The Russian Sleep Experiment aka The Most Horrifying Human Experiment In History

During WW2, Russian scientists forced 5 prisoners to stay awake for 15 days using using an experimental stimulant... the results were horrifying.
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[@xxzghostxxz2165]

For anyone wondering, the author of this story is Holly Ice. She writes horror, fantasy stories. The Russian sleep experiment was made by her. People never give her credit and it is mind blowing the fact that nobody to this day still don’t know.

[@Armillifer]

I never knew the name, thank you!! Now I can check more of her writing. :)

[@ellieveganphilly-7335]

So this story is fiction?

[@Armillifer]

@@ellieveganphilly-7335 Yes, it's a creepypasta.

[@JudgeDrey]

That's really cool to know. Not even Wikipedia attributes this story to her. But rather some anonymous forum goer called _OrangeSoda_ .

[@ericjplays6136]

Sucks that MrBallen hasn't credited the original author yet.

[@TheAceAllagator]

I have no issues listening to scary stories *listening* it's the pictures that get me

[@tearybugeyes168]

HollerAtYourBouyancy, same! Like as if my visuals are any better but I mean it’s not as shocking I guess

[@realityparkour1645]

Same!

[@wyattschave4873]

Same

[@K0hai]

I knooow right

[@K0hai]

It just gets you paranoid, its very messed up, at least for me

[@troubledsole9104]

Sleep is underrated. I can say from past intense work schedules, sleeping 4-5 hours per night over a long period takes its toll on you. Sleep is medicine for your brain.

[@mrsx7944]

That's pretty obvious. Your cells can't renew themselves without sleep.

[@amh7427]

Well said.

[@gforceneonaxetake2345]

@@mrsx7944 Thai Ngoc: shut up no one asked

[@randyeggleston7138]

You get that much sleep? That’s great, even better if it’s 4-5 hours in a row.

[@vincentlamb3436]

For the past 4 years I've worked in a similar situation, only getting 2-4 hours of sleep. I was practically narcoleptic for awhile. I still don't sleep that much but I'm no longer falling asleep while walking. I keep telling myself I'll take better care of myself when I get a better job, whenever that will be.

[@O6i]

As an ex drug addict i can say the longest i went without sleeping was 5 days. But over the course of about 5 months i would only sleep every second day or third day. Basically i was sleeping maybe twice over the course of a week for months and working 12 hour shifts 4 days a week. But on the time i was up 5 days straight after about 5 months of barley sleeping i started hallucinating and getting paranoid. Seeing things that weren't there. Anyways i locked myself in my room for 3 months and cut off all contact with friends and now im 5 years sober :)

[@cheetahtfk7274]

Congratulations on your sobriety! That is truly an amazing accomplishment and even though we don't know each other, I'm SO incredibly proud of you! Keep it up!

[@deathgrinderb3284]

i was dope sick. was up for 7 days. took 3 xanaxs finally went to sleep. must have for opiate withdrawals.

[@Luka_Doncic777]

Yay

[@charleshaynie6371]

@deathgrinderb3284 so true, during covid I couldn't eat, drink or sleep for 5 days. Started coughing up.blood, so went to ER, they didn't even give me an IV for fluids, threw a warm blanket at me, literally, and scolded me for NOT getting a Vax...F U medical specialists

[@Sir_Richard_Crainum_lll]

Ya I can feel you there, at day 4 for me I started hearing voices either talking to me or having a conversation within me. I remember telling them to stop but it was to no use. 10 years sober :)

[@skkahl3400]

This has to be considered the greatest creepypasta of all time. Everyone believes it's real. It sounds plausible, that's the terrifying part. Humans are curious and cruel.

[@robyncroydon9258]

I couldn't agree more!

[@alphabetsoup6837]

Exactly! The amount of times I forget this never happened is astonishing

[@adeerinasuit]

facts dude the fact that this story is believable goes to show how fucked and corrupt that we believe the human mind is. that people could have the capability to torture people like this. i dream of a day that i can write a story with such believably

[@ofox716]

I had a friend of mine who works in the medical field to read this a couple years ago. He said it has the potential to be 100% real. If the gas they used was vaporized meth, which is also plausible because the Russians used to use meth at that same time period to keep their soldiers alert for long stretches of time, that kind of reaction would be likely.

[@jennifergraceh]

@@ofox716 meth can keep you up indefinitely too. I was a meth addict and I would have to force myself to stop using it on day 4 so i could crash and pass out for 24hrs. I would get so paranoid and weird after 3 days, I made it 4 once but never let that happen again...it was so scary and my paranoia was off the charts. Meth makes you paranoid to begin with and then add sleep deprivation to the mix.

[@mr.libido1879]

After 3 days of sleeplessness, I easily got severe anxiety and breathing becomes difficult. Also walking almost feels like a painful floating, you’ll mildly hallucinate. Not a lot of fun

[@MadeOfConfusion]

I remember being up for 3 days one time with bad experiences trying to keep my dog to not tear stitches out,(I had to work hard shifts two of the days oof) and by day 3 when my mom asked if she needed to come home early to help or anything I just started sobbing - I wasn't even upset over anything really, my brain had just dropped to this point that I couldn't hold it together. It's not fun! I agree!

