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Originally Posted by wufongtan.

72 hours without sleep? I doubt it , you would be dead. I think it's clear that you're lying.

Nah, I used to pull around 72 hours ALL the time...It's easy if you're playing a video game ;)

Anyway:

Man Breaks Sleep Deprivation Record

A man has claimed a new record by succeeding in his bid to stay awake for 11 days as part of his research into human sleep.

Tony Wright, 42, began his attempt on the 264-hour record at 6am on May 14 at the Studio Bar in Penzance, west Cornwall.

A qualified horticulturist, he relied on a raw food diet, including fruit, salad, seeds and nuts, to help keep him awake.

After setting the record just after 6am on Friday, he said: "I feel pretty good but a bit shaky. It has not really sunk in yet that I have beaten the record.

"I do not feel tired yet, but there is a bit of adrenaline pumping around at the moment."

He said his diet and intake of herb tea "seemed to make a big difference to my ability to stay awake and remain functional".

Mr Wright had the help of friends, chatting and playing pool, to keep him awake. He has conducted 15 years of research into human sleep, and claimed each side of the human brain requires a different amount of sleep. With appropriate preparation, it is possible to stay awake and remain functional for long periods, he said.

During his record bid he said he had one "near sleep experience" and found the most difficult thing to do was writing his website diary while sleep-deprived.

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

http://www.channel4.com/news/article...+record/531107

http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topic...8&parent_id=20

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/a...ord/article.do

http://www.independent.ie/world-news...rd-684994.html

http://news.scotsman.com/health.cfm?id=819272007