seems like he talks more when he is sleep deprived.

Must...replenish...serotonin...

I have done a bit of not sleeping, so I can share my experience.

I can do two days of work straight, with the help of coffee, and suffer no ill effects. As long as you eat regularly (every 3-4 hours), and have stimulants like music going, it's doable.

My speech and reflexes slow down around the end of the second day. Also, I can no longer produce quality anything, but can read books, surf the net, and watch TV just fine.

Third day is tough and almost any kind of a comfortable chair or a semi-reclining position will get you to sleep. This is when I usually clock out, sleeping in my chair at work. It's really funny because apparently I sleep upright with my hands on my laptop, and it looks like I'm still working.

I start hearing auditory hallucinations past 60 hour mark. Really weird, like whispers and radio static.

I never took it past 3 sleepless days in a row because, apparently, you get a bit of permanent brain damage at that mark -- something that has to do with memory. It's not good for you body either.

I can relate. The longest I've stayed awake was for around 50 hrs. The trick is to not sit down. Stand up as much as you can.
After the 36 hr. mark, I started to have visual hallucinations, like random shadowy figures walking past doorways and windows. Once you reach the morning, you'll feel replenished as if you had slept.
I did have several parts where I justed phased out of the real world. I was aware of what I was doing but had no control over it.
Sleep deprivation is a strange and mysterious thing.

Sleep deprivation is a strange and mysterious thing.

haha. Well put.

*25 Second Attention thought-provoke points awarded*

Pussies

On the boats in Alaska I would see the sun rise twice before we got our two hour nap. This happened for up to 6 weeks at a time. Can't say I was still human or rational, but I did it.