Re:Sleep is more important than food
by Silhouette on Thursday March 10, 2011 @02:44AM
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That level of delusion is actually more scary than the sleep deprivation itself.
It's like a guy who's driving home after a 20 hour day that ended with a couple of drinks at the bar, calling home from the car to tell the wife that he's on his way and his driving is perfectly safe. In reality, he is so impaired by the tiredness, the alcohol, and the distraction of the call that he can no longer even understand how far off his game he must be, nor judge the horrific risk he must be taking by driving in that way.
It's like a guy who's driving home after a 20 hour day that ended with a couple of drinks at the bar, calling home from the car to tell the wife that he's on his way and his driving is perfectly safe. In reality, he is so impaired by the tiredness, the alcohol, and the distraction of the call that he can no longer even understand how far off his game he must be, nor judge the horrific risk he must be taking by driving in that way.