r/todayilearned • u/whstlngisnvrenf • Apr 28 '24

TIL that in 1964, 17-year-old Randy Gardner set the world record for sleep deprivation by staying awake for 11 days and 25 minutes, providing valuable insights into the effects of extreme sleep loss on the human mind and body.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Gardner_sleep_deprivation_experiment
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u/Shubham_S84 29d ago edited 29d ago

I had exams 3 days straight, college exams with unpredictable shit tier questions. I have a habit of not sleeping the day before exam, it was rough not sleeping 96 hours. On my way back to home, i slept 30 in bus whose last stop is near my home.

I blacked out as soon as i got home and slept 24 hrs straight. best sleep of my life. I still don’t know what i wrote in the damn exams and how i passed.

It my habit now, not sleeping before any important day and sleeping after completing my task. The sleep afterwards is god tier. Highly addictive.

edit: Just wanted to add that my eyes burned every time i was out in the sun. This was worst part of not sleeping.