Everyone's time management is different about the length of sleep. Some people think that six hours is enough, while others think that eight hours is enough. We won't delve into this. Today, I'm going to talk about how long people can stay awake. As we all know, a good sleep is a necessity for survival. If you don't rest for a long time, your health will deteriorate.
In the 20th century, many scientists adopted "sleep deprivation experiment" when studying sleep function. Deprivation of sleep will produce a series of adverse consequences, from which the influence of sleep on human body can be inferred. 1965, an American man named Randy Gardner took part in this experiment. He wanted to challenge the Guinness World Record for the longest time without sleeping.
12 On February 28th, that is, three days after Christmas, Gardner began his experiment with scientists. Since 6 o'clock this morning, Gardner has been unable to climb into bed normally every night. He must be observed all the time. Scientists warned Gardner in advance that it might damage his health.
That year, Gardner was only 17 years old, which is the age when "newborn calves are not afraid of tigers". He patted his chest and said, Come on! During that time, Gardner experienced a wave of "fantastic" days. On the morning of February 30, 65438, Gardner's body had an abnormal reaction. He felt chest tightness, nausea and vomiting, and he lost his temper with the people around him, but the other party didn't bother him at all.
He didn't even remember what happened two days ago and asked him what he had eaten the day before yesterday. Gardner shook his head blankly. "I don't know. I don't know anything." In order to ensure Gardner's observation, two students were arranged to accompany him. The two students endured Gardner's bad temper and recorded all the details, and the media would report the details.
A Stanford University professor named William demont saw it and immediately drove to Gardner's house. After consulting Gardner's parents, he also participated in the experimental observation. Because demont has been studying sleep, he put forward the concept of "sleep debt".
Demon witnessed most of Gardner's sleepless experiments. After the abnormal reaction, Gardner still wanted to stick to it. He took some measures to keep himself awake, including eating and drinking, listening to exciting songs, chatting with demont and others, and hanging out, but his illness became more and more serious.
65438+1At 6 o'clock on the morning of October 3, the experiment has been going on for 144 hours. Gardner was sleepy and upset at this time. He is inattentive, can't see things in the distance clearly (he is not nearsighted), and likes to talk nonsense, as if he saw something mysterious in an illusion.
The later, the worse Gardner's situation. He described himself as if he were in nature and could hear birds singing and streams flowing, but later Gardner couldn't even speak. On the morning of October 8th, 65438/KLOC-0, Gardner was rushed to the nursing center. At this point, he has been cooking for 264 hours, and he can't cook any longer.
12 At 6 o'clock, Gardner fell asleep. Many media are waiting to see what happens to Gardner. Will Gardner never wake up after sleeping for so long? Desmond is also worried. If Gardner dies like this, he will not be able to observe more information.
To everyone's surprise, Gardner woke up at 8 o'clock that night. After he woke up, he was still a little depressed. After a period of time, he basically returned to normal, and all the previous adverse reactions disappeared. Demon couldn't understand why Gardner stayed up so long and recovered after a short sleep. He looked alive and kicking.
The only thing he can be sure of is that bad sleep will definitely affect his health, and sleeping is good for him. For Gardner, the only effect of this experiment was that he broke the Guinness World Record in a short time (Guinness officials later decided that this kind of self-abuse behavior was not worth promoting and cancelled). By the 1970s, similar attempts were completely banned.