Getting Sleepy ? Stay Awake - Proven Method

[J-MON]

LIFE SAVING TIP

 

Anybody ever been at the controls of a vehicle and you find yourself fighting to stay awake ? Maybe even doing the infamous 'head-nod' going in and out of consciousness ? Dangerous situation to say the least and one that most of us have (not admittedly) been in - right ? Wrong ! It's happened to you or someone you know = fact.

 

While driving > You've tried:

- rolling down the window

- turning up the music

- pinching / slapping yourself

- maybe even stopping to throw cold water on your face

 

While Flying > You've tried:

- turning up radio, engaging in communications

- breathing excercises

- what else <----- you tell me

 

Believe it or not (don't and do the research yourself [read:google]) that all of these methods have been tried and tested by multiple universities recently and ALL OF THEM FAILED to actually stimulate a person enough to keep them awake while they were operating a (simulated) vehicle.

 

The ONLY method to actually stimulate a person enough to stay awake was this:

 

CHEWING GUM

 

The way it works is this; it tricks the body into thinking your eating and therefore your brain releases chemicals that will stimulate you and keep you awake and alert enough to at least finish your trip and get home safely.

 

<please pass this on to friends, family, co-workers>

 

Take great care,

 

J-MON

 

[Max Continuous]

I've always been partial to pulling out nose hairs. Eyes get a bit teary but your wide awake!

Max

[212wrench]

pinch the underside of your arm also suprisingly hurts like ****. I have found punching the pilot really hard in the arm about every 5 minutes will help keep him awake as well as teach you a few new cuss wods.

[Hello-bird]

You mean you guys don't play poker and smoke cigars to stay awake?

[Elvis]

You mean you guys don't play poker and smoke cigars to stay awake?

 

 

Hard to do that if you are driving or flying at the time

[Max Continuous]

pinch the underside of your arm also suprisingly hurts like ****. I have found punching the pilot really hard in the arm about every 5 minutes will help keep him awake as well as teach you a few new cuss wods.

 

I like to wait until my engineer nods off and then....climb to 10,000 ft and slam my feet on the floor as I roll the throttle off yelling "MAYDAY"!!

Take it all the way to the ground and let the wide eyed engineer give it a good look over while you have a sandwich.

Tends to keep the bugger alert all the way to "Alert"

Max

Yeah I'm a pri%k...so what.

Cigars and cards?? Oh right ..they're right beside my white scarf and leather helmet.

 

[Taco Bell]

Grab a bag of sunflower seeds. Works for me every time.

[Hello-bird]

Cigars and cards?? Oh right ..they're right beside my white scarf and leather helmet.

 

Thanks for getting my joke.

 

[J-MON]

I like to wait until my engineer nods off and then....climb to 10,000 ft and slam my feet on the floor as I roll the throttle off yelling "MAYDAY"!!

Take it all the way to the ground and let the wide eyed engineer give it a good look over while you have a sandwich.

Tends to keep the bugger alert all the way to "Alert"

Max

Yeah I'm a pri%k...so what.

Cigars and cards?? Oh right ..they're right beside my white scarf and leather helmet.

 

 

Max Continuous - I feel more awake just reading your reply ! Your one scary dude and doubly so around April Fool's Day I'm guessing

[Max Continuous]

Not really that scary. Back then it was more a case of WHEN you were going to lose a "jug" not IF. :shock:

Max