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		Ideal length of a power nap is 26 minutes, so you can be well rested and still make it to the gym on time (bbc.co.uk)		83
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basemetal		2011-04-29 10:51:33 AM

Nice one, subbs.

+1

Jake Havechek		2011-04-29 11:02:19 AM

What if you're traveling?

Stanfan114		2011-04-29 11:02:30 AM

I live next to a gym, and saw a guy in an SUV cut off a school bus full of children to pull into the gym parking lot yesterday. Guess he had to be there in 23 minutes.

Sefton		2011-04-29 11:03:07 AM

someguy945		2011-04-29 11:03:07 AM

I have to BE at the gym in 26 minutes. I don't see how that allows me to take a 26-minute power nap unless the gym is in my bedroom.

Jake Havechek		2011-04-29 11:05:24 AM

What if your wife accesses your FARK account while you're taking your nap?

MLWS		2011-04-29 11:05:39 AM

someguy945: I have to BE at the gym in 26 minutes. I don't see how that allows me to take a 26-minute power nap unless the gym is in my bedroom.

Fine, be that guy.

+1 Subby.

karmaceutical		2011-04-29 11:07:49 AM

It is also the ideal amount of time for one of those epic Sunday morning bowel movements, newspaper and all.

Dow Jones and the Temple of Doom		2011-04-29 11:09:14 AM

Is the 26 minute thing from the story about the dude who killed the guy with a hammer at the gym?

SH		2011-04-29 11:10:55 AM

someguy945: I have to BE at the gym in 26 minutes. I don't see how that allows me to take a 26-minute power nap unless the gym is in my bedroom.

...or you sleep while you drive

/was wondering the same thing when I read the headline.

jamesgsu		2011-04-29 11:11:06 AM

Great headline. But it's definitely true. Any nap longer than half an hour and I feel all groggy and worse than if I didn't take a nap at all.

funk_soul_bubby		2011-04-29 11:11:11 AM

karmaceutical: It is also the ideal amount of time for one of those epic Sunday morning bowel movements, newspaper and all.

What is this, this "newspaper" of which you speak?

Great Justice		2011-04-29 11:13:02 AM

someguy945: I have to BE at the gym in 26 minutes. I don't see how that allows me to take a 26-minute power nap unless the gym is in my bedroom.

You can sleep on the bus or train.

/though a car would better if you want to be fit the "26 minute man" image

karmaceutical		2011-04-29 11:13:10 AM

funk_soul_bubby: karmaceutical: It is also the ideal amount of time for one of those epic Sunday morning bowel movements, newspaper and all.

What is this, this "newspaper" of which you speak?

I don't like taking my laptop in the crapper.

Dow Jones and the Temple of Doom		2011-04-29 11:13:25 AM

Jake Havechek		2011-04-29 11:13:43 AM

RandomAxe		2011-04-29 11:14:00 AM

Ideal length of a power nap is 26 minutes

Cthulhu disagrees.

Great Justice		2011-04-29 11:14:03 AM

scottydoesntknow		2011-04-29 11:14:08 AM

Dow Jones and the Temple of Doom: Is the 26 minute thing from the story about the dude who killed the guy with a hammer at the gym?

No it's about the biggest douche in the universe, John Fitzgerald (yes he beat out John Edward for the title).

Personally I can't take naps. As soon as I'm down, I'm out for the count. And I always feel like it's a waste of time (mainly because I end up sleeping the whole day away).

LockeOak		2011-04-29 11:15:16 AM

Hm, I had mine tuned to 25 minutes including 7-8 minutes to fall asleep. Woooo, 8 more minutes of sleep. It's always a crapshoot though, sometimes I feel great, other times worse.

piaddic120		2011-04-29 11:16:11 AM

I'm not capable of taking a nap. I'm not 50+ years old.

karmaceutical		2011-04-29 11:18:14 AM

Jake Havechek: funk_soul_bubby: karmaceutical: It is also the ideal amount of time for one of those epic Sunday morning bowel movements, newspaper and all.

What is this, this "newspaper" of which you speak?

Speaking of which, what will people line their bird cages with in a few years, when newspapers are eventually totally gone?

1st gen Ipads probably...

theknuckler_33		2011-04-29 11:18:46 AM

A long time buddy of mine keeps a pillow and blanket in his car and goes out there at lunch and grabs a power nap every day. Not sure if he keeps to a 26 minute one or not, but assuming he actually does eat something plus the time it takes to get to his car and back in the office again, I imagine it can't be much longer than a 1/2 hour.

