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    Which causes death faster, starvation or lack of sleep?

    Question #63974. Asked by jnhmac46. (Mar 27 06 9:07 AM)


    Flynn_17

    		Sleep deprivation seems to take a month in rats, but up to four months in humans.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep_deprivation

    Starvation would probably gets you first, by the looks of it.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starvation

    Mar 27 06, 9:11 AM
    mementoflash

    		This disturbing site which uses the results of Nazi experiments says a human can last 264 hours, or 11 days, with no sleep. I apologize for the offensive site but could find no other data in google.

    http://www.deeperwants.com/cul1/homeworlds/journal/archives/001284.html

    Bobby Sands, a famous IRA hunger striker, survived 66 days without food.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Sands

    Mar 27 06, 9:36 AM

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