How many hours of sleep do you get per 24 hours, on average?
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Warrior
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written Tuesday, July 12 2005 22:49
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I'm writing this partially because I'm about to get some myself, and also because I'm curious to see if the caffeinated tech-nerd stereotype apples to SW members. Poll Information This poll contains 1 question(s). 54 user(s) have voted. You may not view the results of this poll without voting. function launch_voter () { launch_window("http://www.ironycentral.com/cgi-bin/ubb/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=poll;d=vote;pollid=koHFAzxsiOOg"); return true; } // end launch_voter function launch_viewer () { launch_window("http://www.ironycentral.com/cgi-bin/ubb/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=poll;d=view;pollid=koHFAzxsiOOg"); return true; } // end launch_viewer function launch_window (url) { preview = window.open( url, "preview", "width=550,height=300,toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status,menubar=no,scrollbars,resizable,copyhistory=no" ); window.preview.focus(); return preview; } // end launch_window   -------------------- Wu wei... it's the only way Posts: 154 | Registered: Monday, June 20 2005 07:00 |
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E Equals MC What!!!!
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written Tuesday, July 12 2005 22:52
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Hey, why no 24 option?? (I'm posting in my sleep) -------------------- Sex is easier than love. Posts: 1861 | Registered: Friday, February 11 2005 08:00 |
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Too Sexy for my Title
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written Tuesday, July 12 2005 23:08
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I mostly get 5 or 6 hours of sleep during week days, and 10 during weekends. Though on vacation I get as little as 3 or 4 hours of sleep. Posts: 1035 | Registered: Friday, April 1 2005 08:00 |
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Fire! Fire! Fire! Fire!
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written Tuesday, July 12 2005 23:10
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I said nine, which may or may not be true. It's certainly possible, though, during the pre-work weeks of the glorious summer... During the school year, of course, it's a different story - I averaged 4 hours at most during the weeks I kept track for health class. My teacher couldn't rememeber having a student with more hours of sleep debt than me. Speaking of sleep, it's 4:10 AM... g'night. -------------------- And though the musicians would die, the music would live on in the imaginations of all who heard it. -The Last Pendragon Polaris = joy. In case of emergency, break glass. Posts: 3351 | Registered: Saturday, April 6 2002 08:00 |
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Shaper
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written Wednesday, July 13 2005 00:17
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I voted for three. I don't tend to sleep regularly, and that's just an average of all the sleep I had last week divided by seven. Usually I can go one or two days without sleep, but then have 8 or 9 hours in one go. Recently though, I've been sleeping after school, waking up at sixish and then staying awake. None of that is caffeine related. It's probably a mental condition, but since it doesn't interfere with my grades, or my health in any (noticeable) way, I haven't seen a doctor. It does have one great side effect though - really vivid, lucid dreams. An interesting sidenote - Margaret Thatcher used to get just 4 hours a night! -------------------- "I am a living sign..." Thus endeth this post. Posts: 2864 | Registered: Monday, September 8 2003 07:00 |
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Agent
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written Wednesday, July 13 2005 00:29
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quote:This is called poor will-power, you let this happen to yourself. quote:It has bad effects in the long run, I suggest you train yourself to a regular sleep pattern. quote:This could definately be a bad sign. I'm pretty sure that teens are supposed to sleep 8 hours a day, adults 7 (these numbers might be wrong), so the poll results look pretty good. [ Wednesday, July 13, 2005 00:30: Message edited by: stranger ] -------------------- I'm tired of the strain and the pain ___ ___ ___ I feel the same, I feel nothing Nothing is important to me ___ ___ ___ ___ __ And nobody nowhere understands anything About me and all my dreams lost at sea ___ __ But we’re not the same, we’re different tonight We’ll make things right, we’ll feel it all tonight _ The indescribable moments of your life tonight The impossible is possible tonight ___ ____ ___ Believe in me as I believe in you, tonight Go All Blacks xtraMSN Rugby _ MuggleNet Posts: 1112 | Registered: Friday, July 19 2002 07:00 |
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E Equals MC What!!!!
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written Wednesday, July 13 2005 00:41
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Actually, there are documented cases of people who have completely gone without sleep for years and suffered no ill effects. I recall a story about a 63 year-old Ukrainian who hasn't slept in 20 years. -------------------- Sex is easier than love. Posts: 1861 | Registered: Friday, February 11 2005 08:00 |
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...b10010b...
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written Wednesday, July 13 2005 00:47
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Mind you, most such people have pre-existing, identifiable brain abnormalities. -------------------- My BoE Page Bandwagons are fun! Roots Hunted! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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E Equals MC What!!!!
