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post #16 of 32
2/27/10 at 5:45am
Just don't do it. The most I've done is about 72 hours and it ain't fun.

The past week, I've been working quite a bit. I've been in the office from 9-9:30 to 12-1 am almost every day, averaging 4-5 hours of sleep a night.

I can tell when I'm really pushing it when the mild hallucinations kick in. I'll see something move out of the corner of my eye or shadows will do odd things. I usually avoid caffeine (really) because you're tired when it wears off and that leads to a spiral of drinking more that ultimately leaves you a mess.

The good news is that I can pull off a long sleep tonight and go back to the office in the afternoon.

If you don't have to go through sleep deprivation, don't. There's nothing to gain.
post #17 of 32
2/27/10 at 6:00am
Hmm I've only been able to skip 1 night of sleep. I'm not pretty the next day either....
post #18 of 32
2/27/10 at 6:06am
It is an ability that some people have the misfortune to develop. Back in high school, the first time I got 'only' five hours of sleep, I was a mess the next day. Kept blinking all the time, and just felt tired. Now, I can function on four hours a day for over a week. But when I get that busy (thankfully it is a rare occurrence) I try to squeeze in a short nap each day, maybe 20 minutes. Makes a big difference. Still, it's not something I'd ever willfully put myself through without good reason.
post #19 of 32
2/27/10 at 6:41am
Hire a handful people to takes turns on activating you. Making sure you do not close your eyes to take a nap...
That should do the trick.
post #20 of 32
2/27/10 at 8:02am
Are you trying to be Korean?
BBC NEWS | Technology | S Korean dies after games session

I remember this was the biggest news back in the day.
post #21 of 32
2/27/10 at 8:09am
I remember that too.
post #22 of 32
2/27/10 at 8:14am
You just need a group of people who will take turns waking you up when you doze off.
post #23 of 32
2/27/10 at 8:17am
Treadmill in water. Try it. If it works with lab rats to deprive them of sleep, it will with humans as well.
post #24 of 32
2/27/10 at 8:21am
Why do just one week, when you can do two?

Too bad they've stopped this practice in Guantanamo, they were starting to get really good at it.
post #25 of 32
2/27/10 at 1:14pm
This past December, I did 58 hours straight while working on a paper... Horrible, horrible thing. The worst feeling was when it hit like 6am on the second day and I realized that there was just another one to follow. I got a 96% on it, though, so it must've worked out pretty well.
post #26 of 32
2/27/10 at 4:21pm
i believe they did studies on this and there was one guy who did 5-7 days with no sleep.
post #27 of 32
2/27/10 at 4:27pm
looks like it was even longer than that:

What is the world record for staying awake?
post #28 of 32
2/27/10 at 4:37pm
Sleep is good.
post #29 of 32
2/27/10 at 5:14pm
Do an IV of epinephrine
post #30 of 32
2/27/10 at 5:28pm
Seriously speaking, I used to be a meth addict back in the 90s and Ive done a 7 day binge once.
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