Whats the longest you've ever stayed awake?

[schneiderguy]

41 hours I believe. Went to Washington DC a few months ago, woke up at 7 in the morning to go to school, then took an overnight flight to DC. I couldn't sleep at all on the flight. Then when we got to DC I had to go around a do a bunch of stuff so I didnt end up going to bed until midnight. It was weird, I didn't really feel that tired until I lay down in bed and passed outD:

 

[mekon]

24 hours I think.

I don't know how the eff you guys can stay awake so long.

It's fairly simple, for example you need a deadline for a project - I did a two night stint at college and I was starting to hallucinate (I think) at my part time job. I think the store manager thought I'd been smoking something at that point.

 

[eakers]

I had two consecutive all nighters, not by choice though, it was due to terrible insomnia. The third night I managed to sleep about 3 hours then completely crashed when I got home. It was probably the worst week of my life.

 

[bobeedee]

During Hell Week in college we were only allowed 1 hour sleep per night and a couple of nights we were woken up after about 15 minutes. Starting hallucinating after the 5th day.

During a big software install at my first job worked 36 hours straight; fell asleep at the wheel while driving up my driveway.

 

[kalrith]

I have no clue. Probably somewhere in the vicinity of 36 hours.

 

[lokiju]

50 something hours one time when a friend and I decided to see how long we could stay up one summer weekend while playing the original Doom hooked up to two TV's and using two PS1's and the link cable

Drank lots of dew and ate lots of slim jims.

 

[ViviTheMage]

60 some...It was back in high school, good times.

 

[theknight571]

A group of us from work were up for about 48 hours once, trying to meet a deadline.

When you take a major system down on Friday afternoon... it HAS to be up Monday morning no matter what.

We ran into more stupid problems that weekend than any of us had ever seen in one stretch.

 

[theknight571]

Haven't had a double post in a long time.

 

[Ausm]

Does 3 days tripping on Acid count?

 

[Godsend1]

6-8 days was the max, can't remember exactly. Was on a rigid up 4 days, sleep 12hrs , up 4 days for about 5 years.

 

[Rifter]

My longest is 48-52 hours, on coke.

Nowadays i go 30 hours without sleep every week minus the coke I work sunday, monday, tuesday, and evry other wednesday. 12 hour shifts 7pm to 7am, and on my last shift when i get off work at 7am and dont go to sleep till 10pm that night to turn my sleeping around so i can spend time with the g/f on my days off.

 

[Locut0s]

My longest is 48-52 hours, on coke.

Nowadays i go 30 hours without sleep every week minus the coke I work sunday, monday, tuesday, and evry other wednesday. 12 hour shifts 7pm to 7am, and on my last shift when i get off work at 7am and dont go to sleep till 10pm that night to turn my sleeping around so i can spend time with the g/f on my days off.

Ouch. When I worked retail I knew tons of guys who did this kind of thing and worse but I never understood how. Most of them were Philipino (legal) immigrants working 2 or sometimes 3 jobs to make a living for themselves and to send money back home. The income from one job probably would go entirely back home to their relatives. I just couldn't see how anyone could work 3 full time jobs but these guys did it!

 

[Rifter]

Its actually not that hard once you get used to it, its alot better when i have the 4 days off, on my 3 day off weekends its alot rougher on the body.

 

[zanejohnson]

somewhere close to a week i'd magine...

 

[child of wonder]

I'm at 29 hours right now. 21 hours of it working.

 

[thegimp03]

Maybe 40-50 hours. Usually towards the end of it I have a screaming migraine, pop some Excedrin PM and pass out for 12 hours.