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For what length of time can you live for if you don't eat, drink, sleep?

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Between 4-7 days: Hard to pinpoint because everybody is different but typically about the 4-5 day mark without any of those things. There have been people that go longer and we can't explain but that is best thought.

Answered 4/8/2013

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