how long can i stay awake for?

stttafffy · 15th February 2002, 06:18

i am going for the all elusive 72 hours.
i will check in every 2 hours, so i dont fall asleep.
i got up at 3 pm on feb 14. it is now 2:16 am eastern standard (east coast, usa)
how long do you think i will last?
i am going on 12 hours, now, and my next check in will be at 4 am.
wish me luck!

PhotoFx · 15th February 2002, 06:21

*luck*

48 is about the most i can hold.

jns · 15th February 2002, 07:25

I never sleep.
It's true!

stttafffy · 15th February 2002, 07:48

if i never slept i would be in jail be now

PhotoFx · 15th February 2002, 07:55

whereas i would merely be dead.

stttafffy · 15th February 2002, 08:08

it is now 4 am. not that impressive... yet. this makes, uhh, holy crap- it seems as if i have been listening to pink floyd - money for a long time! anyway, that makes 17 hours uptime i think. next check in at 6 am or earlier if i get bored. so far i have gotten respectable in terragen, but i still can't make night scenes with a moon or day scenes with sunbeams. i can get the night to look right, but the sun when i make it look like a moon gets all weird, es p at low angles to the ground. if anyone knows how, post post! i am going to go watch a movie. ill keep posting. ill write a review on the movie later.

stttafffy · 15th February 2002, 08:11

i dont know where i got 11 am from. i woke up at 3. so to amend my post, its 13 hours, not 17.

stttafffy · 15th February 2002, 10:36

its 6:35 am here, that makes uh, 9+6 and a half = 17.5 hours.

DJ ROACH · 15th February 2002, 10:48

all natural? or drug induced?

lil vixen · 15th February 2002, 11:52

Ok dumb question.
Why are you doing this?
and Good luck I guess!

stttafffy · 15th February 2002, 12:08

i have alcahol to help. it is 8 am, and im doin fine...
im doing it out of boredom.
coinbird is helping me a lot. i watched the matrix, and i think i am going to watch some old beavis anb butthead- wait, chasing amy instead. hmm, i got mikroangelo running, and i am making cursors for my skin. i am going to dl and skin mikroamp today, and figger out how to make a background image for the MB. terragen also is very good for wasting time. ill crack open bryce, too, and see what that is about. i have to walk to class in , cant subtract. at 10 30. ill do my hw there, and then i will come home, and get drunk. at least that is the plan. it is 8 00, so i have only been up for 9+8 hours. syyea in two hours w/ another update :P i guess hat will be at ten oclock or s=close to it.

piesupreme · 15th February 2002, 12:38

here's a hint. open the window, so it's cold. don't smoke or drink (if you do anyways). try to always keep occupied. the best way to do this is play a long game, like final fantasy or GT3. make sure you have no commitments. lots of food and water. cold water usually keeps you up longer. DON'T watch movies that have a complicated, clow or boring storyline. watch films that have lots of action, very loud, with big explosions. listen to your favourite type of loud music, preferably rock or similar. try to take little notice of time, otherwise you will keep on checking up at the time, realise how slow it's going, and go to bed out of boredom.

how do i know all this? i did this a while back, last summer. i lasted 5 days without sleep, and by then i felt horrible, as though i was going to be sick everywhere. on the 5th day i couldn't speak, i felt devoid of all energy, couldn't hardly move. butt he best thing was, when i did go to bed, i slept 1 day and about 7 hours solid. that was fun, sleeping through a day. i haven't seen anyone do that before.

stttafffy · 15th February 2002, 12:45

all good tips. i had to stop watching chasing amy, though it is a great movie, it is very stressful to watch. i have slept through a whole day before, that was realy fun. i forget when it was, maybe 7 months ago at the end of HS. im gonn drink a little, because whenever i drink and then sober up again without falling asleep i feel greatt, and plus, if i dont drink the rest of the beer i bought my roomate will steal it.

stttafffy · 15th February 2002, 12:47

5 days is VERY impressive. after like 3 days you are supposed to start having hallucinations and stuff.