It takes me a good hour to fall asleep in the first place, so these short naps are something foreign to me. I'm lucky to get a nap once or twice a month, on a Sunday afternoon. But it's a good 2-3 hour snooze-fest.

Jake Havechek		2011-04-29 11:19:10 AM

I try to avoid napping, because every time I sack out in front of the tube, I'm down for at least 3 hours, and waking back up again to an alert state is like surfacing from a deep lake.

This 'getting older' crap is strictly for the birds.

Secret Polish Boyfriend		2011-04-29 11:26:15 AM

Dow Jones and the Temple of Doom: Is the 26 minute thing from the story about the dude who killed the guy with a hammer at the gym?

This guy doesn't have time to answer you (clickety-pops)

However, figuring out why farkers refer to the Marine "Core" (clickety-pops) took a little more work. Farkers need to learn the difference between a meme and an in-joke

Liberally1337		2011-04-29 11:26:54 AM

Screw that! Naps are for old people. So is sleep. I'll sleep when I'm dead or have grandchildren, whichever comes first.

_{/And if I don't eventually decide to get some sleep, I think I know which one it will be.}

Mentalpatient87		2011-04-29 11:28:19 AM

I take more naps than a 23 year old should. It's usually a quick, hour long snooze that I wake up from 4-6 hours later...

radioman_		2011-04-29 11:32:02 AM

Coincidently, the ideal length of a power fap is 26 seconds.

Mr Guy		2011-04-29 11:32:30 AM

Secret Polish Boyfriend: Dow Jones and the Temple of Doom: Is the 26 minute thing from the story about the dude who killed the guy with a hammer at the gym?

This guy doesn't have time to answer you (clickety-pops)

However, figuring out why farkers refer to the Marine "Core" (clickety-pops) took a little more work. Farkers need to learn the difference between a meme and an in-joke

Not knowing the difference between a meme and an inside joke is the joke, unless you accidentally it.

//Unless, of course, you accidentally the whole thing

GimpyNip		2011-04-29 11:34:53 AM

I can't do this. Every time I take a nap where I have to be awake in under a few hours I won't fall asleep, I'll just lay there like a cat with one eye open checking my clock every other minute. I do fall asleep at my desk though, especially after a long night of keg stands and jump kicks. I awake to the sound of my pen falling from my grip.

Duck_of_Doom		2011-04-29 11:35:14 AM

jamesgsu Great headline. But it's definitely true. Any nap longer than half an hour and I feel all groggy and worse than if I didn't take a nap at all.

Just the opposite here. If I nap for anything less than 45 minutes, I get a raging headache and assorted grumpiness.

wage0048		2011-04-29 11:35:16 AM

karmaceutical: It is also the ideal amount of time for one of those epic Sunday morning bowel movements, newspaper and all.

I suppose...if you're in a hurry or something.

El Speverino		2011-04-29 11:40:18 AM

someguy945: I have to BE at the gym in 26 minutes. I don't see how that allows me to take a 26-minute power nap unless the gym is in my bedroom.

Just read that in this guy's voice:
aznbadger.files.wordpress.com

/Think, Subby. Think!

BillSmith70		2011-04-29 11:40:34 AM

Next thing you know, these union scum will want a three hour siesta everyday.

conjecture and hearsay		2011-04-29 11:45:26 AM

Anybody hear from our old buddy JFP lately?

You Are All Sheep		2011-04-29 11:46:55 AM

I just can't 'power nap'. My naps are about 6-8 hours long. I'm a complete grump if I try to only sleep like 1/2 an hour.

lennavan		2011-04-29 11:48:19 AM

Secret Polish Boyfriend: However, figuring out why farkers refer to the Marine "~~Core~~ Corpe" (clickety-pops) took a little more work. Farkers need to learn the difference between a meme and an in-joke

FTFY

/pet peeve

Disaster Transport		2011-04-29 11:50:04 AM

I'd have to agree. It's just the right amount of time to fit in an hour lunch, counting time to actually eat something before or after the nap.

/every minute counts when hockey playoffs are keeping me awake until midnight
//mmmmmm sleep zzzzzzzzzz

theknuckler_33		2011-04-29 11:53:04 AM

radioman_: Coincidently, the ideal length of a power fap is 26 seconds.