[@arifsetiawan9507]

and here i thought 2 days already too much... hallucinating started after the first day and started hearing pulses rises and weakening around my head (mostly behind ears) , floaty feeling, numb tummy (not starving or wanna eat at all), and everything seems slow. i got irl lag. maybe ppl with some medication and sleepless nights can relate :v

[@mr.libido1879]

You are champs for hanging in there. It will always surprise me of what we can do

[@mr.libido1879]

@@arifsetiawan9507 after 24 hours of not eating I don’t get hungry but I can definitely feel my body eating itself

[@Malachy_odell]

@@mr.libido1879 you need to eat food or for a long time the reason you die of starvation because your body starts eating every part of the body to give is self energy but to the point the body eats your heart.

[@sunburnt9341]

The scariest part about this is that when the subjects were tearing their flesh off, they didn’t scream or anything

[@dammbenderisgreat]

Its a creepy pasta

[@kirikakirikakirika]

It's not real. XD

[@dammbenderisgreat]

@@kirikakirikakirika thats shat i said smh

[@41kdxrmz]

Tuskishima what are you doing here?-

[@kirikakirikakirika]

@@dammbenderisgreat I didn't see your comment, I only saw the OP's. And maybe some people don't know what a creepypasta is.

[@RubbiDuckiLuci]

The greatest experiment ever done. By that, I mean it's amazing how many people actually still believe it was a real thing that truly happened. One of the best creepypastas in existence.

[@bradleyboyer9979]

Yup

[@range685]

​@@FFFFreaks it's fake bruh 💀

[@lilpudding3428]

@@DanielFellner810 the “typical human reaction” is to believe what other people think is real, despite the fact that it isn’t, mob mentality’s real o-o also, how can you be present during a fictional event, especially 80 years ago? Don’t tell me you went there before the legal drinking age to watch some people deteriorate lol

[@lekiwix520]

@@DanielFellner810Crazy ? I was crazy once

[@ItsTheBibby]

@@DanielFellner810 For us that have been around remember when this story was circulating as a creepypasta, the author even presented it as such.

[@clank1830]

The most intense game of “the first one who falls asleep gets a sharpie mustache”

[@cetx133]

Lmao the first comment I read-

[@Anthonybrother]

Pranking is annoying, loser behavior.

[@Farsk_]

Had that happen in 4th grade during a sleepover with some friends. I ended up getting a hitler stache drawn on my face and the next day at school I got in school suspension (iss), had my parents called, and had to explain to 3 disappointed people that it was just a prank my friends pulled on me.

[@franklinnpotato1302]

@@Farsk_ if i had that on my face i wouldn't have gone to school that day😂

[@Kdshifley]

Nooo- 😂

[@TenThumbsProductions]

MrBallen “Russia....” Me “uh oh, buckle up.”

[@GDLuna]

@Awkwardness 125 лол

[@uhyeahok4995]

Dude I just watched your ukulele strumming video 20 minutes ago how did you end up here!?!

[@TenThumbsProductions]

@@uhyeahok4995 Mr Ballen is my guy! I love this channel. How is the strum going? Feeling more confident?

[@uhyeahok4995]

@@TenThumbsProductions hell yeah! Soooomewheeeeere oveeer the rainbooooow

[@NoNameTbh4]

Lol

[@captaindan1207]

“There’s no way to prove how they died” Russians: *laughs*

[@deadshotdaiquiri3486]

"Mission accomplished"

[@thefinch8021]

"vodca suku blyat"

[@coltonhenry7990]

TheFinch80 blyat means bitch right?

[@vibezz4556]

@@coltonhenry7990 suka means bitch

[@potatolord7556]

They died

[@Trammiliin_nr2]

My great grandfather was a political prisoner in Russia after the Russian Revolution. The prisoners were tortured with sleep deprivation. Basically all the prisoners had to stand up all the time, so they couldn't sleep. They learnt to sleep standing up 5 minutes at a time hiding behind another prisoner so that the guards won't see they were sleeping. My great grandfather eventually got released from the prison and deported from Russia. He then came back to our homeland, got married had 6 kids and my grandfather told me the story. So I think this story actually might have some real life inspiration behind it, as sleep deprivation is something that has been used to torture people.

[@Zyca-RR]

Bro that’s so sad (actually) sorry do you get nightmares from that?

[@redacted5035]

…you THINK it has real life inspiration? …. Obviously…

[@fineartlifestyling]

This breaks my heart knowing what our own people did to our own people. Same story in my family history. We carry the generational trauma still.

[@Max-gp4wp]

Probably slept like a baby ever after

[@loveistheanswer5924]

I am beginning to hate Russia! 😡

[@aidanc4757]

I love how he’s wearing a German sweatshirt and all the subjects were German soldiers

[@tearybugeyes168]

Lovey

[@liamjack3593]

Russian

[@aidanc4757]

Optimal shadow they were captured by Russians during WW2

[@somerandomkid9430]

Aidan Is my name Aidan is also my name

[@chazzthaspazz4475]

Rammstein is a good german rock band

[@thomasgriffin2326]

I went 7 days without sleep when I was detoxing from opiates. It really fucks with your basic cognitive processing. Wouldn't wish it against my worst enemy

[@misapisa519]

good for you bro!

