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Poker player bets $100k he can last 30 days in pitch black solitary confinement

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Re: Poker player bets $100k he can last 30 days in pitch black solitary confinement

#11
Reminds me of the Twilight Zone episode in a gentlemen's club where a member bets one annoying member can't go a year without speaking.

Guess I won't spoiler it but the guy has to make a pretty big decision in order to complete the bet - here - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Silence_(The_Twilight_Zone...

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#16
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If someone wants to experience something similar, sensory deprivation tanks could be an interesting option. I'd argue that the lack of tactile deprivation in the experiment made a huge difference.

I tried it but immediately fell asleep. Too relaxing I guess!

Re: Poker player bets $100k he can last 30 days in pitch black solitary confinement

#17
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This reminds me of the Peter Tripp stunt where he stayed awake for 8 days straight[1]. It sounds like a great idea but you never know what the side effects will be. I was in a sensory deprivation tank for an hour and I started seeing crazy things. [1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Tripp

No, it doesn't, because it would deal irreversible damage for adults after 6 days of sleep deprivation.

Re: Poker player bets $100k he can last 30 days in pitch black solitary confinement

#18
That was a really interesting story. At first I thought it would be tampering to have a voice come through a loudspeaker after 2 weeks of silent darkness with an offer cave, but I'm glad they resolved the bet without anyone getting hurt (you should read the article I don't want to spoil the end).

I'd watch the documentary they will make too.

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post #6

This reminds me of the Peter Tripp stunt where he stayed awake for 8 days straight[1]. It sounds like a great idea but you never know what the side effects will be. I was in a sensory deprivation tank for an hour and I started seeing crazy things. [1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Tripp

No, it doesn't, because it would deal irreversible damage for adults after 6 days of sleep deprivation.

One time I went through an extremely stressful period and didn’t sleep more than an hour a night for 7 days until a doctor had mercy and gave me lorazepam. My muscles and joints started to degrade
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