Curi0us_George · 15th February 2002, 13:17

I'd recommend that you not drink alcohol. I would recommend that you drink more water than you normally would, though. Also eat small, frequent, light meals. Don't eat anything really heavy, or really starchy. Too heavy will make you tired insantly. Too starchy will raise your blood sugar, which will keep you away for a while, but then it will fade, and you'll be worse off than if you ate a heavy meal. It takes a toll on your body.

Find ways to keep occupied, as was suggested, but don't stick to one activity for too long. Staring at a television will make you tired after a while. Get up and go for a walk every so often. The fresh air and excercise will help wake you up.

Also . . . why are you doing this?

Pie, I've slept for over 24 hours before, and I'd only been up for about 36.

. - .... .- -. .... · 15th February 2002, 13:43

stayed awake once for almost 100 hours (just over four days) during college when I had exams. Nearly passed out walking home afterwards though. As far as I know if you forcibly stay awake for more than five days you can slip into a coma.

stttafffy · 15th February 2002, 14:04

i dont think ill goto te pint of being comatose! its 10:00- do you know where your children are?
10 am, gonna go to class. ill be back later~~

missyob · 15th February 2002, 14:14

I do the 48 hours no sleep thing once a month when I drive to New York.

It sucks.

Do the things they told you above. Without any drugs ie: caffeine, speed, coke, ect. - You should start to hallucinate after 50 hours.

I dont know why anyone would really want to do this though. When you do sleep, it will be for a long time.

~ Missy

Merlin · 15th February 2002, 14:54

Quote:

Originally posted by stttafffy
i have alcahol to help.

Alcohol will make you far more tired after a little while. Bad move!

Spiffed · 15th February 2002, 15:04

Well, i think i'll join Staffy in his little quest for insomnia. It's 11:00 now, so i've been up for like 2hrs so far, so only umm... 70 to go.

thanks for the idea Staffy

stttafffy · 15th February 2002, 17:00

yay im not alone! its 100 pm, only been up 22 hours. i just got a cofee and some donuts

im gona drink the alcohol tonight, i PROMISE not to go to sleep. i wont drink much.

spiffed keep us posted

Spiffed · 15th February 2002, 17:05

well, it's only 1pm now, so it's only been 4hrs of uptime.
But i intend to pull this off without caffine just because i swore i wouldn't keep drinking the stuff a couple months ago, and i'd hate to break that now

papadoc · 15th February 2002, 17:16

This little excursion into sleep deprivation
is quite amusing.
I'm laughing...
Brings back thoughts of yesterday...
Better no go there though...
I'll start missing it...

Huehuetenango · 15th February 2002, 17:17

are you sure this is healthy?
a few nights ago i was up the entire night b/c of the flu
the next day i stayed home i felt so out of it (i was walking into walls, and stuff)
at one point i had to get some essays written on my computer, i went to turn it on, fell over backwards, hit my head and either fell asleep or unconscious for two hours (i'm still not sure which, all i know is my mom walked in and said i was lying on the floor)

lil vixen · 15th February 2002, 17:21

wow good luck again staffy and you too spiffed.
but I like sleep I need it,.
if yall need help I'll be glad to send my 2 yr old over to help with the cause.
He will not let you sleep at all trust me!!!
He can keep you entertained and occupied till all hours of the day and night - I could use a break to sleep

rm' · 15th February 2002, 17:31

Quote:

Originally posted by Huehuetenango
are you sure this is healthy?

http://www.google.com/url?sec=SC&ser...502%2f2%2ehtml

c2R · 15th February 2002, 17:52

I once did the 48 hour thing when driving to the West Country to pick up friends and then travelling into the depths of Europe. A car full of guys talking, eating, and drinking in an attempt to keep eachother awake (well, mainly trying to keep me awake as I was driving)

In the end they all fell asleep (including my driver's mate) so after a couple of hours I gave in too and pulled over to sleep (probably very wise).

