Sleep Deprivation Challenge 3! WOOOO

On July 07 2009 15:49 ShaperofDreams wrote:
I guess it's an interesting experiment but my advice is that you should find another hobby. I mean working out or learning guitar or something else is much more beneficial and most likely more fun.

On July 07 2009 15:50 Spazer wrote:
Why do you do this to yourself? I just don't get it.

On July 07 2009 16:02 ghermination wrote:
I'm going to completely ignore anyone that says anything about health risks or tells me that i'm going to die, because i already discussed it to death in two other blogs and i really dont want to do it again lol.

On July 07 2009 16:08 davsp wrote:
Seriously though, why do it? Just setting some sort of personal record?

The process neither fun nor productive AND is a health risk.

On July 07 2009 16:11 travis wrote:
don't ignore my post, it's not that long and it's not like im gonna lecture you or something

but when people say it's bad for you, they are just being honest.

you kill a lot of brain cells by doing this. do you want to become stupider?

I am sure there are healthier alternatives, whatever the reason you are doing it.

On July 07 2009 16:12 travis wrote:
why do you do it, anyways?

On July 07 2009 16:13 BanZu wrote:

Don't try to lecture him, he's been through it two times before.

On July 07 2009 16:16 SCC-Faust wrote:
That is one of the worst attitudes I've ever seen.
Would you say that to a person ready to shoot up some heroin?
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On July 07 2009 16:29 ghermination wrote:


Dont be hatin' on heroin. In all seriousness, are you against recreational drugs? I mean, lilsusie blogs about going out and getting drunk all the time and you dont seem to try to stop her "self degeneration". Troll imo.

On July 07 2009 16:16 SCC-Faust wrote:


That is one of the worst attitudes I've ever seen.
Would you say that to a person ready to shoot up some heroin?

Just because you've been through a self-degenerate process before doesn't mean people shouldn't try to stop you from doing it again.

On July 07 2009 16:34 SCC-Faust wrote:
I can't stop someone who already was drunk.
But I can stop someone who is about to stay awake for an extended period of time.
I cut my losses and save only the people who are left to save. You must understand that...

On July 07 2009 16:34 BanZu wrote:
First of all, this is not something that we can actually change his actions on. You honestly think he'll listen in this case?

Second of all, you telling him that's it's neither "fun nor productive and is a health risk" is just stating what he knows already. Repeating to him isn't going to help.

Third of all, no, I wouldn't say that to a person ready to shoot up some heroin. But there's no reason for you to ask that because that's not the situation here. Despite the few parallels, it's just not the same.

On July 07 2009 16:52 SCC-Faust wrote:


I realize this is his blog and his intentions are his own and all.

But he posted this for one reason or another. Primarily to update it within certain points of time while he has been awake. But also to provoke responses. Otherwise he would have not blogged it. I don't really know what kind of responses he was expecting since his previous blogs followed somewhat on the same path. But common sense would say these responses would have been the majority of comments to this blog seeing as they were with his last two dealing with sleep deprivation also.

Of course I know that me trying to say anything will not convince him otherwise. But he knew he would get an abundance of those replies. In fact, I think he might even want them. It would not phase me at all to see someone open their blog to feel the somewhat artificial benevolence of people who give the image that they care. But I wear my heart on my sleeve! All I want to do is love!

On July 07 2009 16:57 Clasic wrote:
I'm doing this tomorrow :D

On July 07 2009 17:01 ghermination wrote:
I opened the blog because a sleep deprivation challenge is a big event (relatively) in my life, and a blog is supposed to be about ones life, no? Also its a good way to keep track of how long i stay awake.

On July 07 2009 17:20 Hurricane wrote:

If staying up for 5 days is a big event in your life you need to rethink your life.

Yes staying up late is fun and its nifty to see who can stay awake longer. But 100 hours is seriously retarded. You are wasting a week of your life with negative effects on your body. I know I'm not going to stop you from staying up but you need to realize that if this is a big event in your life there is something wrong. Go find something productive that you would be able to waste a week straight on and have something to show for it.

On July 07 2009 17:22 ghermination wrote:


no.

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On July 07 2009 15:43 ghermination wrote:
So i decided to do it again. The rules are exactly the same, (no stimulants, coffee as an exception) except this time no money is on the line since we are both broke. This time i'm going for the 100 hour mark, which i haven't even gotten close too in my past two attempts, which were:
61 hours, 13 minutes.
78 hours, 28 minutes.

Its 8:42 AM. First day should be incredibly easy, but i've got to stay up for 5. If i manage to get 100 hours i dont think i'll do this again, it messes up my sleep patterns way too much. Like before, i'll post every successive 12 hours.

On July 07 2009 19:06 Pellucidity wrote:
You have your previous attempts noted down to the minute? Seems like a hoax to me. I know from personal experience you can rougly estimate the time you were awake but after you've been up for four days chances are you're going to wake up a day later and not know what's going on or when you fell asleep, exactly.

Also posting every 12 hours wont convince any of us, You could easily sneak in a nap, or several naps even! Post every 2 hours!

On July 08 2009 03:22 ghermination wrote:
First 12 hour check in, not like its hard to stay awake for 12 hours -.-

On July 08 2009 05:07 Powerslave wrote:
i thought you'd be tired of doing this by now

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On July 08 2009 16:34 FragKrag wrote:
take pictures of yourself so we can see what you look like after 100 hours of being awake.

On July 09 2009 04:53 Empyrean wrote:
And still no pictures.

On July 09 2009 05:11 ghermination wrote:


Do you honestly want pictures of me? I look exactly the same that i do all the time.

On July 09 2009 09:23 Amaroq wrote:
nobody would be lecturing him if he was about to climb mount everest, which is equally pointless and a hundred times more dangerous.

On July 09 2009 07:06 CharlieMurphy wrote:
Props again to you for this 3rd attempt. Don't listen to all the haters and nay sayers. You'll be fine (which I'm sure you already know).

And just to bring it back up, He is doing because he can. Like many other things you do/try in your life. Just so you can say you did it, you accomplished a goal, you tried it, etc. It's a story you can tell someone, its something that people might give you respect for if its brought up. It's something to tell your grandkids (never to do?).

And sleep deprivation is far far safer than the 100s of other things he could be trying out. Shit I;ve known tweakers who smoke all day for like a week straight, That is drugs and sleep deprivation and they are not dead.

I'm going to completely ignore anyone that says anything about health risks or tells me that i'm going to die

On July 15 2009 13:41 FragKrag wrote:
RIP dude

On July 15 2009 13:55 v1rtu0so wrote:
he must be dead tired..

On July 15 2009 14:09 GTR wrote:
he has made 12+ posts today.
i think he failed the challenge and is too embarrassed to tell everyone

On July 15 2009 13:55 v1rtu0so wrote:
he must be dead tired..

On July 09 2009 09:23 Amaroq wrote:
nobody would be lecturing him if he was about to climb mount everest, which is equally pointless and a hundred times more dangerous.

On July 19 2009 13:33 ghermination wrote:
I'm sure she sealed the deal of him not embarassing her with some sort of... favors.

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