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Multicare Representative (0:00)
Our state has changed a lot in the last 140 years. We know because Multicare has been here guided by a single making our communities healthier. That comes from making courageous decisions, partnering with local communities to grow programs and services, and expanding healthcare access to those who need it most. Together, we're building a healthier future. Learn more@mycare.org.
Starbucks Representative (0:31)
First decision of the morning. A creamy mocha Frappuccino drink. Or will we ease into the day with a sweet vanilla? Maybe a smooth caramel? Oh, what about that white chocolate mocha? No matter which flavor you choose, delicious coffee awaits. Better coffee starts a better day. Start with bottled Starbucks Frappuccino drinks. Pick up a bottle near you wherever you buy your groceries.
Unknown Speaker C (0:58)
Bada bing, bada boom.
Unknown Speaker D (1:00)
Have you ever heard of the Russian sleep experiment? It's a fake fictional story. It's a creepypasta where five subjects, they're prisoners of war. They're given the option, you can take part in our sleep study where you will be awake for 30 full days. You don't get an inkling of sleep for 30 days a month. And if you survive, if you make it to the end, you can be free. We're not gonna hold you prisoner anymore. You can walk out of here and nobody is going to hurt you. It's a singular month in exchange for the rest of your life. Why would you not take it? The experimenters, the researchers, they develop this special gas that's gonna prevent the subjects from falling asleep. And the first five days, everything goes well. They hardly complain. They're like, this is the best thing ever. We're gonna be free in 25 days. After the first five days, the subjects start exhibiting severe paranoia. They stop talking to each other. They're only companions in the entire study. They turn on each other. They start whispering into the microphones for their researchers. They believe if they turn on their fellow subjects, they can win the trust of the experimenters that are testing on them and guarantee their freedom. Nine days in. One of the subjects does not stop screaming for three hours straight. He is screaming until he tears his vocal cords. And long story short, by the halfway mark, all of the windows that the experimenters are looking into, they're covered in feces. They tell the subjects on the intercom, we are opening the chamber to test the microphone. Step away from the door and lie flat on the floor or you will be shot. Compliance will earn one of you your immediate freedom. They just hear a singular voice call back out to them. We no longer want to be freed by the End of it. The researchers go in and they gotta get the subjects out. They find once they open the door, the subjects have started tearing off their own flesh, consuming it. The researchers are providing the medical care that's needed to save them. But in the end, the subjects, they all want to go back into that chamber. They all want more of that stimulant gas. The same thing that ruined them turned them into these violent zombie like creatures. They want that gas. They don't want to sleep. So the experimenters ask, why would you possibly want something that destroyed you? They say, well, I must remain awake. It's an addicting idea. The theory, the concept of what happens to humans if they don't sleep. There are content creators that have been trying to replicate that feeling. TikTok Live being one of the platforms. It's called Disturbed Sleep Live streams. This is a whole niche of TikTok Live streams. A camera is set up and it's live streaming. A tiny little bunker esque room with a tiny bed. There are neon lights, typically everywhere. It's not the type of environment that you're going to catch some good quality sleep. You have the livestreamer on the bed and then there's this board behind them and this livestreamer, I mean, their eyes are closed, they're acting like nobody else is in the room with them. It feels oddly voyeuristic and illegal. The board usually says for this donation, this will happen. So for example, for a galaxy donation, a giant air balloon puppet, the ones you see in front of the car dealerships, will blow up, fill up the room and start singing Baby Shark loudly at full volume. The concept is very simple. You donate money to watch the livestreamer get woken up over and over and over again, not being allowed to fall asleep, never getting the sleep that they desperately claim that they want.