Ian the Korean · 15th February 2002, 18:54

I was up awake for about 70 hours straight once, that was my freshmen year in marching band. It was on our band trip to Disney in Florida. Started off with an 18 hour road trip there by bus, then no one in my room slept for about the next two days! We wre at amusement parks all day and were up playing video games all night, it was a blast! Of course we accidentally slept through the next day and night, and scared all of the band parents. They didn't realize we hadn't gone to the park and thought we had been left there, but finally they checked our room and found us, boy were they mad though! We just laughed our asses off!

stttafffy · 15th February 2002, 19:04

its been 24 hours and im not tired yet!! i am going strong. i will definitely make it to 24
check in at 5:00

PhotoFx · 15th February 2002, 19:17

congratulations on your...... progress.

rm' · 15th February 2002, 19:26

bwah! I do 36 hours regularly... come March Break, I'm going to make an attempt at 168hrs.

Spiffed · 15th February 2002, 20:11

Quote:

Originally posted by lil vixen
wow good luck again staffy and you too spiffed.
but I like sleep I need it,.
if yall need help I'll be glad to send my 2 yr old over to help with the cause.
He will not let you sleep at all trust me!!!
He can keep you entertained and occupied till all hours of the day and night - I could use a break to sleep

Sure, send him over (can you send kids through E-mail?) he can keep my 2yo company, she's prompted me to stay up beyond all hours of the night many times

[edit] 4:00, so 7hrs now, still very far from 72[/edit]

stttafffy · 15th February 2002, 20:21

im bored. im making cursors now, and it is very time consuming, so that is good. its 4:20 am!

edit PM 4:20 PM what a tard i be

Ian the Korean · 15th February 2002, 20:26

You could always post poetry on the Artistic thread around here. I do that, and enjoy reading others poems, there is some really good stuff on there.

rm' · 15th February 2002, 20:40

Quote:

Originally posted by stttafffy
im bored. im making cursors now, and it is very time consuming, so that is good. its 4:20 am!

edit PM 4:20 PM what a tard i be

Don't do that... squinting at the monitor will tire your eyes, and make you sleepy.

No Name · 15th February 2002, 20:57

40 something hours. done it a couple times.

i spent much of it surfing and watching dvds.

I must be getting bored lately cause the last few nights im out before midnight and 10 minutes on the net bores the crap outta me.

Spiffed · 15th February 2002, 20:57

not so true, the bright light from the monitor actually helps to keep you awake, your brain is sure it's daytime (just makesure you keep background lights on too)

rm' · 15th February 2002, 20:59

Quote:

Originally posted by Spiffed
not so true, the bright light from the monitor actually helps to keep you awake, your brain is sure it's daytime (just makesure you keep background lights on too)

Yes, true, if you are looking at large monotone areas with a lot of contrast, such as a blank document in Notepad. But if you are working on cursors, your eyes have to concentrate more, and will get tired more easily.

Spiffed · 15th February 2002, 21:03

Perhaps yes, but it's still better then reading a book. My suggestion, go play a FPS game, or watch TV.

Merlin · 15th February 2002, 21:06

I'm sorry, but I just don't see any point in staying awake for so long.

15th February 2002, 06:18	#1
stttafffy Major Dude Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: the ether Posts: 1,059	how long can i stay awake for? i am going for the all elusive 72 hours. i will check in every 2 hours, so i dont fall asleep. i got up at 3 pm on feb 14. it is now 2:16 am eastern standard (east coast, usa) how long do you think i will last? i am going on 12 hours, now, and my next check in will be at 4 am. wish me luck! In space no one can hear you scream.

15th February 2002, 06:21	#2
PhotoFx Major Dude Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: South for the winter. Posts: 840	luck 48 is about the most i can hold. PhotoFx -[=]-"Visual forms are not inherent in themselves, but are granted by the act of seeing..." -Trevor Goodchild

15th February 2002, 07:48	#4
stttafffy Major Dude Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: the ether Posts: 1,059	if i never slept i would be in jail be now In space no one can hear you scream.

