Are you getting enough sleep? This simple test will tell you... | World Sleep Day

This clip is taken from The Truth About...Sleep

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[yeozhewei]

They are assuming that the sound of spoon dropping would even wake me up

[patricialucas]

I tried this test and slept 52 minutes without the spoon falling off. What's the diagnosis?

[theburgerking]

I can't fall asleep if I'm thinking about falling asleep

[simonaltman]

i have problems with insomnia and rarely get enough sleep, but can't sleep in the afternoon and would never fall asleep doing that test. Pisses me off how easily some people find it and how much they take it for granted

[danz]

I drop spoons when im I'm so f*cked haha

[malteeaser]

Who the fuck is able to fall asleep after 10 minutes? It takes me several hours.

[Etzlo]

I still take half an hour to an hour to fall asleep after being awake for 48 hours...

[oppolloemeridium]

"But if it's 5 minutes or less, you may have severe sleep deprivation"

Me who fall's asleep in 1-2 minutes every night: :|

[adu]

This test is flawed.

It actually measures how fast you fall asleep, not sleep deprivation. It is possible to hold the spoon for 15 minutes(or more) and still feel fatigued.

If it's hard to sit still, difficult to focus while reading/driving, and you have "sleep attacks" during the sleep deprived.
Don't need to hang a spoon off from the ledge of your bed in order to prove that, lol.

Doctors would give a more accurate response of how & why you're sleepy.

[PlanetImo]

One way to tell if your other half is sleep deprived is when you sit down on the sofa to enjoy this programme together and he's asleep and snoring in minutes! We're going to have to try again on the iplayer. It did look very interesting! Imo 😀

[Mexxx]

Rip Michael Mosely
March 22nd 1957 to June 9th 2024

[fireflies]

Sees vidéo but already know i am not getting enough sleep!! Why! One word. School

[remsan]

Only 10 minutes to fall asleep??? Bloody hell, I should be so lucky.

[PyonDude]

I have succeeded to shorten my sleep latency with high dose of vitamin K2 (MK-7) recently. I had been annoyed with the sleep disorder for 40 years. Vitamin K1 is nearly effective, but it makes me anxiety like the medications that fix my circadian rhythm.

[harrybush]

I can't possibly sleep with a spoon in my hand，I don't know how the people in the video managed to do that.

[carsonwyatt]

What does it mean if the metal spoon hitting the tray doesn’t wake you up? Lol

[allisonday]

I think Michael would like to know that once, after a few drinks, I fell asleep with a bowl of spaghetti bolognaise on my chest and woke up with it still there about 3 hours later, unmoved, unspilt. What does this mean?!?

RIP

[blueriver.]

this is so cool im gonna try it- i know im sleep deprived but im intrigued :D

[NatA-xdcc]

Hi, anyone knows where can I see the full documentary?
Cheers.

[clearday]

Don't think that test would work with me. I can go to sleep holding a kindle in my hand and wake up still holding it.