[@jayrose6312]

That’s awesome that you made it through, saying it’s “not easy” is a gross understatement, and most don’t make it because of how incredibly difficult it is. After my first back surgery, I think I was up to 5-days, but day 4 started to become easier. I didn’t realize how hard it was until kicking nicotine, and that was like a joke compared to it! Did you end up dealing with PAWS or losing sleep again? I hope not, but curious. Be well, and stay awesome!

[@caperformance_motorsports]

Same here but 15 from methadone. Shadow ppl and all

[@aliehawhite8616]

Can relate 10/10

[@thomasgriffin2326]

@@jayrose6312 well after kicking opiates, unfortunately I got into benzos in a real bad way. Eventually when I kicked benzos, the withdrawals made the opiate withdrawals look like a runny nose. I had a grand mal seizure, almost died. But that was the wake up call I guess I needed. It all worked out for the best. Thank u for your kind words.

[@alanvance3733]

The scariest part is how this is literally a fictional story that everyone believes at face value.

[@grapehub1649]

People know it is fake it just a good fictional story

[@DarthMohammedRules]

Like, easily 90% of the comments here are from people who know it's fake. There's hardly anyone believing this is a real story.

[@isishutchins5548]

@@DarthMohammedRules well I mean how do you know it’s not true for all you know it could be true……

[@isishutchins5548]

Because I mean with out sleep you get bat shit crazy and do crazy things after a amount of days

[@grapehub1649]

@@isishutchins5548 if you don't sleep you die and second their is a guy with a a disease that allow him to not sleep for about 46 years and still happening today third this story is a creepypasta

[@arikthenot-so-redasericthe1838]

I knew going in this was not a true story and it was still pretty creepy. That said, my wife and I are working out way through the old episodes (not really in any order) and we’re both glad you settled on true stories. And we really enjoyed the strange, oddly uplifting and mysterious episode about the animals. The crow story is absolutely amazing. More of those would be most welcome, and I suspect there are a large number of us out here that would appreciate having them thrown our way on occasion!

[@catspeed4149]

"they are awake for 15 days straight" Some weird college dude: *are you challenging me?*

[@MrSaltyFish]

@@50shifti wrong

[@Moon-ym6js]

@Vibin_songs don't make an argument

[@foxhmaster3278]

@Vibin_songs haha true

[@mrpresent5521]

@@50shifti no

[@liwanagrachell6899]

What did blue falcon do??

[@prisma8525]

How to keep the Russian soldiers awake? coke, the answer is coke

[@seekndestroy6678]

Meth. Coke doesn’t last long enough.

[@tearybugeyes168]

[DV] CMF23, I back that

[@prisma8525]

@God is the way nice

[@Thunderchicken69]

Methamphetamine was used by the Germans, the US gave Benzedrine or something similar to bomber crews on long flights for bombing raids, stimulant drugs were used by basically every country in the war

[@061feisty]

AYY BLYAT VODKA YOU FORGOT VODKA

[@GinBreadMan68]

The official record of a human staying awake was eleven days(265 hours) done by a high school student for a science fair in 1965, I hope he won.

[@timespaceperspective701]

have you heard of a disease called "fatal insomnia" quite rare , but its a genetic disease, hits around a certain age i believe in your thirties but i could be wrong, where you suddenly can no longer sleep , it goes on for months until you die

[@truefalse207]

Not true, fatal insomnia sufferers can live without sleep for 6-7 month

[@timespaceperspective701]

@@truefalse207 they eventually die > (from wikapedia) : "Fatal insomnia is a rare disorder that results in trouble sleeping. The problems sleeping typically start out gradually and worsen over time. Other symptoms may include speech problems, coordination problems, and dementia. It results in death within a few months to a few years. It is a prion disease of the brain." extremely rare but scary

[@ishmaeldiz2995]

😂 I'm sure alot of drug addicts have done longer just not documented for good reason ha ha ha

[@TheWillysparks]

@@ishmaeldiz2995 yes almost a month seen it done twice

[@valerierichardson873]

I found you in the summer of 2022, I'm going back to the beginning to see all your stories, your style has really changed and shows not only how comfortable you are in front of the camera, but also you now speak as if we are all sitting there with you! I enjoyed the "Moment" so much and am so happy to be a founding member on your Discord channel! Keep on rockin' the story telling, there is No One like you!

[@jakegrizzly5872]

So, why ain’t this a movie yet?

[@roryaustin2550]

There making one I think

[@holycrapsnacks7915]

they made a short film that’s like 40 minutes long

[@trevorbilliot2625]

Holy Crapsnacks can you tell me where to find it? I’m really interested

[@christopherosorio9326]

FEW I WAS SO SCARED

[@chinazaodeluga8272]

@@trevorbilliot2625 here kzbin.info/www/bejne/sKOXdJKZgcyLiJI

[@mrmojomajestic8317]

I went 9 days without sleep once (former drug addiction), and I will say that it ... did not end well. Began to have auditory hallucinations and (for a very short spell before reality slapped me in the mouth) started to believe that people were literally reading my mind. It was genuinely terrifying to me, how close I came to a serious exit from sanity. The lesson to take home from this kids ? DON'T DO METH !!!

