What's the longest time you've been without sleep

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Riddleman

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studying for finals right now, and I haven't slept for about 20 hours, I'll get home around 3pm EST so 29 hours without sleep for me. I feel awful, and my stomach is starting to ache, but I need to an A. I'm feeling really sel leel pyyy and da , adssd waateent topp '


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Acanthus

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Originally posted by: krnxpride83
it's quite easy to stay up a week with the right amount of crystal meth... :p

meth was designed by the germans in WWII for just that purpose, there are meth heads that claim they go for months without sleep.
 

chuckywang

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I'd say 2 days, and 2 nights. Coulda been three. I don't remember. They were my last days of college.
 
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Originally posted by: SacrosanctFiend
Originally posted by: dighn
a week? is that even possible?

and i'd say ~ 30 hours

Record is 264 hours.

i've personally seen someone stay up longer tha that...a friend of mine stayed up for about two weeks on pretty much nothing but bathtub crank, pot, and aquafina...i think he ate like 3 times in that whole amount of time...he was getting kinda crazy after he had been up for 3-5 days...after two weeks he was talking about miniature mexicans in santa suits carrying assult rifles in his backyard...i know it sounds like i'm trying to be funny, but i'm 100% serious...he checked into rehab after he slept for 3 days...i haven't seen him in over a year...hopfully he left the meth alone and is doing something productive...but, honestly, i doubt it :(
 

Mo0o

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Jul 31, 2001
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Around 30-35 hours. I've never procrastinated or been given so much work to warrant anything more than that.
 

Koing

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Oct 11, 2000
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36hrs but I did get some 'micro' sleep on the train. Why? Lots of work needed to be done!

Koing
 

PlatinumGold

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i went 2 weeks straight without sleep once. 14 days.

it was a week before finals, i had 7 papers due (about 150 pages) and i had 7 final exams. i had procrastinated all quarter, all i did for 2 weeks straight, no sleep, was study and work on those papers. during the second week, i'd go in to take my finals, the lady that worked at the department chairs office would ask me, how you doing and i'd say x days without sleep and going strong.

i finished that quarter with all B's. :(

i know none of you will believe it, but it was true. i have no way of course of documenting it.
 

Mucho

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Oct 20, 2001
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Three days following a fourteen day bender, but at the end I started to hallucinate and ended up at the hospital.
 

Kanalua

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I did a week my senior year in High School...I collapsed that friday walking to my last class with my friends...then proceeded to sleep through one of my favorite classes (English: AMerican Satire).
 

skace

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I think the more relevant question would be how long have you gone without sleep without aids such as drugs, caffeine, etc.
 

d94

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playing GTA al nite was the last time i waz up
im sure ill make some records in college tho