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Re:Brains Sweep Themselves Clean of Toxins During Sleep (2013) by emerongi on Saturday August 15, 2015 @02:11AM (#10064507)
The longest I've been awake is 40h I think. I started hearing and seeing things at the 39th hour and that's when I decided to go to sleep.

I've got no clue how people stay awake for more than 48h; just last week I fell asleep in front of the computer after being awake for 24h. For me, it requires mental gymnastics to be able to go beyond that.

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Re:Brains Sweep Themselves Clean of Toxins During Sleep (2013) by XorNot on Saturday August 15, 2015 @05:21AM (#10064823)
Past about 24 hours for me I start seeing things out of the corner of my eyes. Somewhat before that (on night's I get maybe 3 hours sleep) by the end of the day I get easily startled.
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Re:Brains Sweep Themselves Clean of Toxins During Sleep (2013) by EC1 on Saturday August 15, 2015 @07:33PM (#10067372)
You need a constant "stay awake" feedback loop. Just power through it.
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