What is the most consecutive hours you've slept in your life?
For purposes of this discussion, I'm not talking about when you were sick, recovering from surgery in the hospital, or a baby. I'm also not talking about sleeping as a result of being hung over or coming down from a drug high.
I'm asking the longest you've ever slept as an adult or teenager under "normal" circumstances, aside from simply being really tired.
Mine was 17 1/2 hours.
It was right after finals in college, after my first quarter there in December 1990.
I went to sleep at 4:30pm, shortly before sunset, fully expecting to wake up in the dark. After what felt like a relatively short time, I woke up very confused, seeing bright light shining through the curtains. I couldn't understand this, as I knew I went to bed at 4:30pm and couldn't imagine why it looked so bright. I looked at the clock, and it was 10:00am. I didn't wake up once to piss or do anything else.
I had been up about 27 hours straight before this.
I have never slept as long since then. I once stayed up 40 hours straight, most of which was a 26-hour session at Commerce, but I "only" slept 16 hours that time, and I think I woke up and went to the bathroom once in between.