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The story
YouTuber Daisuke Hori, who calls himself a "microsleeper," became visibly unsteady and started slurring his words during a livestream in which he’s attempting a string of short, intermittent naps — and it’s become a hot topic on 5ch. After talking nonstop for ages, he suddenly went silent, worrying some viewers, while others took a more cynical view: "Bet he’s got pre-recorded footage ready to go" and "What a schemer." The thread also debated whether genuine short sleepers even exist, with some recalling a TV show that ran a similar stunt in the past, as more and more people tuned in to see how the stream would play out.
What people said
He's probably got pre-recorded footage on standby
Even if real ones exist, no way it's 30 minutes
Even history's most famous short sleepers maxed out around 3 hours
This is the climax right here
Reminds me of that thing in China that was briefly a topic — people made to dance until they collapse
You should get some actual sleep too
Does he not yawn at all?
He's probably holding it back hard
The real Guinness record for staying awake was something like 11 days, so he'll be fine, fine
Most of them are probably rooting against him
Seems like the haters are paying with Super Chats just to get their trash talk read out loud
No way he's gonna die
He's a short sleeper, remember
Started watching last night and suddenly got drowsy
Ended up sleeping soundly for 7 hours
Once you hit your limit you'd just black out, so no, not possible
"You farted just now, didn't you~" (a well-known internet meme line)
Given how big Hori's gotten, I bet he could pull together a solid lineup — it'd definitely be entertaining
Just imagining it sounds fun
Takasu would probably conk out instantly (referring to Katsuya Takasu, a Japanese TV personality)
I'd laugh if by the end he's taking a bath every 30 minutes
I remember everyone held out until day 3 or 4
Maybe it was 'Honoo no Challenger' (Flame Challenger, a Japanese TV show)?
As I remember it, it ended on day 3
There was a Self-Defense Force member in it, but even he lost by the end
For reference I sleep 4.5 hours, so I'm probably an actual short sleeper
Lol, one time during an all-night mahjong session my buddy's whole body started leaning sideways
He's got no grit, so he'll probably just start nodding off and cut it short for no clear reason
That's on the people throwing money at him on YouTube to cheer him on
Background and key points of this story
A "short sleeper" refers to someone whose genetics let them function on extremely little sleep without any impairment — among experts, genuine cases are said to be extremely rare, and even documented examples top out around 3 hours. The repeated 30-minute naps in this project are closer to a "sleep-deprivation / split-sleep challenge" than to the genetic short-sleeper trait itself, and the thread picked up on that distinction, with comments noting that "even a real one couldn’t do 30 minutes." Opinions split between viewers worried he was "near his limit" watching him stagger, and others who took a more cynical view that it might be staged with pre-recorded footage — some even drew comparisons to past TV shows that ran similar stunts. It’s also worth noting, as only came up within the thread, that the stream’s audience isn’t just made up of supporters cheering via Super Chat — some are paying just to get trolling comments read aloud, so it’s not a simple popularity contest.
*This article is an excerpt and summary from the 5ch (Nandemo Jikkyo G) thread "[Bad News] Self-Proclaimed Microsleeper Daisuke Hori Is Staggering and Slurring His Words."
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