Staying Awake by Switching Brain Hemispheres

[RAV TUX]

New sleep-deprivation record holder Tony Wright tells Gelf he's altered his brain chemistry and thus can stay up indefinitely.
Adam Conner-Simons

On May 14, Tony Wright walked into the Studio Bar in Penzance, England. For 11 days and two hours, the long-haired horticulturist stayed there, playing pool, talking with other customers, and taking notes. One thing he didn't do, though, was sleep. When he finally left, he had broken the unofficial world record for sleep deprivation that has stood for more than 40 years.
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[blithen]

Must...get...super...power....

[frup]

I've long thought that this was a possibility but don't know how I could train myself to do this. If I could, I would have achieved the greatest quest in my life.

[blithen]

I've long thought that this was a possibility but don't know how I could train myself to do this. If I could, I would have achieved the greatest quest in my life.
Imagine it...11 days of coding. Or gaming.
Or anything enjoyable in life...

[dizee]

There's some species of dolphin that does this, I think it is the Indus dolphin. Would be pretty handy for a human to have that skill :)

[ThinkBuntu]

I do it the old fashioned way, with coffee.

Coffee is the drink of the Gods.

[loell]

surely that would have greatly affected his health ,

me wonders what side effects will be w/o having to sleep that long.

[Wiebelhaus]

pfft , screw that - I love sleeping.

[Sweet Spot]

Just wanna add that Albert Einstein... Loved nothing more than to sleep. He adored his REM state times.

[SunnyRabbiera]

you know with the type of insomnia I get i bet i can beat that

[blithen]

you know with the type of insomnia I get i bet i can beat that

That's not intentional though.