> In 2013, a 24-year-old advertising copywriter in Indonesia died after prolonged sleep deprivation, collapsing a few hours after tweeting “30 hours of working and still going strooong.” She went into a coma and died the next morning.
Things like this always slightly scare me.
I have been awake consecutively for far longer, and on several occasions. But does that mean I just can - or would I really be risking death each time?
The article suggests his death was due to a combination of too much energy drinks and a preexisting mild heart condition. If you get regular checkups you should be probably mostly fine for a while until you get weakened by old age and can't do it any more.
That is not to say that it's at all recommended. I personally absolutely cannot stay awake for more than 20 hours.
Things like this always slightly scare me.
I have been awake consecutively for far longer, and on several occasions. But does that mean I just can - or would I really be risking death each time?