Sleep

[brad.strider]

i once done about 65hours without sleep on a trip to germany to see celtic, i quite enjoyed the monged feeling!

you can get it every weekend by watching celtic

get what?, edit, i see what youre talking about now, sorry

[tikay]

Going qwithoyt sleep can be very dangerous.

When I was working "flat out", I twice fell asleep whilst driivng due to fatigue. Stupid, selfish, but true.

Oddly, both times I was on the same stetch of the M62, (by British Car Auctions, somewher near Brafford I recall) and both times my car rolled over & ended up on te embankment upside down. The Police arrived after the first one "had a blowout Son?", " "err, yes, I think so" I said. Phew!

[dan]

Going qwithoyt sleep can be very dangerous.

When I was working "flat out", I twice fell asleep whilst driivng due to fatigue. Stupid, selfish, but true.

Oddly, both times I was on the same stetch of the M62, (by British Car Auctions, somewher near Brafford I recall) and both times my car rolled over & ended up on te embankment upside down. The Police arrived after the first one "had a blowout Son?", " "err, yes, I think so" I said. Phew!

how old was the copper

[tikay]

Going qwithoyt sleep can be very dangerous.

When I was working "flat out", I twice fell asleep whilst driivng due to fatigue. Stupid, selfish, but true.

Oddly, both times I was on the same stetch of the M62, (by British Car Auctions, somewher near Brafford I recall) and both times my car rolled over & ended up on te embankment upside down. The Police arrived after the first one "had a blowout Son?", " "err, yes, I think so" I said. Phew!

how old was the copper

He looked about 12. But then they all do, to me.

[allym]

Bout 20hrs! Hardcore or what?

[Ironside]

i have stayed awake for over 5 days

[the bus]

Was that in the Japanese PoW camp?

Or just a really good book?

[Gryff]

Ouch, I can sympathise Tikay.
My longest was - waking up on a friday at around midday, driving 300 miles, doing two allnighters, driving home sunday doing another allnighter and falling asleep around 6pm on monday evening - where I lay until tuesday afternoon - although I did wake up in the morning with a distinct lack of eyebrows and nail varnish where there was none before....

The drive home was horrendous - I felt very drowsy and stopped at a service station for a walk around and coffee.
Anyone who's been a student will know the "I'll catch 15 mins sleep then do the rest". - This thought when you're driving a car ie "I'll shut my eyes for a sec and I'll feel better" when you're on the point of sleep deprivation is pretty bad. Luckily I had a drum n bass CD and I put my car stereo on maximum volume - it just about managed to keep me awake.

Since then I've been a bit more sensible

So adding it up, I think about 104 hours.

The key to getting past the phase where you are sat down in a chair and you literally cannot keep your eyes open is to keep your brain active you literally HAVE to be doing something.


Ironside has me whupped though.

[Ironside]

i had the unfortunate postion in my unit of not being a driver

on my first exerise before i knew the ropes i ended up staying awake for 5 days before opening my mouth

when we were moving (always at night)i was a passenger in a 10 tonne truck my job was to keep the driver awake

when we arived into our night location as passenger i had to give the drivers a chance to sleep so i would go on guard

when it was time for me to be relieved it would also be breakfast so after having a S.S.S. and scoff i would then have to go and work in the office (back of a truck where we set up all the computers etc) after dinner i would have to stag on to let the drivers sleep before the night drive then keep them awake etc etc etc, after 5 days and seeing all sorts of funny stuff i got ordered to sleep when my driver told my boss that he didnt think i had been to sleep since the start of the exercise

[ACE2M]

Keith Richards....

In the 1970's, he was once awake for nine days straight (with the assistance of various drugs). When he finally fell asleep, while standing up, he fell face-down into an amplifier, breaking his nose.

[the bus]

Keith Richards....

In the 1970's, he was once awake for nine days straight (with the assistance of various drugs). When he finally fell asleep, while standing up, he fell face-down into an amplifier, breaking his nose.

Did he finish the jigsaw?

[ACE2M]

Keith Richards....

In the 1970's, he was once awake for nine days straight (with the assistance of various drugs). When he finally fell asleep, while standing up, he fell face-down into an amplifier, breaking his nose.

Did he finish the jigsaw?

I don't know but i think he finished the drugs.

Come back tank, confusion abounds.

[the bus]

Last day of bus, promise.

[turny]

i have done thurs morning to sunday night when we have pool weekends in yarmouth.


guess thats approx 84 hours though one weekend i did fall asleep on the saturday night in the indian restraunt head first into my curry

[the bus]

i have done thurs morning to sunday night when we have pool weekends in yarmouth.


guess thats approx 84 hours though one weekend i did fall asleep on the saturday night in the indian restraunt head first into my curry

Staying awake for ridicolous lengths of time 48 hours+ can cause long term brain damage.

  There's yer evidence.