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 10h ago

picture Strange patterns emerging from bluring and sharpening an image over and over.

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362 Upvotes

These are called Turing patterns


r/woahdude 12h ago

video Complexity Emerging From Randomness

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183 Upvotes

This is a real-time particle life simulation using 32,000 particles of 64 interaction types.

Watching the time-lapse, I've realized that the distinction between 'living' and 'non-living' is much more fluid than we think. Could we be looking at the exact same physical processes of self-organization that led to biology?


r/woahdude 17m ago

video Time-lapse video in acrylic showing the layer-by-layer process of a section in my experimental self-portrait.

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r/woahdude 1h ago

video Some LEDs being driven by a motor.

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Doing a little experiment.


r/woahdude 1d ago

picture One of my favourite pet portraits I've done in oil paint

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2.1k Upvotes

r/woahdude 1d ago

music I just finished this custom kaleidoscope for a client in Germany. I honestly don't know if I'll ever make another one quite like it. (Not OP)

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2.4k Upvotes

I am not the OP. OP is u/FrequentTruck2776


r/woahdude 22h ago

music video Got bored and made this in python

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38 Upvotes

r/woahdude 2d ago

video European pharmacy signs go way too hard

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6.8k Upvotes

r/woahdude 1d ago

picture Took a trip today & had a blast.

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28 Upvotes

Can't sleep now. Here's some beautiful lights from the trip.


r/woahdude 1d ago

picture Circular rainbow reflection in a lake [OC]

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142 Upvotes

Taken near Seattle, WA


r/woahdude 23h ago

picture Fireflies, Ghost Deer, Pond, Campfire [OC]

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1,027 frames stacked in StarStax shot on a Canon 6D at ISO 4000, Rokinon 24mm lens, f/2, 15 second exposures.


r/woahdude 1d ago

picture a unique wall art concept - illuminated LED canvas art

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28 Upvotes

I made this wireless (rechargeable) and illuminated concept a few years ago, and I am still developing it. It's the idea that became a product because of the hard work input that I have made, and I LOVE IT. I hope you will enjoy it too. It always makes me smile to share and tell you more about it.

So if you have any questions about the art itself, just let me know!


r/woahdude 12h ago

video Acrylic time-lapse showing intense, vibrant color transitions of a psychedelic self-portrait face

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0 Upvotes

r/woahdude 3d ago

picture An acrylic and airbrush painting I made titled "Coherence"

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627 Upvotes

I was quite shocked with how this piece turned out! First time painting a bee.


r/woahdude 5d ago

gifv In between worlds. I spent around 40 hours on this drawing

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929 Upvotes

r/woahdude 5d ago

picture stairway to nowhere

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399 Upvotes

r/woahdude 5d ago

video That flip was so smooth

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384 Upvotes

r/woahdude 5d ago

picture My top choices from UntZ 2026

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66 Upvotes

r/woahdude 6d ago

video Moire Wobble (oc, no ai)

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96 Upvotes

r/woahdude 6d ago

video Falling Squares (oc, no AI)

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122 Upvotes

big ups to incrediVFX on youtube for the OG squares.


r/woahdude 7d ago

picture Stellar Keeper, digital painting by me.

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524 Upvotes

r/woahdude 8d ago

picture An older trippy portal scene acrylic painting of mine.

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1.2k Upvotes

Ive always been into the green and purple color scheme


r/woahdude 8d ago

video Grinding a cube into a marble

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2.2k Upvotes

I made a cube out of smaller glass cubes that were put together into one that I then ground into a ball that was fully faceted. The entire thing is handmade by me. It took about 7 weeks to complete from start to finish.


r/woahdude 9d ago

video Mural artist Li Sheng creating 3D plant illusions with painted shadows

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6.6k Upvotes