[@katherinekarin9618]

Oh yeah that shit will drive you crazy

[@mymichele8317]

Damn them shadow people lol I've stayed up a night or 7 lol

[@not4theweak00]

How about don't go drugs period that's much better

[@pettytilltheend9641]

The most i have stayed up is seven days and yeah it was horrible... I was Delusional, spacy, it got to a point wen i would talk i would jus babble....shadow ppl, bugs, and drops of water were my breaking point.... The moment i seen a baby bungy jump from the top of my closet and shadows of ppl dancing on my wall i was done..... *I had to edit this cause I jus finally read it and realized how f@cked up it was lol ... Sorry y'all I don't reread my comments before posting and I use the swype feature to text so it don't always catch everything I'm trying to write lol... My bad*

[@bradbean5184]

i did 7 days in the 80s i finally drove home / every car on the road was a cop in my mind / i got home my room mate looked at me and said go to bed / i then checked out the whole house including backyard insisting somebody was here / my room mate kept telling me no one was here / i finally went to bed / this is what i remember but who really knows what else i did / sober now for 29 yrs / i got out of severe addiction alive /(freebase)

[@gregc9445]

Am I the only one who hates that the comments are now on top of recommended vid?

[@ultraminecraft69]

You are not alone. I also dislike the new comment section placement.

[@lobsterwins7765]

They change it a lot

[@astro.1k5]

Jacob Crath i haven’t update my youtube 🥴❗️

[@prrfect]

YES!

[@Nathan-oq7qb]

I always go down and it's so annoying

[@namea99]

When I was in Uni I was barely sleeping as I just had so many projects to do. I had pulled another all nighter not thinking anything of it when I started hallucinating. I saw little goblins, worms and shadows sprinting in my vision. I was so out of it I didn't feel fear, just overwhelming exhaustion watching these various things move around me. Sleep deprivation is one of the scariest things a human can experience.

[@volkfidde4269]

3rd year uni for me- 24 day long exam period and I somehow ended up with 5 of my 6 exams in the first four days. Four consecutive all nighters later and all I remembered was the material for the last exam and where I lived. I was told later that I had multiple conversations with people on my rez floor [I don't remember any of these conversations] where I forgot the names of people who are still my friends today many years later.

[@JDoe001]

Scientists MUST keep this in mind: “Just because you CAN doesn’t mean you SHOULD.”

[@katherineharris3459]

yeah, they freaking crazy people

[@coachreenasharma]

It's a weird dilemma tbh. Often to learn something new, you must destroy something, especially in biology. We only got to learn about human body because we had corpses at our disposal. Had we been so morally uptight, modern medicine would be practically non-existent. To this day, med schools use bodies for demonstration. I know it's a little fucked up, but it is what it is. That's how humanity has progressed over the years

[@JDoe001]

@@coachreenasharma if we don’t have any ethics in our sciences, should the human race be saved?

[@coachreenasharma]

@@JDoe001 that's an excellent question. Sadly, I can't give you a well-informed response for this

[@animebrat76]

Scientists: but what happens if I do? Normal people: no! Scientists: pay some suckers! We need ANSWERS!

[@Rebelle_Elegance]

I did a report on this for a class once. The entire classroom was silent and the teacher was reaaaally into it. He said it was one of the coolest things he had ever heard.

[@Kayuk]

Sounds cool tbh

[@liamvanvoltenburg6563]

Why did the teacher LIKE it?

[@ringozeitgeist]

When did you tell them it was fake?

[@liamvanvoltenburg6563]

Ouch

[@elsawestberg1387]

Cool

[@amyoxley4783]

I want this to be a movie so bad. I find it so interesting and I think it'll make a really good horror movie

[@fieryeurochick3194]

Actually there are 2 trailers here on KZbin that indicate these movies are about this experiment. One is called “The Sleep Experiment” and the other is called “The Russian Experiment”.

[@targard.quantumfrack6854]

Watch "The machinist" with Christian Bale, not the same but it's a psychological thriller about sleep deprivation

[@user-bi5wl1hv6o]

It'll be the next human centipede

[@carlotamatos4157]

@@user-bi5wl1hv6o oh god no. I think nothing will ever be as disturbing as that movie

[@swcsomeonewhocares8707]

@@carlotamatos4157 CATS

[@lizerxoo]

So cool seeing your progression ❤️

[@rotschweif1129]

the creepypasta: "3 WAR PRISONERS ARE FOR A MONTH IN A ROOM WITHOUT SLEEPING" gamers: "pathetic"

[@wren7195]

I wish I didn't laugh so hard at this, but bravo. Truer words spoken rarely

[@NathanielMarkarian]

Lol pass the monster

[@wren7195]

@@NathanielMarkarian LOL Seriously, or AMP. I remember back to the good old LAN party days, we'd often burn out xboxs before gamers (those poor Thompson drives just couldn't stand the burn)

[@NathanielMarkarian]

@@wren7195 😭I had like 5 360s

[@wren7195]

@@NathanielMarkarian That would've killed a normal human being. What were you gaming at the time? The best thing we ever had was my nephew and niece and I were tricking Halo 2 for hours overnight, but the worst I had was a solo trick attempt that lasted 13 hours. Although that lightsaber run for Dead Rising 1 took a good eleven hours or so. What's your preference, red bull or monster? I like Monster, but preferred AMP though it didn't give as much "juice," I'm babbling speaking of lol, trying to take sleeping medicine. Be safe my T4NKYfriend, great to meet you! be well

[@betgocougs]

I like how the real experiment here was by Mr Ballen - see how many bail before completion and write it off as creepy pasta story and never see that he actually acknowledges it as creepy pasta! Good one.

