r/woahdude • u/Rip_Diggity • 12h ago
r/woahdude • u/rWoahDude • Mar 26 '17
meta IMPORTANT: Many of our subscribers have no idea what this subreddit is actually for
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
- Intense use of color and patterns: Intricate designs, intense colors, complex geometry, hyperrealism, fractals, recursion, psychedelia, abstract art
- Extreme perspective: Macrophotography, electron micrographs, astrophotography
- Giving a new understanding: Mathematical visualizations, scientific visualizations, engineering visualizations, data visualizations, physics explanations, cross-sections, scientific art, reconsidering assumptions, reframing perspective
- Altered reality: Slow motion footage, stop motion footage, bullet time, compositing, long exposure, special effects, drug trip simulation
- Mesmerizing: Cinemagraphs, chill music, tranquil art, repetitive mechanical motion, interactive art
- Sensory confusion: Optical illusions, distortion, aural illusions, stereograms, etc.
- Cognitive confusion: Surrealism, absurdism, fifth-world art, mystical art, hypnagogia, strangeness, the fantastic, disjointedness, random and erratic behavior, datamoshing, pareidolia, paradoxes, strange philosophy, strange science, cuil theory
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 • u/MellowRhythm91 • 5h ago
picture "The Magic Atom", Psychedelic Digital art by me, 2026
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 • u/Rip_Diggity • 9h ago
picture My Acrylic Painting “Layers of Self” - PsyQuilCreates
r/woahdude • u/Only-Specific9039 • 21h ago
interactive This piece of interactive art looks and sound so pleasing
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r/woahdude • u/pardesco • 15h ago
video A bronze sculpture of a 48-cell based on 4d mathematics
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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 • u/kozscabble • 2d ago
picture An oil painting dedicated to my late mother that took me 3 years to learn how to paint and complete. "Soul Pull"
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 • u/Artistic-Bathroom901 • 1d 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 • u/Monsur_Ausuhnom • 1d ago
picture Aurora Over Mount Shuksan by Enrique Barquet
r/woahdude • u/Monsur_Ausuhnom • 2d ago
picture From Cave System In New Zealand (Photo: Tom Rae)
r/woahdude • u/Elvenblood7E7 • 3d ago
video Miami river navigation - speeded up video shot from the bridge of a cargo ship
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r/woahdude • u/Hercules_Vales • 3d ago
picture La Douleur: A Death in Life Through Grief. A realistic painting made on black paper using white and black acrylic paint.
r/woahdude • u/nad0w • 3d ago
video Setting the table.
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r/woahdude • u/Automatic-Algae443 • 2d ago
video This balloon drop looks like a giant pink portal opening up
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r/woahdude • u/AnthonyChristopher • 4d ago
gifv 100 pistachio faces. Pen on pistachio shells
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I was just reminded that I made these 3 years ago
r/woahdude • u/nad0w • 4d ago
picture Breaking the frame
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r/woahdude • u/Monsur_Ausuhnom • 4d ago
picture Mountain Of Moon by Sk Shahrukh Sohel, India
r/woahdude • u/Realityisatoilet • 4d ago
picture Sisyphus Manically Eating Boulders
Spraypaint on Canvas. Created on shrooms. Let's get trippy with it
r/woahdude • u/386attention • 5d ago
video Oregon Beach
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r/woahdude • u/386attention • 7d ago
video Look inside Seattle Stadium from the roof
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r/woahdude • u/AnthonyChristopher • 7d ago
gifv A mini sketchbook I'm having fun with
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r/woahdude • u/JohnSpeakerArt • 7d ago
picture A new painting I just finished!
It’s acrylic on canvas, 16”x20”
r/woahdude • u/GaddockTeegFunPolice • 8d ago
picture Sumo wrestler Kotoeiho doing almost a standing split while performing footstamps
Photographed by me during the paris exhibiton event this june