New technique may reduce sleep needs to two or three hours a night
posted at 1:38 pm on May 7, 2007 by Allahpundit
And so the dream of blogging 22 hours a day instead of 17 moves ever closer to fruition.
See you at 4 a.m., Glenn!
Scientists have found a way to turn on deep sleep at will using a machine that magnetically stimulates the brain.
A device worn on the head could in squeeze the benefit of eight hours’ sleep into just two or three hours…
The researchers found that positioning the TMS machine the right way triggered slow waves that travelled throughout the brain.
Slow wave activity occupies 80% of sleeping hours.
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I already only get two or three hours a sleep at night. This isn’t anything new.
Go to bed around 2am, get up at 5:30am.
Enoxo on May 7, 2007 at 1:43 PM
There’s a much easier technique, and it’s loads cheaper. It’s called meditation!
Try it, you’ll like it!
nukemhill on May 7, 2007 at 1:44 PM
It’s called “MSNBC”.
Baboom PSSH! Thanks, folks, I’ll be here all…wait, no I won’t.
see-dubya on May 7, 2007 at 1:50 PM
“Kramer” would be thrilled.
liberty on May 7, 2007 at 1:50 PM
positioning the TMS machine the right way
Scared.
PattyAnn on May 7, 2007 at 2:00 PM
rig it up with a remote control and I’ll get some for my kids.
jdpaz on May 7, 2007 at 2:02 PM
If it weren’t for meetings, I wouldn’t get any sleep at all!
stonemeister on May 7, 2007 at 2:06 PM
These guys obviously don’t have any kids.
CurtZHP on May 7, 2007 at 2:09 PM
I’m not sure if that would be a good thing or a bad thing. On one hand, I would love to have that machine after an all-nighter writing papers and such. On the other hand, life seems a bit overwhelming if you don’t get to sleep a third of it away. :/
tiekitwist on May 7, 2007 at 2:16 PM
Finally, AP reveals his secret for the amazing hours put in on this blog.
Valiant on May 7, 2007 at 2:23 PM
Eh, there’ll be plenty of time to sleep when you’re dead, anyway.
flipflop on May 7, 2007 at 2:24 PM
Consider how useful this would be for soldiers in the field.
Canadian Imperialist Running Dog on May 7, 2007 at 2:24 PM
Don’t you mean… mediCation? Whatever happened to your good buddies Jack & Jose?
Hootie on May 7, 2007 at 2:33 PM
True, but I think you just hit on another use. Think of the damage control you could have by simply slipping this over a toddler’s noggin? Junior… out like a light.
Hootie on May 7, 2007 at 2:34 PM
Positioning the device the wrong way, of course, results in UFO abduction. Still, sounds good to me.
Blacklake on May 7, 2007 at 2:37 PM
OK, quit teasing me!
How much are they, and how do I get one?
Misha I on May 7, 2007 at 2:40 PM
As someone with pretty bad problems sleeping, I’m looking forward to this.
Benaiah on May 7, 2007 at 2:40 PM
Of course you have to wonder what happens if, say, there’s a fire an hour into your three-hour session…
KCSteve on May 7, 2007 at 2:54 PM
I got yer device right here: link
Prophet on May 7, 2007 at 2:54 PM
Who need magnets!?????? I do it the ‘green’ way….age. I only sleep 6-7 hours after the wife beats the crud outta me.
Other then that….5 tops.
Limerick on May 7, 2007 at 2:56 PM
Perfectly natural, perfectly healthy…
mattshu on May 7, 2007 at 2:56 PM
Didn’t the Ruskies experiment with an electrical sleep inducer during the Cold War?
Iblis on May 7, 2007 at 2:59 PM
Ah, now we can work 80-hour workweeks just to survive! Woots.
eforhan on May 7, 2007 at 3:02 PM
Ambien is a hallucinogen.
Nonfactor on May 7, 2007 at 3:20 PM
Good idea.Too bad the pharmaceutical companies are going to poo poo this idea.Better living thru chemistry ya know.
By the way,welcome back AP and thanks for the party SeeDubya.Great times.
spazzmomma on May 7, 2007 at 3:23 PM
Dam…. does it come with a tinfoil hat?
Romeo13 on May 7, 2007 at 3:37 PM
Know how you feel… I’ve been a 3-5 hour of sleep a day for years…
Lonevoice on May 7, 2007 at 4:54 PM
If only they’d make an electrical thingie that made my love-handles disappear. Woohoo!
robblefarian on May 7, 2007 at 6:00 PM
Sweet. I want one. But after I put it on, I still want to sleep for 4-5 hours not 2-3. I’m just naturally lazy.
gekkobear on May 7, 2007 at 6:10 PM
It’s amazing that most people need any sleep at all…
Name contest for the Machine:
- Hillary Clinton
- George Bush 43
- Keith Olbermann
- Alan Colmes
- Chuck Hagel
- John Edwards
- Albert Gore
- John Kerry
- Harry Reid
Entelechy on May 7, 2007 at 6:15 PM
Positioning the TMS machine the wrong way:
FORMAT C:
Michael Bates on May 7, 2007 at 7:19 PM
Have you ever heard of gut bombing? Feed the little ones a starch heavy meal and an hour later they are done for the night.
I will be purchasing this when it is made commercially available. Sleeping has been a problem for me for years.
Bill C on May 7, 2007 at 7:21 PM
What about your body? I mean this seems to benefit just the brain… That doesn’t help an aching body. Even a normal body is under stress, even from sitting at a desk, and needs to be rested. Perhaps this is addresssed in the article but I’m to lazy to read it right now.
RightWinged on May 7, 2007 at 7:38 PM
Maybe you need a TMS machine.
The Monster on May 7, 2007 at 8:02 PM
I have. So….where do I get one?!
major john on May 7, 2007 at 10:56 PM
As one of the beta testers of this new device, I can testify as to its effectiveness. I must emphasize, however, that correct positioning of the headgear is critical. We found that if one positions the device just so with a mouth full of popcorn kernals, one’s head will explode.
ztep86 on May 8, 2007 at 12:35 PM