[@margaret6839]

If people bail before he finishes, then he's the one who failed the test.

[@antoniaspirova]

People say it's a creepypasta not because he doesn't mention it in the video or people don't stay long enough to hear it, it's because he doesn't mention it in the TITLE which makes it absolutely misleading.

[@44tatia]

I went a little over 48 hours with no sleep during a crisis response at work. I remember going into the bathroom multiple times to do nothing but vomit. It was one of the worst feelings of my life- sleep deprivation is no joke that’s for sure

[@KA-om9oz]

Oh wow.. you poor thing.

[@KastoeKrab]

Bruh 2 days without sleep is doable, it’s after 3 to 4 days and nights where things start to go crazy

[@44tatia]

@@KA-om9oz I’m sure those in crisis that weekend can thank god it wasn’t you providing for their care.

[@KA-om9oz]

@@44tatia huh? If you cant pull 48 then stay home and bake cookies. You both would melt on deployment. FYI chocolate chip ship the best.

[@44tatia]

@@KA-om9oz I wish you the life you deserve… I am going to let you have the last word as I’m sure it’s desperately important to you.

[@shmood3000]

so many young people who weren’t there to witness the “golden age” of creepypasta...

[@cloudieeDBL]

yea

[@evaerid7553]

I'm genuinely mad that i was about 7 when the "golden age" existed, and somehow didn't run into that on the internet.

[@leowalker6504]

I remember i used to think sonic.exe was terrifying even though the story was mostly dog water

[@christianlovely1500]

So sad it hurts bro 😔

[@nicolasbrotherton7836]

Momo was so trash

[@pixelized_cloudz7802]

Russians: *Does an experiment to the point where subjects loose their minds and resort to violent cannibalism* Satan: Well, I just wanted to say that I’m a huge fan

[@NightyMarei]

A huge fan of the person that wrote this *Creepypasta*

[@carolrigby2217]

Russia constantly does that experiment. Read about the Povolzhye famine. Or literally about any of their gulags.

[@PartTimeGoblinSlayer]

@@NightyMarei yup.

[@Lagw1020]

More like: Satan: Not even I'M into this shit

[@KarenBienAime]

😅😅🤣

[@sumdeafguy3221]

Him: You will die if you don't sleep.. Me with anxiety and being up for 24 hours: ohhhh shit

[@noahsmith9881]

yeah

[@kobra3846]

Well only way to delete the anxiety is dying

[@sumdeafguy3221]

@@kobra3846 I... You're not wrong lmao

[@jakejohnson6902]

I had to stay awake for 5 days straight while in Afghanistan and that was rough especially after 3 days lol.

[@sumdeafguy3221]

@@jakejohnson6902 Oh I bet. I get paranoid after 24 hours, no way could I go 5 days w/o sleep!

[@stevefpv]

Pre green screen I feel like I’ve found gold. Man I’m trying to grow my channel and you have this so down I’m glad you’ve grown it so well.

[@the9287]

Scientists: “they’ve been awake for 15 days with no sleep ! “ Gamers : “them some rookie numbers , gotta get them up “

[@glenholmgren1218]

LOL! Level Up, bitches!

[@rickygreen1756]

This is fake. It never happened.

[@kinghamsterpsycho5046]

Lol..I can only stay up 5 days straight with 20 or 30 mins of nap per day..thats it.. continue gaming.. Then slept for the whole day after 5 days...

[@GoldenLamentation]

But with no games in that duration

[@merkquavious2]

im a certfied gamer with kpop stans chasing me and those are some fucking rookie numbers i actually sleep lol and i dont have kpoop stans chasing me

[@sprite2797]

He protecc He attacc But most importantly....... He want gas baccc

[@telex9869]

you’re kinda late to this

[@thefinch8021]

why does this remind me of the evo meme i saw of this

[@uraniumgirl235]

Oml xD

[@hunterguerra1792]

A high quality meme 😂

[@littlesweed6764]

The DanTDM references are real

[@your_dad_on_vacation]

Guys, this is a creepypasta.... But hey this is Russia we're talking about, it could've been leaked and they used Creepypasta as an excuse

[@pownotto4610]

yeah he said it was just a story and creepypasta at the end, but then said that it was during an era that he wouldn't be surprised if similar experiments actually happened

[@mis0maris]

@@pownotto4610 I did google the Japanese unit even though he said not to, I 100% believe worse things than this experiment have happened.

[@Nuinwing]

Supposedly Stalin had a project that tried to to interbreed humans with orangutans to create loyal super soldiers, turns out that humans and Orangutans are too different to produce natural hybrids and fortunately for both humans and orangutans this fact was discovered before any interspecies fucking took place.

[@ragalaga]

This is in Russia?! Ерщы щы щб кшыыщф?!