15th February 2002, 07:55	#5
PhotoFx Major Dude Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: South for the winter. Posts: 840	whereas i would merely be dead. PhotoFx -[=]-"Visual forms are not inherent in themselves, but are granted by the act of seeing..." -Trevor Goodchild

15th February 2002, 08:08	#6
stttafffy Major Dude Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: the ether Posts: 1,059	check in #1 it is now 4 am. not that impressive... yet. this makes, uhh, holy crap- it seems as if i have been listening to pink floyd - money for a long time! anyway, that makes 17 hours uptime i think. next check in at 6 am or earlier if i get bored. so far i have gotten respectable in terragen, but i still can't make night scenes with a moon or day scenes with sunbeams. i can get the night to look right, but the sun when i make it look like a moon gets all weird, es p at low angles to the ground. if anyone knows how, post post! i am going to go watch a movie. ill keep posting. ill write a review on the movie later. In space no one can hear you scream.

15th February 2002, 07:25	#3
jns Forum King Join Date: Dec 2000 Posts: 3,175	I never sleep. It's true!

15th February 2002, 08:11	#7
stttafffy Major Dude Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: the ether Posts: 1,059	i dont know where i got 11 am from. i woke up at 3. so to amend my post, its 13 hours, not 17. In space no one can hear you scream.

15th February 2002, 10:36	#8
stttafffy Major Dude Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: the ether Posts: 1,059	its 6:35 am here, that makes uh, 9+6 and a half = 17.5 hours. In space no one can hear you scream.

15th February 2002, 10:48	#9
DJ ROACH Chick God [Major Dude] Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Your local mental hospital Posts: 2,154	all natural? or drug induced?

15th February 2002, 11:52	#10
lil vixen Major Dudette Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Between here and there. Posts: 826	Ok dumb question. Why are you doing this? and Good luck I guess! I've been c0rrupted in a world of make.believe. -suzy-

15th February 2002, 12:08	#11
stttafffy Major Dude Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: the ether Posts: 1,059	i have alcahol to help. it is 8 am, and im doin fine... im doing it out of boredom. coinbird is helping me a lot. i watched the matrix, and i think i am going to watch some old beavis anb butthead- wait, chasing amy instead. hmm, i got mikroangelo running, and i am making cursors for my skin. i am going to dl and skin mikroamp today, and figger out how to make a background image for the MB. terragen also is very good for wasting time. ill crack open bryce, too, and see what that is about. i have to walk to class in , cant subtract. at 10 30. ill do my hw there, and then i will come home, and get drunk. at least that is the plan. it is 8 00, so i have only been up for 9+8 hours. syyea in two hours w/ another update :P i guess hat will be at ten oclock or s=close to it. In space no one can hear you scream.

15th February 2002, 12:38	#12
piesupreme Major Dude Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: drum'n'bass mecca Posts: 856	here's a hint. open the window, so it's cold. don't smoke or drink (if you do anyways). try to always keep occupied. the best way to do this is play a long game, like final fantasy or GT3. make sure you have no commitments. lots of food and water. cold water usually keeps you up longer. DON'T watch movies that have a complicated, clow or boring storyline. watch films that have lots of action, very loud, with big explosions. listen to your favourite type of loud music, preferably rock or similar. try to take little notice of time, otherwise you will keep on checking up at the time, realise how slow it's going, and go to bed out of boredom. how do i know all this? i did this a while back, last summer. i lasted 5 days without sleep, and by then i felt horrible, as though i was going to be sick everywhere. on the 5th day i couldn't speak, i felt devoid of all energy, couldn't hardly move. butt he best thing was, when i did go to bed, i slept 1 day and about 7 hours solid. that was fun, sleeping through a day. i haven't seen anyone do that before. use the search, that's what it's there for. Jungle Ravers never die, all we do is multiply

15th February 2002, 12:45	#13
stttafffy Major Dude Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: the ether Posts: 1,059	all good tips. i had to stop watching chasing amy, though it is a great movie, it is very stressful to watch. i have slept through a whole day before, that was realy fun. i forget when it was, maybe 7 months ago at the end of HS. im gonn drink a little, because whenever i drink and then sober up again without falling asleep i feel greatt, and plus, if i dont drink the rest of the beer i bought my roomate will steal it. In space no one can hear you scream.

