Sleepless Record Attempt

[On The Edge of Insanity]

http://www.sleeplessinpenzance.co.uk/

A man from Cornwall has begun an attempt to break the world record for sleep deprivation.

Tony Wright, 42, from Penzance will have to stay awake beyond the current record of 264 hours, equal to 11 days.

Randy Gardner set the Guinness World Record in 1964 as part of a student science project in San Diego, US.

Mr Wright started his record attempt at 0600 BST at Penzance's Studio Bar. It is part of his research into the body's relationship to sleep.

He argues that parts of the human brain require a different amount of sleep and it is possible to stay awake and remain functional for long periods.

He cannot use any stimulants during the attempt and is hoping a raw food diet will help keep him awake.

He said: "I have done over 100 experiments with sleep deprivation lasting between two and eight days.

"I am pretty confident the first week of this attempt should be pretty easy but beyond that we will have to wait and see."

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

Tweekers could kill that record.

[Noname]

My record is 2 nights without sleep. And i still could function normally. But 11 days is a long time, but i think its possible.

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

My record is 2 nights without sleep. And i still could function normally. But 11 days is a long time, but i think its possible.

Obviously, it's possible, if it's already the record...LOL.

[Noname]

My record is 2 nights without sleep. And i still could function normally. But 11 days is a long time, but i think its possible.

Obviously, it's possible, if it's already the record...LOL.

lol what i meant was, its possible for him to break the record. lol

[Chief]

it'd be worth trying for the nights sleep you'd get when you finished 

[ZILLA THA GOODFELLA]

naw even tweakers don't break that.. 11 days is too long.. that's crazy.. I almost made it to 3 nights once.

[Black_Smoke]

shit i dont think i can last longer then 2 days,i need sleep ,i fuckin love sleep   

[I.B. BLVD]

DAAMN what would that feel like?

[AlerG]

DAAMN what would that feel like?

Probably sleepy 

chill

[Chief]

i bet he's gettin tucked in as we speak.

[Primo]

ive done 2 days and i felt so out of it by the 3rd.

[The Watcher]

i've done 6, because we had a walkout at work with no staff, and had to keep shit going

[Chief]

you did 6 days for work? now thats commitment 

i think the longest i stayed up was 3 days. thats the night the circus came to town 

[The Watcher]

yep, we had a walk out of staff

in my job, everyone requires government clearances which usually take about 6-7 months to get. we flew some staff in from overseas, but it took them a while to get here, so we did a 6 day shift, after like 2 days it counts as hazard pay, and after 2 days straight it also counts as double time, so i made a bit of money off that