what happens if you dont sleep?

[rudeguy]

...for a really long time? Would it be possible to die from lack of sleep?

 

[Deeko]

You go pretty batty.

 

[Schadenfreude]

You can't die from insomnia.

 

[bradruth]

Complete insanity. You'll start making soap & splicing porn into childrens films.

 

[Eli]

Long enough? You die.

 

[50]

Try it, tell us what happens

 

[rudeguy]

Originally posted by: Eli
Long enough? You die.

how?

 

[flyfish]

You will see shadows shaped like evil crows flying around on the ceiling.

 

[MrDudeMan]

yeah, im pretty sure your brain lets our some sort of chemical that actually kills you. it takes a while, but its like a defense mechanism. i guess your body figures if you are not sleeping, something must be wrong lol and you self destruct. i know some people have been awake for like 10-11 days, but you are supposed to die after like 8 i think.

 

[tweakmm]

Originally posted by: GoodDad

Originally posted by: Eli
Long enough? You die.

how?

Lack of sleep. One's body needs sleep to survive.

 

[MrDudeMan]

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[rudeguy]

Originally posted by: tweakmm

Originally posted by: GoodDad

Originally posted by: Eli
Long enough? You die.

how?

Lack of sleep. One's body needs sleep to survive.

I still havent heard any hard facts on what happens if you dont sleep...

 

[MrDudeMan]

certain functions only take place while you are asleep. i forget which ones, but they are important...its like your body wont fix itself until you are asleep in some aspects

 

[MrDudeMan]

Originally posted by: GoodDad

Originally posted by: tweakmm

Originally posted by: GoodDad

Originally posted by: Eli
Long enough? You die.

how?

Lack of sleep. One's body needs sleep to survive.

I still havent heard any hard facts on what happens if you dont sleep...

so did you not read what i wrote?

 

[dighn]

Originally posted by: MrDudeMan
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where the rest of it?!

 

[rudeguy]

Originally posted by: MrDudeMan

Originally posted by: GoodDad

Originally posted by: tweakmm

Originally posted by: GoodDad

Originally posted by: Eli
Long enough? You die.

how?

Lack of sleep. One's body needs sleep to survive.

I still havent heard any hard facts on what happens if you dont sleep...

so did you not read what i wrote?

you posted while I was posting...it says how many hours...but it doesnt tell what happens.

I am just curious. I have been up for 22 hours now and I am not a bit tired. It should also be noted that I have had about 3 pots of coffee and probably a 2 liter of diet pepsi. I can however, type at about 257 WPM right now.

 

[ArmenK]

halucinations, paranoia, etc.

 

[JoeKing]

you become a Lifer

 

[rudeguy]

Originally posted by: Joeyman
you become a Lifer

we have a winner!!!!

 

[MrDudeMan]

Originally posted by: GoodDad

you posted while I was posting...it says how many hours...but it doesnt tell what happens.

I am just curious. I have been up for 22 hours now and I am not a bit tired. It should also be noted that I have had about 3 pots of coffee and probably a 2 liter of diet pepsi. I can however, type at about 257 WPM right now.

257wpm?

riiiight. by the way, i have stayed awake for 3 days and 5 hours once. i wasnt tired until the third day. i had a baseball game on day 2. you dont get all that tired until you reach your personal threshold, and then it goes downhill fast. i slept for a long time and it really threw me off for a few days. also, if you sleep short enough to not reach REM, you arent tired the next day. you can sleep 2 hours and have more energy than you would have had you slept for 4-5. too much is also bad.


edit: sleeping shorter than rather longer eventually catches up with you, however, and usually within a week you become extremely tired. for 1 or 2 days, you can sleep for 2-3 hours and be normal.

 

[Heisenberg]

I'm not sure the exact mechanism as to why you die from lack of sleep is understood, if that's maybe what you're asking.

 

[n7]

Your brain [lack of it remaining] will kill you eventually from lack of sleep i believe.
Read about it once somewhere...

 

[MrDudeMan]

Originally posted by: n7
Your brain [lack of it remaining] will kill you eventually from lack of sleep i believe.
Read about it once somewhere...

yeah, it shuts itself down. it releases a chemical/enzyme that puts you out of your misery. im trying to find a link.

 

[TommyVercetti]

Originally posted by: MrDudeMan
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How in the WORLD would they do that experiment on an ant? I am sure some kind of drug can keep all those other animals and human listed in there awake for a really long time, but how can they do that to an ant?

 

[bootymac]

You grab a sharpie and a digicam and go nuts