The 100-hour no-sleep challenge.

**Signet** · 11-05-2012 09:52 AM

In a recent thread, I chatted with y'all about the fun time I was having staying up for an unhealthily large number of hours. It's here: http://www.dreamviews.com/f41/awake-73-hours-137624/

Well, since then I've had about ten hours of sleep, and am feeling like I have an inhuman ability to not need sleep. To prove to myself that I am a mud-level human and not some sleepless beast, I am taking a challenge to stay awake for one hundred hours.

And if that doesn't do it, then... I'll have to up the ante.
I began when I woke up this morning... erm, afternoon. (~4:30pm, central time)

Anyway! Welcome to the thread.
Ask a guy who isn't sleeping for a while anything.

Edit: Challenge kick-off music: Matrix - Who Killed the Rock Hero?

###Hours So Far: 10###

**Mancon** · 11-05-2012 12:00 PM

Nice! I wish I could stay up like that and not feel any effects. Anyway, keep us updated on how it goes and if anything changes. Good luck!

**Klikko** · 11-05-2012 12:10 PM

So how will you pass the time?

**Signet** · 11-05-2012 01:30 PM

Will do, Mancon! ^_^

Originally Posted by Klikko

So how will you pass the time?

Days are easy. Mon/Wednes/Friday are all jam-packed with school, rocking it out in my band, and Tae Qwon Do training.
Then night-time hits, and choices, choices, choices! I could work on modeling the shared-dream Academy, Search online for rare 80's glam metal albums, actually DO my homework, or write in my fanfiction or original anime screenplay, and of course, there is always Dreamviews!
Or browse 4chan/b/.

Ah, yes. /b/ You know, there's something about walking through a madhouse that gives a person a really warm, fuzzy feeling about himself.

###HSF: 14###

**Linkzelda** · 11-05-2012 02:32 PM

Good luck man, that sounds like a lot to do. Don't exhaust yourself too quickly.

**Supernova** · 11-05-2012 04:28 PM

You might want to precede that with a few nights' normal sleep. If 100 hours doesn't "do it", you'll want to either talk to a doctor or inquire about attending the Xavier Institute.

**Signet** · 11-05-2012 07:12 PM

Originally Posted by Supernova

If 100 hours doesn't "do it", you'll want to either talk to a doctor or inquire about attending the Xavier Institute.

Wow. I feel like I just got promoted or something!
If you want, you can give the Jean Grey School for Higher Learning a call, but I doubt that staying awake indefinitely will qualify in the mind of a guy with a titanium skeleton.

Originally Posted by Linkzelda

Don't exhaust yourself too quickly.

Dude, that's what I'm TRYING to do!

Music right now... Dale Thompson and the Kentucky Cadillacs: "Better Watch What You Say"

###HSF: 19.5###

**dutchraptor** · 11-05-2012 07:16 PM

Wow staying awake for a hundred hours and you will occupy yourself with TKD, now that's some energy

**Taffy** · 11-05-2012 09:06 PM

Wait... What's the point in doing this?

**Linkzelda** · 11-05-2012 10:01 PM

Enlightenment, self-endeavor kind of thing. You know, when you just want to do something extreme to tell your grandchildren, that sort of thing.

**Signet** · 11-05-2012 10:43 PM

Yeah. What Link said.

And, in the words of that one guy on Facebook: "Jus' because I f***in' CAN!"

Music (that is sung by the same guy as the last two song listed)... Bride: "Mamma"

###HSF: 23###

**Supernova** · 11-06-2012 05:12 AM

Originally Posted by Linkzelda

Enlightenment, self-endeavor kind of thing. You know, when you just want to do something extreme to tell your grandchildren, that sort of thing.

Kinda reminds me of this
General Reference Center GOLD - Document

**Signet** · 11-06-2012 02:07 PM

Whhooo. That night started out really rough. Just about lost it a couple times, so I'm guessing that only having 10 hours of sleep prior to this endeavor after the unplanned 88-hour run is going to make this all the harder.

