Not sleeping

[a1]

Yes the Vietnam guy was the story. i saw it on Vietnamese TV News.

[Akula.]

Those 5-second losses of consciousness are, if my memory serves well, called "Microsleeps". So if this guy really has managed to pull 11,000 all-nighters, he's probably having microsleeps left right and center.

I've done a week with only around 10 hours of sleep before, and I felt like a pile of hippodump by the weekend. Sleep depravation is not nice...

Speaking of which, its midnight here, and I have to be up in six hours for school. *me turns off computer*

[Ecko]

I really doubt it...people die after about 6 or 7 days...

...and even then, your body would kick into short rymthic bursts of sleep (like 5 or 6 seconds of sleep every 30 seconds).

Last year there was a program called "Shattered" on UK TV. It was a big brother type program. Contestants had to stay awake for 7 nights. The winner won 100000 pounds or so.................No one died!

Matt

No, they were allowed two hours of sleep per day.

[murjax]

People need sleep. Sometimes people can stay up one night but people really should sleep because they need it and because their day will be miserable without a good night's sleep.

[H]

People need sleep.

A couple times I've remained awake for about three days and a number of times for well over 30 hours. When driving under those conditions it was extremely difficult to keep my eyes open at times. Definitely Not recommended.

8-)