[@penneywisetwocents8910]

Operation orange soda

[@gbeagle417]

You've deff improved sooo much from these videos. It's awesome to see ur growth. Ballllllen

[@silhil]

Maybe their bodies got used to the gas and to not sleeping and they adapted to it.

[@H66699]

or maybe its fake

[@snipeyourboy322]

HenryHasPotential your dum is real you don’t believe in nothing it’s only on Russia old days

[@carnage191]

It's a story

[@stooperbrody2993]

@@snipeyourboy322 nah bruh its quite literally a creepy pasta (its fake)

[@jaimeortiz757]

Nooooooooo really?

[@ayank661]

Yo who tf searched this video up

[@noneedname2134]

Yeh it did

[@memellama2302]

Same

[@G_Wizz]

I searched because I found his tik tok video on it

[@nikecartier]

Yup

[@watchdog2065]

I watch one SCP video and instantly my recommended gets filled with stuff like this

[@cr0uchingtiger]

Russians: let's do a sleep depravation experiment Demon from another dimension: hey guys, cancel your other hauntings

[@kwantoon]

The Soviets had their own staff demons, no need for them to rely on any outside help.

[@Ozmin-cb9wm]

Wait how

[@Ozmin-cb9wm]

I’m watching a different video and y’all’s talkin bout russia

[@lazy_panda8771]

😂😂😂😂

[@rebeccacooper1420]

@Jude Jackson it’s from an old movie film called The Man Who Laughs (1928) based of Victor Hugo’s novel of the same name. The film inspired future monster movie films along with inspiring the Joker and graphic novel Batman: The Man Who Laughs, and the Dark Night Joker. Heath Ledger pays tribute to the film when he talks about his scars. It is a very good film and novel the picture is the main character Gwynplaine. I don’t know if you wanted that big explanation but anyway there you have it.

[@seearamarie]

Watching this compared to the more recent videos is so neat! You can tell how much his confidence and skills have grown over the years. It just keeps getting better and better! ❤️

[@buzzsawgames4302]

"Their head just started flippin around like a rubiks cube" I cracked up laughing.

[@toothtown1914]

Ikr, 😂🤣

[@CheckerProd]

I know 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Sunshine-pn2gy]

Smh lol

[@cringycorndog3578]

@@toothtown1914 WHY DOES EVERYBODY KEEP TAKING THE WORDS OUT M HEAD XD

[@linavasquez-comyns949]

This is a creepy pasta. It’s terrifying. And I CAN imagine such an experiment being conducted. Not ONLY by the Russians. Americans, Chinese, Middle East countries, European countries etc.

[@8thhousealchemist600]

The Nazis conducted the worst of the worst.

[@enxif1181]

Most european wouldn't back then and now probably none of the countries you mentioned would do it

[@dylanischillin2079]

it’s REALLY good that it’s only a creepy pasta

[@linavasquez-comyns949]

@@8thhousealchemist600 SO true. Is it possible that this particular creepy pasta was inspired by those EVIL BASTARDS?!

[@linavasquez-comyns949]

@@enxif1181 Your likely right. But I can still envision those governments attempting to do it. I’m American. But I’ve always wondered if WE really know what goes on at Guantanamo Bay. Or, Gitmo if You prefer.

[@Ojj2002]

cool how your moving tik tok fanbase to yt big respect

[@NikoMoroz]

Ojj hella smart

[@m1cal03]

I'm jus here visiting from TikTok too lol

[@jon3386]

You know this is all fake right

[@OpRaven-62]

@@jon3386, whether it's fake or not, they're still interesting stories.

[@seaman420]

he's had the KZbin channel longer than Tok Tok btw

[@GoodName-2112]

This story sounds so believable that I actually got shocked when I heard it was a creepy pasta, especially after reading about the real and horrible human experiments at Unit 731

[@JacksonRiggs]

What kinda experiments?

[@christiandelvalle282]

“The most horrifying experiment in human history” title is totally misleading considering this story is a work of fiction …

[@imaginativeempress4309]

Yeah I thought this was nonfiction how unfortunate but fortunate at the same time since I need something like to study for a future project for writing

[@Captain_Willard]

Yea I'm amazed at how many people don't realize that

[@XricheeX]

Wait this is not real? Im confused

[@bumnut]

@@XricheeX 👍🏻

[@bumnut]

@@XricheeX he said it

[@finnguthrie4061]

“They had to give them 10x the dosage of anaesthetic to get him to go to sleep” “And the doctors have no idea why these two men had died as soon as they fell alseep”

[@thickshmeat948]

So they pumped em full of morphine and killed em

[@thealchemist6319]

Exactly 💯

[@dutchvanderlinde4590]

Story is fake anyways. I own the Halloween prop used in the story.

[@Jackie1Lynn]

The second one didn't have any of the anaesthetic tho-

[@chriscolbert2188]

@@thickshmeat948 anesthetic isnt morphine lol

[@KagamineRoni]

I think this was the first creepypasta I read when I first started using the internet, a little nostalgic ngl

[@Three_dots_illutates]

It was my fave one too

[@maggiem6209]

This one scared the living hell out of me. The internet was a wild west of scary stories back in the day.

