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Extraordinary claims like this (being the only human ever reported AFAIK not requiring sleep) need extraordinary evidence, which likely are unobtainable for thi

by drcode 8y ago

Extraordinary claims like this (being the only human ever reported AFAIK not requiring sleep) need extraordinary evidence, which likely are unobtainable for this anecdotal case. > His wakefulness caused headaches only when he didn't rest his eyes for at least an hour a day That seems like a loophole big enough to drive a Medium Mark C Hornet Tank through.

LinuxBender 8y ago
The same thing happens with lightening strikes. People get hit by the sonic blast wave or distant lines of flux and are convinced they were hit by lightening. In reality, this isn't even remotely possible. The temperature of the contact point in lightening on a human is around 50,000 degrees Fahrenheit. It does spectacular things to the body. Yet, there are often headlines of a person describing being "hit by lightening".
- theoh 8y ago
  "Lightning".
- DFHippie 8y ago
  I know this is annoying, but I'm going to take this occasion to point out that "lightening" and "lightning" are different things (and have a different number of syllables). The former is basically "the causing of lightness". One definition is "the sensation, experienced by many women late in pregnancy when the head of the fetus enters the pelvis, of a reduction in pressure on the diaphragm, making it easier to breathe" (https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/lightening https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/lighten...). The latter is the meteorological phenomenon. Cool observation, though.
  - LinuxBender 8y ago
    Apologies, I often skip spell checking and my fingers have a different idea of how some things should be formed. I shall tighten my Cilice [1] to position number 3 today. [1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cilice https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cilice j/k just trying to put an image of a monk in your mind. :-)
dang 8y ago
Ok, we'll add a questionability mark above.
miles 8y ago
> being the only human ever reported AFAIK not requiring sleep There’s also Thái Ngọc: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thái_Ng%E1%BB%8Dc https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thái_Ng%E1%BB%8Dc

by drcode 8y ago

LinuxBender 8y ago

The same thing happens with lightening strikes. People get hit by the sonic blast wave or distant lines of flux and are convinced they were hit by lightening. In reality, this isn't even remotely possible. The temperature of the contact point in lightening on a human is around 50,000 degrees Fahrenheit. It does spectacular things to the body. Yet, there are often headlines of a person describing being "hit by lightening".

theoh 8y ago
"Lightning".
DFHippie 8y ago
I know this is annoying, but I'm going to take this occasion to point out that "lightening" and "lightning" are different things (and have a different number of syllables). The former is basically "the causing of lightness". One definition is "the sensation, experienced by many women late in pregnancy when the head of the fetus enters the pelvis, of a reduction in pressure on the diaphragm, making it easier to breathe" (https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/lightening https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/lighten...). The latter is the meteorological phenomenon. Cool observation, though.
- LinuxBender 8y ago
  Apologies, I often skip spell checking and my fingers have a different idea of how some things should be formed. I shall tighten my Cilice [1] to position number 3 today. [1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cilice https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cilice j/k just trying to put an image of a monk in your mind. :-)

dang 8y ago

Ok, we'll add a questionability mark above.

miles 8y ago

> being the only human ever reported AFAIK not requiring sleep There’s also Thái Ngọc: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thái_Ng%E1%BB%8Dc https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thái_Ng%E1%BB%8Dc