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Randy Gardner is an American man who held the record for the longest time without sleep in 1963/1964. He stayed awake for 11 days and 24 minutes, but experienced serious cognitive and behavioral changes, and later insomnia.
Apr 14, 2010 · Learn about Randy Gardner's record-breaking wakeathon in 1963, which was verified by a sleep researcher. Find out how he coped with sleep deprivation and what happened after his 11 days of no sleep.
Dec 27, 2017 · Decades ago, Randy Gardner stayed awake for 11 days. He broke a record in the process, but the teenage stunt has come back to haunt him. At 71, he offers wisdom about staying up past your...
Jan 18, 2018 · It ended on 8 January 1964; 17-year-old Randy Gardner had managed to stay awake for 11 days and 25 minutes. Bruce McAllister, one of the high school students who came up with the idea, says it...
Jan 28, 2024 · Sixty years ago, 17-year-old Randy Gardner broke a Guinness world record by staying awake for 11 consecutive days. His experiment is one of the most well-documented cases of sleep deprivation.
Nov 16, 2015 · Randy Gardner is the record holder for the longest documented voluntary sleep deprivation without stimulants. Learn about his experiment, the effects on his health and cognition, and why sleep is important for us.
Mar 25, 2002 · The easy experimental answer to this question is 264 hours (about 11 days). In 1965, Randy Gardner, a 17-year-old high school student, set this apparent world-record for a science fair.
