how long do you think you could go without sleep

[BillyShakes]

Five days. It was the entirety of a workweek right before school started back up, last summer, I believe.
I've stayed up for three days solid playing only Animal Crossing. It still haunts me to this day.
My sleep schedule of this summer's break I stayed up for two days and slept for 12-16 hours every day (I guess you could call it.)

In essence, I hate sleep with a passion.

 

[Fuloqwam]

I spent some time in the Canadian Armed Forces. About 10 weeks into basic training they start depriving you of sleep. While I caught a quick cat-nap here and there, I remember going 6 days no more than 30 minutes of sleep at a time. Of course, all the days kinda started merging together and I can't be sure exactly how much time past.

I picked up some good tricks to stay awake: The most effective has to be putting 1 drop (only 1) of black coffee into your lower eyelid. Instant caffeine jolt.

 

[blankgabriel]

Long enough for me to feel little pricks all over me. Crawling sensations

 

[omega 616]

Vier or for those who don't speak German 4 days in a row, then slept for 16 hours.

 

[Gmano]

My record is 36 hours. But that wasn't even an attempt, it just happened.

 

[Rahnzan]

7 days most, walls start talking to me after that.

 

[Rednog]

I've done 5 days because I was so overly stressed out from moving to a new country, med school, and being separated from my family. I eventually took a bunch of sleeping pills because I was afraid of dying, my heart wouldn't stop racing even though I was just sitting around and I started to get really fcked up thoughts in my head.

I seriously don't recommend anyone trying to stay up longer than they have to, it felt like being on the verge of a heart attack for hours.

 

[Triforceformer]

28ish hours. I would have gone longer, but the bed just felt so nice.

 

[narmeian]

About 40-something hours, most of which during an epic flight from London to Australia no way you can sleep in 'economy' class...

 

[super_mumbles]

I'd say about 30 hours when I played games with a bunch of my friends.

Its sort of a weird feeling, I felt myself getting tired as the hours passed and I started to get uncomfortable but eventually I was just hungry but as soon as a lay down anywhere after that I was out like a light, despite feeling wide awake.

I suppose thats what irn-bru, games and lack of sleep does lol.

 

[Neonbob]

Having nothing to do during the summer will do wonders for you.

Ever heard of a job.Students often get those over the summer time.

OT:My personal record is 43 days hours.

Oh dear god...I applied to 20 places.
Then I called them to follow up with the applications.
Result: nothing.
Although I did get a job at Vector about three weeks later...that was an experience.

 

[Nukey]

five days, stayed up by drinking coffee and blasting techno music.

 

[BNguyen]

the longest I've stayed awake was about 50 or so hours and that was on Christmas Eve and into the day after Christmas, I tried to sleep but the closest I got was 30 minutes of having my eyes closed.

 

[the pyrotechnik]

I think I could last for a day and a half...

 

[senorcromas]

So far, my record was about 2.5 days. I could've lasted longer, but I ran out of pixy stix and people to talk to. Damn bus...

 

[TehCookie]

I always need to sleep often but I did stay up 24 hours before. Even with caffeine I have to sleep even if its just a quick one hour powernap.

 

[rhyno435]

About 24 hours. I would wake up at about 10:00 A.M. and sleep at 10:00 A.M. the next day.

 

[rampantcreature]

36 hours has been my maximum. I slept for about 17 hours afterwards, so I don't know if I could handle much more than that.