THE BODY BEAUTIFUL



How many days does the average person sleep for during their lifetime? Melissa, Glasgow, Scotland If the average night's sleep is eight hours (ie one third of a day), one sleeps for one third of one's life. If you live, say, 75 years, that's 25 years asleep, or 9,125 days. Max Wurr, Stanmore, UK And if you also sleep every 29 Feb during those 25 years, you get a maximum of seven extra days' lie-in (or a minimum, if you're really unlucky, of five). Life can be hard. Anthony John Lappin, Rome, Italy I try not to sleep during the day. Phil Cohen, Sydney, Australia Not nearly as many as after their lifetime. David Coombs, San Ignacio, Belize Being a college student I am lucky to get five hours of sleep a night. I can be totally functional off this amount of sleep. I believe I will end up sleeping about 15-18 years of my life, if I live to be around 70-75. Greg, Dublin, OH, United States



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