Sunday, October 25, 2009

What is the longest time period a person can go without sleep?

I was wondering if anyone was a Doctor or actually knew how long a person can go without sleep without sustaining any long term negative effects
Answer:
To know for sure, you'd have to test lots of subjects to the point at which they DO sustain long-term negative effects, and that's not gonna happen.

In college I stayed awake 36 hours to write two term papers. It was hell, sheer hell, and I'm sure that I would keel over from a heart attack if I tried it again.
The longest I've heard of is 11 days - granted, I heard it on the tv show "House".
i heard a hillbilly poem where the man didnt sleep 4 16 days

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