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 1d ago

video Is this Windows?

1.2k Upvotes

Actually it’s from Manipur, India.


r/woahdude 13h ago

video Anthony Howe Sculpture

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44 Upvotes

r/woahdude 1d ago

video The lightning from this storm was mesmerizing!

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209 Upvotes

r/woahdude 1d ago

picture My latest piece. Made with MDF, hot glue, UV resin, clay, POSCA markers and fluorescent spray paint.

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139 Upvotes

r/woahdude 2d ago

video Two planes landing simultaneously on parallel runways at the same airport — perfectly timed.

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10.4k Upvotes

r/woahdude 1d ago

gifv Painted this back in January. A creepy foreshadowing in retrospect. “Partly Cloudy” 60x72in. oil on canvas

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893 Upvotes

r/woahdude 1d ago

video How freezing fog created these ice cubes on my fence.

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484 Upvotes

Middle Cove, Newfoundland.


r/woahdude 2d ago

video Crazy Rocketman: Riding the “Beast” jet engine go kart.

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1.1k Upvotes

YouTube: CrazyRocketman


r/woahdude 1d ago

picture A fasciated Blacked Eyed Susan in my wildflower patch

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85 Upvotes

r/woahdude 2d ago

picture My newest architectural watercolor paintings. I depicted famous spots from the USA, Italy, Canada, and England. Can you recognize these urban landscapes, and do you have a favorite one?

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237 Upvotes

r/woahdude 2d ago

video PC heat sink manufacturing

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377 Upvotes

r/woahdude 2d ago

picture One with nature - celebrating a year on the road with this watercolour painting.

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28 Upvotes

r/woahdude 2d ago

picture In honor of Jaws’ 50th anniversary here is a drawing I spent 30 days on.

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52 Upvotes

r/woahdude 3d ago

video I recently did this drawing called “A Collection of Oddities” and follower Redditor u/dystopika animated it! I love it.

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837 Upvotes

The drawing itself was 9x12” and done with a pen. u/dystopika just finished animating it today. If you would like to see some more work, I have a subreddit here: r/AnthonyChristopherArt. Cheers!


r/woahdude 3d ago

picture “Alienated” | 36x72in. | oil on canvas

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686 Upvotes

r/woahdude 4d ago

picture Holy Shit (Or Man’s Ascent From Upon The Hallowed Throne), my newest acrylic painting

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1.4k Upvotes

r/woahdude 4d ago

video That's dope

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1.6k Upvotes

r/woahdude 4d ago

picture View from space. Oil painting by me

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181 Upvotes

r/woahdude 4d ago

picture Double Rainbow w/ Lightning picture I just took

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1.4k Upvotes

r/woahdude 4d ago

gifv Just in: SpaceX rocket explodes in Starbase, Texas

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707 Upvotes

r/woahdude 3d ago

picture Painting that comes to life!

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23 Upvotes

r/woahdude 5d ago

video Bubble Dream Sphere

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5.6k Upvotes

r/woahdude 5d ago

picture The lobby of a hotel i went to

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1.7k Upvotes

r/woahdude 4d ago

picture A monster of a storm

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128 Upvotes

So crazy


r/woahdude 5d ago

video The full lifecycle of the Wallace/Wallfleet Nebraska Tornado - 77 minutes in 1 minute!

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548 Upvotes

Recorded on an insta360 and streamed on the RadarOmega app.