[@keelta1]

Wow it's amazing watching this and seeing how far Mr Ballen has come, well done mate you deserve your success

[@i-vlog1994]

I know the Russian sleep experiment is just a creepy pasta but MrBallen makes it sound so real

[@prayunceasingly2029]

I hope so. Horrific story.

[@jamesonjohnson1719]

I think this actually happened, it was always presented as true, at least till a couple months ago anyway...

[@Maraoov]

@@jamesonjohnson1719 it didnt actually happen, it was never presented as true its a creepypasta, it was made a long time ago i heard about it when i was like 11 and even then i could realize it was fake

[@jamesonjohnson1719]

@@Maraoov I hear what you're saying, can't help to feel like you're coming across as condescending though. I'm just saying I wouldn't be so quick to dismiss it as 100% inauthentic, its not even too farfetched honestly.. I'm just saying, have you ever known any meth addicts... They would easily stay up for 1-2 weeks without sleep, and the premises being they were looking for a super method... In WWII meth was widely acknowledged as being distributed to axis and allied forces... Stands to reason they would try to develop stronger variants.... Compared to meth heads, these folks seemed charming... Not to mention that the image in the person pictured in the thumbnail looks near identical to, ney even healthier than my kids GMA. And I'd honestly probably rather hang out with them than her... But in all seriousness truth or fiction, plausible or not... The real thing to take from this is not to use meth.... I mean yeah, upon looking into it more, it appears not to be 'true' but I feel like its probably based on something that did happen, but that's just my opinion

[@Maraoov]

@@jamesonjohnson1719 ive been around drugs, my mother was a methhead i know what methheads do. i was a little rude because these comments about it being real were way too many, and i was annoyed. he literally says its just a story in the video. i know there are countless studies and tests of this stuff, i used to be really into that kinda stuff a couple years ago. i didnt want to come off as rude or whatever i was just annoyed

[@flaco5581]

I was a soldier in my teens and early 20s...I'm in my 60s now and still trying to catch up on my sleep.

[@banknotenoah]

thank you for your service

[@flaco5581]

@@banknotenoah it was an honor.

[@mr.onethirtyeight5088]

@@flaco5581 - Spoiler alert! We never catch up on our sleep ...

[@CallUNexTuesday]

Just to echo the person above, thank you for serving.

[@valentinatyshchenko6638]

That’s really cool. Thanks for serving your/our country.

[@Vegeta.422]

"They were awake for 15 days straight" Crackheads: hah *PATHETIC*

[@csn6234]

Meth heads: hold my beer so I can disassemble my computer and clean out the insides.

[@stupidtown910]

@@csn6234 hold my spoon you mean?😜

[@jocelynavitia1265]

Hold my sandwich baggie 😂

[@csn6234]

@@jocelynavitia1265 You are correct, sir

[@winterbear3971]

I didn’t sleep for 2 weeks due to night terrors

[@deebee8418]

I had a speed addiction for about 15 years. The longest I managed was 7 days… to say that my mental health was frayed by the end of those 7 days is an understatement. Thankfully, I was at “home” (we lived in a squat), as my brain and/or body just forced a shutdown, and I blacked out for about three days. I know it was sleep, but it felt more akin to the general anaesthetic you have prior to surgery.

[@Dockernan1977]

Listening to a sleep deprivation horror story as I deprive myself of sleep by continuously watching MrBallen’s videos. Sounds reasonable.

[@rhyleyhaselton8845]

Same bro

[@beanoneya]

I've been doing this for days. I had to finally stop watching the super scary ones at night.

[@Rodariuswave86]

sir go the hell to sleep

[@Ellotherematey]

I did this in a hotel and got 2 noise complaints I had my god damn headphones in the whole time even before the first noise complaint

[@D3V_Official]

666 likes.

[@vvenomous6240]

When a human doesn't sleep for long enough, the brain begins to eat itself.

[@Musiclover-qh2mv]

I hate comments like this bc it’s 5 am and I’m still drinking so I will not be sleeping until like 7

[@thetruesopop]

Time to get more sleep..

[@REI-yf7ih]

...........*sweats in only gets 0-5 hours of sleep per day* I should probs go to sleep now-

[@thetruesopop]

@@REI-yf7ih same

[@vvenomous6240]

@@REI-yf7ih Heh- I probably should take my own warning 😅 I've been training myself to only sleep once every three days, for 2-3hrs.

[@penguinlad1892]

every time I hear the word "Russian experiments" I'm getting my blanket, cat, and snacks and buckleing up

[@horrificabomination]

Blanket cat snacks? Why are you eating cat snacks? Give them to ur cat u thief 😂.

[@b.a.k5367]

@@horrificabomination ah shat the cat shat on the cat burgla!

[@user-rmftwz-yrjsoq]

@@horrificabomination Is this joke

[@user-rmftwz-yrjsoq]

@@horrificabomination He needed to put some commas “I’m getting my blanket, my cat, and my snacks and buckling up”

[@horrificabomination]

@@user-rmftwz-yrjsoq yea it's a joke

[@lehayura]

I have had sleep problems my whole life. But I’ll talk about the recent issue: I’m also in the military. Recently I had to pull 24 hour duty back to back. I’d been doing this with intermittent breaks for about 6 months. I had had a stretch of not pulling this duty, and I was so anxious and full of dread when I knew I had to go back. On day two of this duty, day TWO, I called my partner having a mental breakdown, crying, so suicidal that I was terrified of myself. I was so tired that I just wanted to die so I could sleep. It was a horrible day. It takes me weeks to recover and get back to a normal schedule after each time.

