Koibu 144 hour Marathon FAQ
Neal, Koibu, COMPLETED his amazing 144 hour marathon!
An all-time record and a true testament to the reach of willpower!
You can ask him questions about this marathon in this reddit Q&A.
He did not sleep, not nap. He is in perfect mental health. He is not hallucinating.
This marathon is healthy since Neal knows what he's doing. He researched this in great depth.
Yes, chronic sleep deprivation can mess you up. However, this is acute sleep deprivation.
Again, there is very little scientific proof that not sleeping for this amount of time is dangerous if you take the right precautions, which Neal absolutely did.
(So don’t try this at home if you don’t know what you’re doing!)
He has completed and 120 hour and two 90 hour marathons. And a whole slew of 48 hour, 72 hour, 24 hour, … marathons.
To achieve this amazing 144 hour feat he prepared very well and adjusted his sleep cycle and committed to a special diet (meaning actually healthy food) during the marathon. Apart from that he splashed water in his face, drank insane amounts of water in order to stay hydrated, controlle his sugar intake, watched his vitamin D levels, had his wife slap him, had community members talk him awake, took regular short breaks, consumed a limited and controlled amount of energy drinks, avoided exposure to the rising sun, took cold showers, ran around the block, …
Here he is in a TwitchCon interview explaining some of the preparations involved.
Q: What’s the kill counter?
A: How many mosquito’s he killed during the stream. He lives in Vietnam.
Q: Is this an official record?
A: No, due to the logistics and costs involved no officials were contacted. However, we have found no information that any other Twitch streamer has streamed for a longer time solo.
Q: Then how do we know that he really did it?
A: You can check the vods on his stream and you will see that the total stream time ads up to 144 hours. (After the marathon is finished)
Q: Is Neal always this bad at CS:GO?
A: He’s usually slightly better at CS:GO. Seriously. (Slightly)
Q: Did he shower?
A: Yes? Why wouldn’t he have showered?
Q: How long will he sleep after this?
A: About two days, in two sessions of 8-12 hours, Neal guesses.
Q: Did he fall asleep at all?
A: Yes, technically he did microsleep. These are very minor and very shallow periods of sleeping, usually only seconds long. Nothing a shout or a shower can’t cure.
Q: How can I support this amazing person?
A: You can sub: https://secure.twitch.tv/products/koibu/ticket
You can tip: https://www.twitchalerts.com/donate/koibu
You can become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/koibu0
Q: Is all the information in this FAQ perfectly accurate?
A: No. The answers were gathered from questions Neal answered on stream. This FAQ was written last-minute by someone not affiliated to Neal or his moderators. The content of this FAQ was not approved by Neal.
Link: Koibu 144 hour Marathon FAQ: http://bit.ly/1MNKm0w | Command !mfaq in Twitch chat.