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David Blaine, the magic guy, has a new stunt up his sleeve. He’s endured starvation, being buried alive, being packed in a block of ice, and damn near drowning. Now he’s going to try to stay awake for longer than 11 days…standing up. To prepare he’s been exercising and has switched to a raw diet. He said,
“It’s been tried before. In 1959, Peter Tripp stayed awake eight days, but it resulted in permanent brain damage. In 1964, 17-year-old Randy Gardner did it for a high school science project. He lasted 11½ days but recovered fully. No damage. A guy in London tried but fell short. Another did 19 hours [sic] but slept two hours each night, so that doesn’t count. Also he was seated in a rocking chair. If I do this thing, which you claim I’m doing, I’ll do it on my feet. Standing up.
“After 36 hours of sleep deprivation it’s like being drunk, 72 hours and paranoia sets in, Day Four the mind goes into hallucinations and you’re dreaming while awake. The problem is there’s no way to know how to offset brain damage or to train for this because there isn’t sufficient research. I believe the first guy’s mistake was not being in great physical condition. Also he used stimulants to keep awake, which I assume did him in." Source
Hmm, I think I'd be more entertained by a card trick? The least he could do is creep you out like Chris Angel. This isn’t fun to watch. It’s just stupid. Dumb and stupid and dumb.

So he can stay awake for a long time. Who gives a shit?! If he’s actually able to break the record he’ll be insane by the end of it. After pulling a few all nighters in a row my junior year in college I was so crazy that my roommate was threatening to call campus police and have them lock me up in the on-campus loony bin. And yes, there is totally an on-campus nuthouse at Rutgers.