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05-28-2007, 06:35 AM
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A horticulturist is turning in for a good night's sleep - after staying awake for 11 days.
Tony Wright, 42, is claiming a record for his 264-hour marathon, which began at 6am on May 14 at the Studio Bar in Penzance.
He relied on raw food, including fruit, salad, seeds and nuts plus herb tea, to help keep him awake.
After setting the record just after 6am today, he said: "I feel pretty good but a bit shaky. It has not really sunk in yet that I have beaten the record.
"I do not feel tired yet, but there is a bit of adrenalin pumping around."
Mr Wright had the help of friends, chatting and playing pool, to keep him from nodding off.
He has conducted 15 years of research into human sleep, and claimed each side of the human brain requires a different amount of sleep.
With appropriate preparation, it is possible to stay awake and remain functional for long periods, he said.
Before his record attempt, he had carried out more than 100 experiments in sleep deprivation lasting between two and eight days.
During his record bid he said he had one "near sleep experience" and found the most difficult thing to do was writing his website diary while sleep-deprived.
Around 30 friends saw him claim the record, and he said it was "likely but not guaranteed that I will now get some sleep".
"I might add another day to the record," he said.
By going into his 12th day, he has beaten world record-holder Randy Gardner who clocked up 264 hours without sleep in 1964.
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A horticulturist is turning in for a good night's sleep - after staying awake for 11 days.
Tony Wright, 42, is claiming a record for his 264-hour marathon, which began at 6am on May 14 at the Studio Bar in Penzance.
He relied on raw food, including fruit, salad, seeds and nuts plus herb tea, to help keep him awake.
After setting the record just after 6am today, he said: "I feel pretty good but a bit shaky. It has not really sunk in yet that I have beaten the record.
"I do not feel tired yet, but there is a bit of adrenalin pumping around."
Mr Wright had the help of friends, chatting and playing pool, to keep him from nodding off.
He has conducted 15 years of research into human sleep, and claimed each side of the human brain requires a different amount of sleep.
With appropriate preparation, it is possible to stay awake and remain functional for long periods, he said.
Before his record attempt, he had carried out more than 100 experiments in sleep deprivation lasting between two and eight days.
During his record bid he said he had one "near sleep experience" and found the most difficult thing to do was writing his website diary while sleep-deprived.
Around 30 friends saw him claim the record, and he said it was "likely but not guaranteed that I will now get some sleep".
"I might add another day to the record," he said.
By going into his 12th day, he has beaten world record-holder Randy Gardner who clocked up 264 hours without sleep in 1964.
credit sky