Ever wondered how long you could go without sleep for? How large the world's largest sleepover was? How big the world's biggest sleeping bag was? Every year, thousands of Guinness World Records are broken, some simple as sportsmen and women go about their races and events, however others are set out to be broken and are held almost as event in themselves. Others, surprisingly, are done in the light of medical research.
SleepyPeople have taken a look at eight of the strangest world records which involve sleep or, in many cases, a lack of it. From the longest period recorded by an individual without sleep through to the longest pool-playing marathon, it's surprising what some people are capable of and the length's they'll go to to break a record! If you yourself are considering trying to break a world record, could you go without sleep? A whole 11 days and 25 minutes?
Infographic by: sleepypeople.com
SleepyPeople have taken a look at eight of the strangest world records which involve sleep or, in many cases, a lack of it. From the longest period recorded by an individual without sleep through to the longest pool-playing marathon, it's surprising what some people are capable of and the length's they'll go to to break a record! If you yourself are considering trying to break a world record, could you go without sleep? A whole 11 days and 25 minutes?
Infographic by: sleepypeople.com