> i’ve heard from multiple people saying they needed to stay awake for 80+ hours This vague allusion doesn't do much to convince me of the 72-hour claim. While

> i’ve heard from multiple people saying they needed to stay awake for 80+ hours This vague allusion doesn't do much to convince me of the 72-hour claim. While we're doing anecdotes of extreme sleep deprivation, check out this personal account and AMA of someone who claims to have stayed up for 81 hours straight. What makes me doubt your "multiple people" is that after missing only two full nights of sleep (so ~48 hours), people start hearing and seeing hallucinations, and can't reliably hold conversation, much less deliver healthcare: https://old.reddit.com/r/AMA/comments/6sab7t/i_stayed_awake_81_hours_ama/ https://old.reddit.com/r/AMA/comments/6sab7t/i_stayed_awake_...