15th February 2002, 12:47	#14
stttafffy Major Dude Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: the ether Posts: 1,059	5 days is VERY impressive. after like 3 days you are supposed to start having hallucinations and stuff. In space no one can hear you scream.

15th February 2002, 13:17	#15
Curi0us_George Forum King Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Oxford, MS Posts: -1 Posts: 5,179	I'd recommend that you not drink alcohol. I would recommend that you drink more water than you normally would, though. Also eat small, frequent, light meals. Don't eat anything really heavy, or really starchy. Too heavy will make you tired insantly. Too starchy will raise your blood sugar, which will keep you away for a while, but then it will fade, and you'll be worse off than if you ate a heavy meal. It takes a toll on your body. Find ways to keep occupied, as was suggested, but don't stick to one activity for too long. Staring at a television will make you tired after a while. Get up and go for a walk every so often. The fresh air and excercise will help wake you up. Also . . . why are you doing this? Pie, I've slept for over 24 hours before, and I'd only been up for about 36. For the freedom to express myself in my own way without fear of being censored or banned. 47 65 6C 61 65 64 2E 63 6F 6D 00

15th February 2002, 13:43	#16
. - .... .- -. .... Backpacking Moderator Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: საქართველო (Georgia) Posts: 10,104	stayed awake once for almost 100 hours (just over four days) during college when I had exams. Nearly passed out walking home afterwards though. As far as I know if you forcibly stay awake for more than five days you can slip into a coma. Like my photography? Buy some here....

15th February 2002, 14:04	#17
stttafffy Major Dude Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: the ether Posts: 1,059	i dont think ill goto te pint of being comatose! its 10:00- do you know where your children are? 10 am, gonna go to class. ill be back later~~ In space no one can hear you scream.

15th February 2002, 14:14	#18
missyob Angel of Winamp Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: The Winamp House Posts: 4,578	I do the 48 hours no sleep thing once a month when I drive to New York. It sucks. Do the things they told you above. Without any drugs ie: caffeine, speed, coke, ect. - You should start to hallucinate after 50 hours. I dont know why anyone would really want to do this though. When you do sleep, it will be for a long time. ~ Missy

15th February 2002, 15:04	#20
Spiffed Major Dude Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Milliways Posts: 921	Well, i think i'll join Staffy in his little quest for insomnia. It's 11:00 now, so i've been up for like 2hrs so far, so only umm... 70 to go. thanks for the idea Staffy the road to enlightenment is filled with much dark chat, stat, and be merry The best of IRC PM's

15th February 2002, 17:00	#21
stttafffy Major Dude Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: the ether Posts: 1,059	yay im not alone! its 100 pm, only been up 22 hours. i just got a cofee and some donuts im gona drink the alcohol tonight, i PROMISE not to go to sleep. i wont drink much. spiffed keep us posted In space no one can hear you scream.

15th February 2002, 17:05	#22
Spiffed Major Dude Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Milliways Posts: 921	well, it's only 1pm now, so it's only been 4hrs of uptime. But i intend to pull this off without caffine just because i swore i wouldn't keep drinking the stuff a couple months ago, and i'd hate to break that now the road to enlightenment is filled with much dark chat, stat, and be merry The best of IRC PM's

15th February 2002, 17:16	#23
papadoc Comfortably Numb (Forum King) Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 4,619	This little excursion into sleep deprivation is quite amusing. I'm laughing... Brings back thoughts of yesterday... Better no go there though... I'll start missing it...

