If you watch Tony Wright on his webcam every single millisecond of his experiment, you will likely have some interesting experiences yourself, apart from seeing how sleep deprivation messes with his mind. And his health.
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Seriously Bora!
This guy has been trying to get sleep researchers to give the stamp of approval to his one man attempt to break the record. Why break the record? What's his motivation? It's to prove that the garden of eden existed - by staying awake for longer than anybody else.
Might make a good collaboration between you and Orac though. Friday sleep woo?