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40+ Hours awake? (how long have you stayed up at one time?)
Traitorfish:
I used to study architecture, so there were a few all-night stints. Most probably sat around the 36-40 hour mark, though; there's only so much coffee can do for you, and by that point you're barely in a position to handle much more than mindless drudgery.
peterh:
I did make the 48 hour mark once. I was on a working vacation in France, and my company was une Française enchantée.
After that, I hit the 40 hour mark on a few occasions. But that was before I hit the 30 yr old-barrier. After that, I've never ever made it beyond 24 hours. This is partly because I am very much a morning person. In the evening before, I usually already know that next morning, I want to be up at the crack of dawn, so my body usually shuts down in preparation for that.
Works for me.
Ethereal:
I have stayed awake for 40 hrs straight three times in my life. Twice in 1984 or 1985 playing Ultima IV at a friend's house. Once in 2001 I think trying to be first shaman to level 80 on my server in Everquest. I didn't make it, I was #2. :-(
Promethean Sky:
Honestly, I find some of these claims medically improbable. Specifically, I'm calling bullshit on 150 hours, and anything longer than that. I'm not saying 150 hours is impossible, the Guinness Book has taught me better than that. But I'm calling bull for the same reason I'd call bull on someone claiming to be an astronaut. It's just not likely.
Personally, I usually go 50-60 hours every time I go to a con (about 3 times/year), but my longest strech was one con weekend where I woke around noon thursday, had insomnia, than was manic over the weekend, didn't come down til early monday morning. That would be around 90 hours. Holy crap! I never actually sat down and calculated that before.
Barmymoo:
This thread terrifies me. Sleep deprivation can kill you, guys. Don't do it just for fun or to see what it's like! I'm saying this as someone who is currently unbearably exhausted (and that's from only getting 4-6 hours a night for the last three weeks, rather than just staying up straight through).
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