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What would the longest a human can live without sleep be?
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18 days: Around 18 days is the longest recorded period of time. The person suffered from hallucinations and got psychotic as time went on. In rats undergoing prolonged sleep deprivation experiments, they got overwhelming infections, sepsis, and eventually died.
Answered 9/30/2015
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