OTYI #15: Eleven Sleepless Nights

Via The Sydney Morning Herald: *A British man who went without sleep for 11 days claimed on Friday to have broken the world record for sleep deprivation, but his feat will not be registered in the Guinness Book of Records because of the associated health risk.

Tony Wright, 42, from Penzance, in south-west Britain, said he was trying to beat the Guinness world record of 264 sleepless hours set by US student Randy Gardner in a science project in San Diego in 1964. During his effort, which came as part of his research into human sleep, Wright relied on a diet of fruit, salad, seeds and nuts to keep him awake.

Drinking herbal tea, playing pool, keeping a diary and chatting to friends also helped to fight tiredness, Wright, looking suitably knackered, said on Friday. "I feel pretty good, It's been a bit of a slog, but I got there," he told the BBC. "I do not feel tired yet, but there is a bit of adrenaline pumping around at the moment," said the qualified horticulturist.*

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