i am really really shag... i mean it. i literally am about to KO on my keyboard this very moment. if i close my eyes for 5 seconds, theres a high chance i'll slip into a coma.
last nite i participated in a "sleep deprivation" exercise. Esther's psychology course was conducting experiments on students to see how things like reaction time, alertness, etc were affected by lack of sleep, and so i decided to volunteer.
As of this moment, i have not slept for 36 hours. i was awake the whole of last nite at Monash University under close surveilance of esther's psychology tutor. i wasnt alone though, there were about 15 ppl participating, esther included.
After fighting off the zzz-monster thru the night, we were subjected to a bunch of tests in the morning. some of them were irritating, and some downright hillarious. let me give u some examples:
1. sit in a dark room for 10 mins and try to stay awake. during which time your brain wave patterns are being monitored by people in another room, via electrodes stuck to your head.
2. click the mouse as many times as possible in 30 secs.
3. (the most irritating and stupid of them all) Play a 2-d car simulation for 30 mins and avoid cows on the road. yes, u heard that correctly. avoid cows. not traffic, .... but COWS. that was the most utterly wasted 30 mins of my life. the car simulation looks like something from the 1970s (see pic below) and after 5 mins u just want to scream "make it stop! make it STOP!", only to realise that u must endure 25 more mins of torment.
last nite i participated in a "sleep deprivation" exercise. Esther's psychology course was conducting experiments on students to see how things like reaction time, alertness, etc were affected by lack of sleep, and so i decided to volunteer.
As of this moment, i have not slept for 36 hours. i was awake the whole of last nite at Monash University under close surveilance of esther's psychology tutor. i wasnt alone though, there were about 15 ppl participating, esther included.
After fighting off the zzz-monster thru the night, we were subjected to a bunch of tests in the morning. some of them were irritating, and some downright hillarious. let me give u some examples:
1. sit in a dark room for 10 mins and try to stay awake. during which time your brain wave patterns are being monitored by people in another room, via electrodes stuck to your head.
2. click the mouse as many times as possible in 30 secs.
3. (the most irritating and stupid of them all) Play a 2-d car simulation for 30 mins and avoid cows on the road. yes, u heard that correctly. avoid cows. not traffic, .... but COWS. that was the most utterly wasted 30 mins of my life. the car simulation looks like something from the 1970s (see pic below) and after 5 mins u just want to scream "make it stop! make it STOP!", only to realise that u must endure 25 more mins of torment.
after 36 hours without sleep, you'd look like this too...
eeek! look out! cow on road! AVOID! AVOID!
needless to say, i am gonna take a nice long nap now. with any luck, i'll wake up and it will be sunday afternoon.
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