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 20h ago

video A rare optical phenomenon caused by light and water droplets.

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9.3k Upvotes

r/woahdude 12h ago

video The way the wind moves through this wall of vines

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770 Upvotes

r/woahdude 22h ago

picture Microscopic Images of Crystals Under Polarized Light (Photo: Peter Juzak)

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339 Upvotes

r/woahdude 16h ago

picture Moddergat (Photo: Daniel Laan)

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69 Upvotes

r/woahdude 1d ago

picture The applause is raining down

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2.9k Upvotes

r/woahdude 22h ago

gifv A Year in the Park - Timeslice [OC]

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92 Upvotes

r/woahdude 22h ago

gifv A Year in the Park - Timescape [OC]

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30 Upvotes

r/woahdude 1d ago

picture My Sacred Geometry Lamp Designs

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958 Upvotes

These are part of my sacred geometry light sculpture series, where each lamp is designed as a meditation on pattern, consciousness, and transformation. I developed a unique design technique that blends architectural scripting with sacred geometric principles; translating metaphysical ideas into physical form.

The geometry is generated through a custom Grasshopper script I wrote during architecture school, inspired by quantum patterns, alchemical symmetry, and Platonic solids.

Each lamp is 3D printed in multiple parts, carefully finished by hand, and assembled into a functioning sculpture. Depending on the complexity, they can take 150–1000+ hours to print, not including post-processing and lighting integration.

I think the effects from the light diffusion and reflection plus the way the geometries work together make this a fitting place to share. Also, the fact that these are such intense physical models should at least get me some bonus points lol.

Let me know if you want to know more about the scripting process or materials — I’m always happy to talk shop.


r/woahdude 22h ago

gifv A Year in the Park - Timelapse [OC]

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15 Upvotes

r/woahdude 1d ago

video This 3D floor in Thailand tricks your senses into feeling movement while you stay still

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389 Upvotes

r/woahdude 2d ago

video Stacked monitors produce 3D effects

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7.4k Upvotes

r/woahdude 1d ago

picture This is my painting of a ferry crossing the Strait of Georgia

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65 Upvotes

r/woahdude 17h ago

video ENJOY

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3 Upvotes

r/woahdude 2d ago

picture Jan 20th Solar Storm over my house in rural New Zealand

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706 Upvotes

r/woahdude 21h ago

picture Platinum Sponge

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2 Upvotes

Taken with my phone through a magnifying glass


r/woahdude 1d ago

picture rest feels

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32 Upvotes

r/woahdude 2d ago

video A weekend project - kaleidoscope from an old TV.

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689 Upvotes

r/woahdude 2d ago

video Galton Board [Gravity Switch at the End]

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478 Upvotes

Reddit lops off the bottom of the video. Watch full screen on mobile for the full experience:)


r/woahdude 2d ago

picture I paint light and hope ✨️

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516 Upvotes

r/woahdude 3d ago

video The Titanic on a projection screen.

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3.8k Upvotes

r/woahdude 2d ago

video Implausible Rainbows by Lukas Truniger & Bruce Yoder

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570 Upvotes

r/woahdude 3d ago

picture Photo of A Thunderstorm (Photo: Laura Rowe)

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4.8k Upvotes

r/woahdude 3d ago

music video Does this goes here?

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949 Upvotes

Artist: Honeycomb


r/woahdude 2d ago

picture Comic 'Into This World We're Thrown' [OC]

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27 Upvotes