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written Wednesday, July 13 2005 00:48
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Point. But that's not to say that SupaNik doesn't! :P -------------------- Sex is easier than love. Posts: 1861 | Registered: Friday, February 11 2005 08:00 |
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Bob's Big Date
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written Wednesday, July 13 2005 01:06
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I keep a 28-hour day when I'm not doing anything noteworthy, so how many hours of sleep I get in any given 24 hours varies heavily. -------------------- The biggest, the baddest, and the fattest. Posts: 2367 | Registered: Friday, June 27 2003 07:00 |
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Agent
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written Wednesday, July 13 2005 02:05
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I sleep about 9 hours (on a good week-day), 7 on a bad week-day, and 11 on a good weekend, random otherwise… – Archmagus Micael -------------------- "You dare Trifle with Exile?" - Erika the Archmage -------------------- My Scenarios: Undead Valley : A small Undead problem, what could possibly go wrong? -------------------- Proof of Richard Black's existance: Richard Black - PROOF of his existance (the Infernal one's website). Posts: 1370 | Registered: Thursday, June 10 2004 07:00 |
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Agent
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written Wednesday, July 13 2005 03:01
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I have a fabulous job which lets me sleep until 8.30 every day! Unfortunately though, I still have to work weekends. (The joys of running a betting shop) -------------------- I say never be complete. I say stop being perfect. I say let's evolve. Let the chips fall where they may. Posts: 1277 | Registered: Sunday, December 9 2001 08:00 |
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Triad Mage
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written Wednesday, July 13 2005 03:15
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I get around six or seven a night, with a couple hours tucked into afternoon naps. -------------------- "At times discretion should be thrown aside, and with the foolish we should play the fool." - Menander ==== Drakefyre's Demesne - Happy Happy Joy Joy desperance.net - We're Everywhere ==== You can take my Mac when you pry my cold, dead fingers off the mouse! Posts: 9436 | Registered: Wednesday, September 19 2001 07:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Wednesday, July 13 2005 03:17
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It seems that the poll results end up between 6-8 hours, which is about right. I get around seven hours of sleep on a good night. If I don't feel sleepy, around 4-5 hours. I wonder what's the world record for a person to stay awake... -------------------- "Truly, if there is evil in this world, it lies in the heart of mankind." -Edward D. Morrison Posts: 220 | Registered: Monday, July 11 2005 07:00 |
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Warrior
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written Wednesday, July 13 2005 03:21
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It varies some weeks I get about 10hrs others I get about 4hrs so I just voted 7hrs -------------------- Who I am makes no difference but it is what I say and do that counts (mabey???) Posts: 61 | Registered: Sunday, September 14 2003 07:00 |
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...b10010b...
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written Wednesday, July 13 2005 03:30
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I typically get around 7 hours, but sometimes less, depending on whether I have anything better to do than sleep. -------------------- My BoE Page Bandwagons are fun! Roots Hunted! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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Triad Mage
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written Wednesday, July 13 2005 03:50
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Other than people with 'total insomnia,' the longest time awake I found was 260 hours. -------------------- "At times discretion should be thrown aside, and with the foolish we should play the fool." - Menander ==== Drakefyre's Demesne - Happy Happy Joy Joy desperance.net - We're Everywhere ==== You can take my Mac when you pry my cold, dead fingers off the mouse! Posts: 9436 | Registered: Wednesday, September 19 2001 07:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Wednesday, July 13 2005 03:56
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Wow! That's almost like what...260/24 = about 10.83 days or roughly 11 days. So this is just a normal person, right? This person didn't take any medications of excesive caffine to stay awake? -------------------- "Truly, if there is evil in this world, it lies in the heart of mankind." -Edward D. Morrison Posts: 220 | Registered: Monday, July 11 2005 07:00 |
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This Side Towards Enemy
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written Wednesday, July 13 2005 04:06
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I suspect they would have. I wouldn't think that would bias the results too much (although I'm not the biologist round here) as I can't imagine that even a near lethal dose of caffeine would help you so much after a week without sleep. -------------------- Voice of Reasonable Morality Posts: 961 | Registered: Thursday, June 12 2003 07:00 |
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...b10010b...
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written Wednesday, July 13 2005 04:16
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Since it was an official world record attempt, I'm not entirely sure he would have been allowed caffeine, and certainly not anything stronger. There's an encyclopaedia at my university's biomedical library that gave a great rundown of the record attempt, including details of the various methods he used to stay awake, but I won't have access to it until I go back to uni in a couple of weeks. If anyone else happens to have a copy of the Encyclopedia of Sleep and Dreaming, take a look at the entry on sleep deprivation for me. [ Wednesday, July 13, 2005 04:22: Message edited by: Thuryl ] -------------------- My BoE Page Bandwagons are fun! Roots Hunted! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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By Committee
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written Wednesday, July 13 2005 05:05
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I get about seven hours of sleep on average during week nights, always intending to get to bed earlier. In order to feel rested, I generally need about eight-and-a-half. Whether I feel rested though seems to have little effect on how I function, with the exception of my running performance. Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |
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Apprentice
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written Wednesday, July 13 2005 05:25
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I get about 7, but always feel tired. It takes extended physical effort to force myself out of my bed. -------------------- Ancient Slavornan Proverb: It is the agile cat which farts in the fish tank... Posts: 2 | Registered: Wednesday, June 22 2005 07:00 |
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Shaper
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written Wednesday, July 13 2005 06:57
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I sleep about seven or eight hours on a typical day. I'll wake up (without an alarm) at 7:00 AM no matter how much or little sleep I've had. Last night I went to bed a 2:00 AM, so I got five hours. -------------------- Nena Posts: 2032 | Registered: Wednesday, January 26 2005 08:00 |
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Shaper
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written Wednesday, July 13 2005 07:04
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Well the problem is staying awake for too long will eventually kill you... -------------------- Lt. Sullust Cogito Ergo Sum Polaris Posts: 2462 | Registered: Wednesday, October 3 2001 07:00 |
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Guardian
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written Wednesday, July 13 2005 07:17
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I generally get anywhere from five to seven hours of sleep on weeknights, depending on when I have to wake up for school or whatever. On weekends, I can usually manage nine or ten hours. More than ten hours of sleep gives me a woozy feeling that usually lasts the entire day. Just can't manage to shake it off. Less than five hours of sleep turns me into a bit of a goof for a while, and later a quiet, sullen chap waiting for a chance to sleep more. -------------------- Stughalf "Delusion arises from anger. The mind is bewildered by delusion. Reasoning is destroyed when the mind is bewildered. One falls down when reasoning is destroyed."- The Bhagavad Gita. Posts: 1798 | Registered: Sunday, October 5 2003 07:00 |