OK, I LOL'd.

Secret Polish Boyfriend		2011-04-29 11:56:15 AM

Mr Guy: Secret Polish Boyfriend:

However, figuring out why farkers refer to the Marine "Core" (clickety-pops) took a little more work. Farkers need to learn the difference between a meme and an in-joke

Not knowing the difference between a meme and an inside joke is the joke, unless you accidentally it.

//Unless, of course, you accidentally the whole thing

Thank you for pointing out that all of the funny memes on fark are really from 4chan.

artthehypnotist		2011-04-29 11:59:23 AM

This came at the right time.
I just published my first CD, "The Hypnotic Power Nap".
I wonder how i might be able to market it to the FAA.
Link (new window)

tothekor		2011-04-29 12:00:18 PM

Mr Guy: Secret Polish Boyfriend: Dow Jones and the Temple of Doom: Is the 26 minute thing from the story about the dude who killed the guy with a hammer at the gym?

This guy doesn't have time to answer you (clickety-pops)

However, figuring out why farkers refer to the Marine "Core" (clickety-pops) took a little more work. Farkers need to learn the difference between a meme and an in-joke

Not knowing the difference between a meme and an inside joke is the joke, unless you accidentally it.

//Unless, of course, you accidentally the whole thing

In the base even.

Dow Jones and the Temple of Doom		2011-04-29 12:01:03 PM

Secret Polish Boyfriend: Mr Guy: Secret Polish Boyfriend:

However, figuring out why farkers refer to the Marine "Core" (clickety-pops) took a little more work. Farkers need to learn the difference between a meme and an in-joke

Not knowing the difference between a meme and an inside joke is the joke, unless you accidentally it.

//Unless, of course, you accidentally the whole thing

Thank you for pointing out that all of the funny memes on fark are really from 4chan.

Sadly. We need a Fark, for the grown-ups, and then a Farkchan or something, for the morons.

Stanfan114		2011-04-29 12:02:49 PM

lennavan: Secret Polish Boyfriend: However, figuring out why farkers refer to the Marine "Core Corpe" (clickety-pops) took a little more work. Farkers need to learn the difference between a meme and an in-joke

FTFY

/pet peeve

Look buddy I was a marine soldier and I'm telling you it's spelled MARINE CARPS. Semper Fib

Secret Polish Boyfriend		2011-04-29 12:04:18 PM

Dow Jones and the Temple of Doom: Secret Polish Boyfriend:
Thank you for pointing out that all of the funny memes on fark are really from 4chan.

Sadly. We need a Fark, for the grown-ups, and then a Farkchan or something, for the morons.

Is it bad that I immediate thought: "Fark yeah, farkchan!" I'm too old for 4chan, but still pretty childish.

eltejon		2011-04-29 12:04:19 PM

This is cool. I had read once and preached that It was a twenty minute ideal. Will now officially reset my standards.

Thank you Fark!!

vodka		2011-04-29 12:05:31 PM

Interesting because that's about how long I sleep when I take a nap. Actually, I usually set an alarm for 30 minutes or so but it takes 5 minutes for me to get to sleep.

ritalinchild 54		2011-04-29 12:07:20 PM

For naps try "Drop the keys". Hold your cars keys in your hand and doze off in your office chair, when they fall down you will wake up.

Or in my case, my head slams on the desk - I quickly wake up and start flailing around flinging my keys (quite inaccurately) at a perceived threat, now go try to find the keys that you threw at the large bug that didn't exist as your 2 remaining employees stare and smirk.

/Career spacecadet hovering on the edges of reality in the best of times.

jagec		2011-04-29 12:07:59 PM

I raise my glass to you, subby!

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karmaceutical		2011-04-29 12:08:29 PM

Secret Polish Boyfriend: Dow Jones and the Temple of Doom: Secret Polish Boyfriend:
Thank you for pointing out that all of the funny memes on fark are really from 4chan.

Sadly. We need a Fark, for the grown-ups, and then a Farkchan or something, for the morons.

Is it bad that I immediate thought: "Fark yeah, farkchan!" I'm too old for 4chan, but still pretty childish.

My age-riddled brain might be recalling this wrong... but wasn't there some event that brought an influx of 4chan dipsticks over here within the last couple years? I think the overall maturity of Fark was greatly diminished in the period.

Imma go be cranky in some other thread now...

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