Originally Posted by Supernova

You might want to precede that with a few nights' normal sleep.

I'm sure I shoulda listened to you, but I guess it's Too Late Now.

And I'd tell you what Tae Qwon Do was like whilst sleep-deprived, but I actually missed my ride there! Gaah! D:
Oh, well. More to come.

Music right now... Narnia: "Agape"

###HSF: 38.5###

**Signet** · 11-06-2012 05:47 PM

Nope. Supernova was right, I'm going to have to try this in the middle of a normal sleep schedule, not one that was already sleep-starved.

I got ~40 hours on this run, but keep your eyes open for when I try again! (Or something.)

Anyways. Good morning, Dreamviews, and... I think I actually need to sleep.

**Linkzelda** · 11-06-2012 05:50 PM

Have fun with the REM rebound.

**Signet** · 11-07-2012 05:25 AM

Originally Posted by Linkzelda

Have fun with the REM rebound.

What's that? o_o

**Michael** · 11-07-2012 05:37 AM

well you'll probably have some good vivid dreams after all the deprivation.

if you eat fine and exercise fine and are healthy enough... 100 hours won't get too intense. But there are ways to kick it up a notch.

**Linkzelda** · 11-07-2012 07:58 AM

Originally Posted by Signet

What's that? o_o

If you deprive REM sleep for so long, the moment you sleep, you might have a sudden surge of it coming in to compensate for lost time, like what Michael stated before.

It's pretty amazing, only had it happen to me a few times, but yeah.

**tangerine** · 11-07-2012 02:11 PM

with that much time awake, rem rebound won't be as expected. the body will need massive amounts of non-REM sleep, mostly stages 3-4. So I suggest a WBTB thing i have tried after 46 hours of no sleep, and had an almost 3 hour long ld. Sleep for a 6-7 hour straight to get as much deep sleep you need, and then get back to bed for a great rebound

**Signet** · 11-07-2012 10:32 PM

Crap. Too late. I already had a 11-hour night's sleep. :/

**meistersomnius** · 11-08-2012 10:15 AM

What do you do to stay awake?
Do you take any drugs (Caffeine, Nicotine, Taurine, Sugar)?

What activities do you do?

And btw: Don't you think that this is somewhat dangerous to your health and all`?

**Signet** · 11-08-2012 05:25 PM

That's just the whole point: I don't ever need to take caffeine or drugs or anything (literally), and I've yet to find any side-effects or debilitations.
As for spending time, I answered that in a previous post.

Originally Posted by Signet

Days are easy. Mon/Wednes/Friday are all jam-packed with school, rocking it out in my band, and Tae Qwon Do training.
Then night-time hits, and choices, choices, choices! I could work on modeling the shared-dream Academy, Search online for rare 80's glam metal albums, actually DO my homework, or write in my fanfiction or original anime screenplay, and of course, there is always Dreamviews!
Or browse 4chan/b/.

**frost458** · 11-10-2012 07:30 AM

I remember reading in stephen laberge that sleep deprivation was a torture technique used in wars.
After 5 days you start having hallucination and delirium, as it happens subject's brains were in dream mode while being awake.

Damages persisted for their whole life.

You are walking a dangerous path.

**Signet** · 11-10-2012 01:40 PM

Whoopie. So I'm walking a path that actually includes adventure.
Personally, I'll take the crazy stuff in life with the intriguing. I think of it as not sitting on my duff playing Halo.
Nothing personal, Frost! I'm just... totally not worried about damage to myself in this life.
Psalm 89:47 and 144:4, bro.

**frost458** · 11-10-2012 01:56 PM

I think of it as not sitting on my duff playing Halo.

And sitting on your duff not sleeping is an adventure? :p

Can't say I didn't warn you if you get panic disorder and generalized anxiety disorder from damage due to sleep deprivation.
May be you won't be able to expience lucid dreaming, ever...