we’re conducting a grueling 36 hours sleep deprivation experiment in order to
sleep deprivation experiment in order to
sleep deprivation experiment in order to find out what happens to your brain and
find out what happens to your brain and
find out what happens to your brain and body when you go without sleep in the
body when you go without sleep in the
body when you go without sleep in the safety of our lab I read the same bed I
safety of our lab I read the same bed I
safety of our lab I read the same bed I go over and over
go over and over
go over and over Taylor John and Melissa have hit the
Taylor John and Melissa have hit the
Taylor John and Melissa have hit the halfway mark in our 36-hour experiment
halfway mark in our 36-hour experiment
halfway mark in our 36-hour experiment and they’re starting to feel it yeah
and they’re starting to feel it yeah
and they’re starting to feel it yeah it’ll get worse those words of
it’ll get worse those words of
it’ll get worse those words of encouragement after 18 hours the average
encouragement after 18 hours the average
encouragement after 18 hours the average person starts to enter a sleep-deprived
person starts to enter a sleep-deprived
person starts to enter a sleep-deprived state which means it’s a good time to
state which means it’s a good time to
state which means it’s a good time to test alertness hold the egg by the
test alertness hold the egg by the
test alertness hold the egg by the string pinched between your two fingers
string pinched between your two fingers
string pinched between your two fingers this is our take on a classic sleep test
this is our take on a classic sleep test
this is our take on a classic sleep test if you begin to doze off you may drop
if you begin to doze off you may drop
if you begin to doze off you may drop the egg now holding an egg on a string
the egg now holding an egg on a string
the egg now holding an egg on a string for 60 seconds may seem like an easy
for 60 seconds may seem like an easy
for 60 seconds may seem like an easy task but not when you’ve gone 18 plus
task but not when you’ve gone 18 plus
task but not when you’ve gone 18 plus hours without sleep after going without
hours without sleep after going without
hours without sleep after going without sleep for an excessive amount of time
sleep for an excessive amount of time
sleep for an excessive amount of time your brain starts shutting down areas it
your brain starts shutting down areas it
your brain starts shutting down areas it considers non vital to your survival in
considers non vital to your survival in
considers non vital to your survival in this case John’s brain told the muscles
this case John’s brain told the muscles
this case John’s brain told the muscles in his arm and hand to relax causing him
in his arm and hand to relax causing him
in his arm and hand to relax causing him to drop the egg and even though John may
to drop the egg and even though John may
to drop the egg and even though John may think he’s wide-awake certain parts of
think he’s wide-awake certain parts of
think he’s wide-awake certain parts of his body are shutting off John is the
his body are shutting off John is the
his body are shutting off John is the only one who fails the alertness test
only one who fails the alertness test
only one who fails the alertness test despite being so confident he’d do well
despite being so confident he’d do well
despite being so confident he’d do well in our sleep lab I’m pretty used to
in our sleep lab I’m pretty used to
in our sleep lab I’m pretty used to being up for long lengths of time I
being up for long lengths of time I
being up for long lengths of time I think I’ll do very well at it part of
think I’ll do very well at it part of
think I’ll do very well at it part of the reason could be that he’s been
the reason could be that he’s been
the reason could be that he’s been eating a lot after a big meal your body
eating a lot after a big meal your body
eating a lot after a big meal your body sends more blood and energy to the
sends more blood and energy to the
sends more blood and energy to the digestive system than to the brain which
digestive system than to the brain which
digestive system than to the brain which is why you often get tired after eating
is why you often get tired after eating
is why you often get tired after eating a heavy meal especially if you have a
a heavy meal especially if you have a
a heavy meal especially if you have a sleep debt like John
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