Yianni bio project
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DID YOU KNOW?
Transcript of Yianni bio project
DID YOU KNOW?
Anything less than five minutes to fall asleep
at night means you're sleep deprived. The
ideal is between 10 and 15 minutes, meaning
you're still tired enough to sleep deeply, but
not so exhausted you feel sleepy by day.
Did You Know?
The extra hour of sleep received when clocks
are turned back at the end of daylight saving
time has been found to coincide with a fall in
the number of road accidents.
The NRMA estimates fatigue is involved in one
in 6 fatal road accidents.
THAT MEANS 100,000 CAR ACCIDENTS
ARE CAUSED PER YEAR DUE TO SLEEP
DEPRIVATION, A PERSON FALLING ASLEEP
ON THE WHEEL OR HAVE FULL
CONCENTRATION ON THE ROAD!
Did You Know
It's impossible to tell if someone is really
awake without close medical supervision.
People can take cat naps with their eyes open
without even being aware of it.
Did You Know?
Ducks at risk of attack by predators are able to
balance the need for sleep and survival,
keeping one half of the brain awake while the
other slips into sleep mode.
Did You Know?
A new baby typically results in 400 to 750
hours lost sleep for parents in the first year.
Did You Know?
Humans Are the Only Species That Can
Choose Sleep Deprivation
Did You Know?
Snoring occurs only in non-REM sleep.
Which Means……….
That a person only snores when they are not
getting the sufficient hours of sleep!
Did You Know?
Approximately one-third of your life is spent
sleeping!
Did You Know?
That The 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill off
Alaska
The Challenger space shuttle disaster
and the Chernobyl nuclear accident
have all been attributed to human errors in
which sleep-deprivation played a role
Did You Know?
A third of the US population report chronic
sleep loss.
Did You Know?
Since 1960, chronic sleep loss has doubled in
the US.
Did You Know?
Experts say one of the most alluring sleep
distractions is the 24-hour accessibility of the
internet.
Did You Know?
After five nights of partial sleep deprivation,
three drinks will have the same effect on your
body as six would when you've slept enough.
Did You Know?
British Ministry of Defense researchers have
been able to reset soldiers' body clocks so
they can go without sleep for up to 36 hrs. Tiny
optical fibres embedded in special spectacles
project a ring of bright white light (with a
spectrum identical to a sunrise) around the
edge of soldiers' retinas, fooling them into
thinking they have just woken up.
Did You Know?
Elephants sleep standing up during non-REM
sleep, but lie down for REM sleep.
The following is data collected from 50 family
members and friends on how many hours of
sleep they get each night.
8 hours of sleep
7 hours of sleep
6 hours of sleep
5 hours or less of sleep
So the question is, is sleep
deprivation a serious issue?
OF COURSE IT IS!
Are their consequences if you do
not get a sufficient amount?
Of Course there are!
What are those
Consequences?
You limit your ability to
Learn!
Listen!
Concentrate!
And Solve problems!
Sleep deprivation can contribute to acne and
other skin problems;
Change in appetite
Blurred vision
Frequent infections
Behavioral learning or social
problems
Rage of discomfort
Inability to tolerate stress
What are the positive effects of
sleep deprivation?
NONE!
experiments I conducted on my
brother testing the symptoms of
sleep deprivation. He was sleep
deprived one hour.
