'Grueling' record-breaking VR movie marathon triggers hallucinations A New Yorker and a transplant from London to the Big Apple last week managed to endure watching virtual reality videos for 50 hours non-stop, setting a Guinness World Record in the process. For their trouble, they raised their heart rates, hallucinated, and experienced involuntary open-eyed "micro-naps." It's not clear how …
For a book of knowledge compiled to end drunken disputes, Guinness World Records has really just gone to sh*t. Seriously, have two people ever gotten drunk and argued about who's watched the most VR? Or who's taken the most selfies in a minute? Or who's ... well, I want to insert a sarcastic fake record here, but I'm not certain I can make one up that isn't actually in the books already.
Some things are interesting, but Guinness really needs a filter. Like, maybe put up potential records to public vote. If enough people care, it goes in the book, if not, you just wasted 50 hours of your life, great job!
Sometimes if I haven't slept much the night before if I'm comfortable on my couch watching TV I'll unintentionally fall asleep for about 10 or 20 minutes - suddenly I'm confused about what happened in what I was watching and have to rewind a bit to the last place I remember clearly. Then I see stuff that I mostly don't remember except for bits and pieces here and there. Usually feel pretty refreshed after such a short 'nap' - sometimes it makes it difficult to get to sleep even hours later (I've always been a short sleeper, and it is often hard for me to get to sleep)
If my eyes were covered by VR goggles you'd have no way of knowing I'd dozed off...
It happens a lot. I slept while reading once and dreamed I was still reading. The next morning the book failed to match what I remembered reading. It's the onset of the sleep state.
Interestingly this can lead to people experiencing strange stuff that never happened, such as alien abductions, ghosts, and what have you. Meanwhile the person honestly believes it really happened and will swear to it.
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