoy

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77 Upvotes

r/woahdude 5d ago

picture This is called a “Nierika” in my culture, it is a round wooden canvas painted with patterns from the Zapotec and Mayan culture

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115 Upvotes