Inventions of Buckminster Fuller, Part 5: Dymaxion Sleep
This was more a concept than an invention. It is also known as polyphasic sleep, meaning sleeping at more than one interval during a day. Although not really invented by Fuller, he did popularize it and gave it a catchy nickname. Bucky claims to have slept only 30 minutes every 6 hours and did not suffer any ill effects. You can read a story about it in Time Magazine's archives.
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when you get to be a big boy you can use colored pencils sweetie. 😉
Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 06/10/09 at 03:18 PM
the sleep thing would suck, i couldn't do it.
Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 06/10/09 at 03:18 PM
i thought we all required so much rem (rapid eye movement) sleep to keep us healthy and alert. i also understood that it takes some time asleep to reach that stage, so i don't see how this could be effective. i'm sure dumbfounded will jump in with the facts he's great that way! 😊
Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 06/10/09 at 08:08 PM
thank you dumbfounded. you must have taken a short nap between those 2 posts. :lol:
Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 06/11/09 at 07:41 AM
There have been lots of studies done on the subject. It appears that the most successful technique for polyphasic sleep is to sleep about 4 hours at night, with 3 half hour naps at regular intervals during the day. Patty, you are correct in that REM sleep is the most important part of sleep, but when people are even slightly sleep deprived, REM sleep can be achieved in a few minutes, rather than 40 to 50 minutes.
Posted by Matt in Florida on 06/11/09 at 10:11 AM
thanks matt.
Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 06/11/09 at 11:06 PM
now there's a mental picture! 😝
Posted by Patty in Ohio, USA on 06/12/09 at 11:56 PM
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