15th February 2002, 17:17	#24
Huehuetenango Forum King Join Date: Dec 2000 Posts: 2,546	are you sure this is healthy? a few nights ago i was up the entire night b/c of the flu the next day i stayed home i felt so out of it (i was walking into walls, and stuff) at one point i had to get some essays written on my computer, i went to turn it on, fell over backwards, hit my head and either fell asleep or unconscious for two hours (i'm still not sure which, all i know is my mom walked in and said i was lying on the floor)

15th February 2002, 17:21	#25
lil vixen Major Dudette Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Between here and there. Posts: 826	wow good luck again staffy and you too spiffed. but I like sleep I need it,. if yall need help I'll be glad to send my 2 yr old over to help with the cause. He will not let you sleep at all trust me!!! He can keep you entertained and occupied till all hours of the day and night - I could use a break to sleep I've been c0rrupted in a world of make.believe. -suzy-

15th February 2002, 17:52	#27
c2R Stereotype? (Forum King) Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Ware, England Posts: 3,511	I once did the 48 hour thing when driving to the West Country to pick up friends and then travelling into the depths of Europe. A car full of guys talking, eating, and drinking in an attempt to keep eachother awake (well, mainly trying to keep me awake as I was driving) In the end they all fell asleep (including my driver's mate) so after a couple of hours I gave in too and pulled over to sleep (probably very wise). lights out for darker skies # forums.winamp.com boinc team # tms

15th February 2002, 18:54	#28
Ian the Korean Major Dude Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Niflheim Posts: 1,075	I was up awake for about 70 hours straight once, that was my freshmen year in marching band. It was on our band trip to Disney in Florida. Started off with an 18 hour road trip there by bus, then no one in my room slept for about the next two days! We wre at amusement parks all day and were up playing video games all night, it was a blast! Of course we accidentally slept through the next day and night, and scared all of the band parents. They didn't realize we hadn't gone to the park and thought we had been left there, but finally they checked our room and found us, boy were they mad though! We just laughed our asses off! Bound by chain of dwarven magic, A tale of trickery, long and tragic, Sword in jaw, awaiting the day, Ragnarok, when all gods shall pay \|JessNet\|PabUK\|\|Anime-Forums\| Jesus-half brother. WHERES MY FREE DIGITAL ASSHOLE?!

15th February 2002, 19:04	#29
stttafffy Major Dude Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: the ether Posts: 1,059	its been 24 hours and im not tired yet!! i am going strong. i will definitely make it to 24 check in at 5:00 In space no one can hear you scream.

15th February 2002, 19:17	#30
PhotoFx Major Dude Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: South for the winter. Posts: 840	congratulations on your...... progress. PhotoFx -[=]-"Visual forms are not inherent in themselves, but are granted by the act of seeing..." -Trevor Goodchild

15th February 2002, 19:26	#31
rm' Banned Join Date: Jul 2000 Posts: 11,361	bwah! I do 36 hours regularly... come March Break, I'm going to make an attempt at 168hrs.

15th February 2002, 20:21	#33
stttafffy Major Dude Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: the ether Posts: 1,059	im bored. im making cursors now, and it is very time consuming, so that is good. its 4:20 am! edit PM 4:20 PM what a tard i be In space no one can hear you scream.

15th February 2002, 20:26	#34
Ian the Korean Major Dude Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Niflheim Posts: 1,075	You could always post poetry on the Artistic thread around here. I do that, and enjoy reading others poems, there is some really good stuff on there. Bound by chain of dwarven magic, A tale of trickery, long and tragic, Sword in jaw, awaiting the day, Ragnarok, when all gods shall pay \|JessNet\|PabUK\|\|Anime-Forums\| Jesus-half brother. WHERES MY FREE DIGITAL ASSHOLE?!

15th February 2002, 20:57	#36
No Name Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2000 Posts: 498	40 something hours. done it a couple times. i spent much of it surfing and watching dvds. I must be getting bored lately cause the last few nights im out before midnight and 10 minutes on the net bores the crap outta me. .........

15th February 2002, 21:03	#39
Spiffed Major Dude Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Milliways Posts: 921	Perhaps yes, but it's still better then reading a book. My suggestion, go play a FPS game, or watch TV. the road to enlightenment is filled with much dark chat, stat, and be merry The best of IRC PM's

15th February 2002, 21:06	#40
Merlin ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ (Forum King) Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Manchester Posts: 4,209	I'm sorry, but I just don't see any point in staying awake for so long. as he faced the sun, he cast no shadow __________________

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