[@carlellis242]

I feel sorry for you here if I don’t sleep I have high chance of seizures I have no idea how you carried out that duty. Lack of sleep is horrible

[@lehayura]

@@carlellis242 it really was. Hallucinations are an effect of sleep deprivation for everyone but I start hallucinating after two days of not sleeping properly. And it sucks. But it’s been a year and I’m getting used to it.

[@carlellis242]

@@lehayura I wish you all the best and hope you can keep in a good head space cos it’s your health at the end of the day

[@lehayura]

@@carlellis242 big facts. That’s what it’s all about.

[@generalmartok3990]

I have acute insomnia that pops up from time to time. Like barely any sleep in 3-day stretches, so I can relate. Xanax is the only thing guaranteed to put me down during those times, and obviously that gets dicey.

[@cornflake233]

Mr. Ballin I want to give you a backhanded comment complement. I’ve heard the story in the past presented in a very bland way and it scared the crap out of me. I will not be listening to this video because I know what an effective storyteller you are. The bland telling gave me nightmare fuel for a few weeks. I do believe that you would take me out for a year. Keep doing what you do, shipmate. I am new to your channel and you rock!

[@erica9334]

Ballen*

[@cornflake233]

OK I listened. Came back around. And I was right. One week of insomnia! So worth it, shipmate. You have an amazing skill.

[@dutchvanderlinde4590]

A fake story gave you a nightmare? The woods would really horrify you if you really get out there then. Full of... things that we can't explain.

[@cornflake233]

@@dutchvanderlinde4590 😂 I grew up in the woods in the deep deep south of Mississippi. I think I kind of have an idea of what the woods hold. I know this is a fake story… I’ve always found that people who don’t let stories affect them lack empathy and imagination. You know… Like people who subtly insult others to feel better about themselves. Nice talking to your, Dutch

[@riskyliftz]

@@cornflake233 bravo

[@wurdacag0965]

It's incredible watching this older content and then comparing it to the new content. You've greatly improved in both storytelling and production value and its cool to see that transition. Truly a master of your craft! Keep going!

[@raymondaranda8716]

Too many promoting now i miss old style straight stories

[@wurdacag0965]

@@raymondaranda8716 can't knock him for making $$

[@samderrick2780]

@@raymondaranda8716 your mom

[@aShamelessHigh]

@@wurdacag0965 this man probably makes so much $ from it too

[@JakeKoenig]

Sounds like a backhanded compliment, like you're saying he sucked at storytelling and production at this point in time.

[@fluxshinyt3143]

The subjects: GIVE ME DA GAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSS Me: sounds like a drug addiction Thx for the likes didn't expect so much since this a pretty dumb comment

[@luisavasquez391]

Xd

[@isabellamalberg4193]

Ikr 😬😬😬😬😬😂

[@monstablox1]

😐

[@babyzho7056]

🤣🤣🤣

[@hectorp9206]

😂😂😂😂🤣🤣

[@haileyleyes3693]

This was the first video I ever watched of yours on KZbin after seeing the tiktok for this story and I’ve been hooked ever since. I’ve watched each of your videos tens of times and I’ve listened to every episode of your podcast, also several times over. I absolutely love the way you tell your stories❤

[@americangangster1911]

When you start seeing shadow people that's when you know it's time to get some sleep.

[@joshmakarenko5809]

Or when your voice sounds like it's coming from a PA system lol

[@J_West11]

This guy knows. It gets real scary after day 3.

[@J_West11]

The dying when they fall asleep is due to hypotension or extremely low blood pressure. Being amped up for that long puts massive stress on the heart so it’s like a rebound effect once the stimulus has left the body. When you sleep your heart rate has to slow down. In this case it probably slowed all the way down and was unable to pump enough blood. The heart is a muscle and just like when you work out a muscle it has to recover. I’m sure this is true or some version of this. This is similar to what happens in stimulant psychosis. These men all had to have a psychotic break in the situation severe sleep deprivation will do this.

[@grimmcreole44]

or ya lay of the coke

[@j.armstrong9021]

This is the first time I've heard of shadow people, I work security on the midnight shift, and when employees go out the north side of the building to take a break, we see the moving shadows as we call them, some time's they're more active then others, we always ask the people coming back in on how the shadows are doing? We have no clue what it could be, we pretty much have gotten used to them, and none of us are in to occult or unique activities, everyone is pretty much family orientated. It is a weird feeling though, they have no shape, just a moving shadow.

[@brown2889]

Fatal Insomnia is real. It’s a genetic disorder and when it happens to the person it is horrifying. You’re a great storyteller.

[@meshezza]

Yes I remember seeing a university lecturer from America who’s brain stopped releasing the hormone that induces sleep, he went down hill so rapidly, it was pretty terrifying to watch

[@sezstamorae9004]

@@meshezza do u know why his brain stopped making it?

[@joogullae3456]

If anyone has fatal insomnia just do some fentynyl and knock out

[@rustyshackleford2808]

This story isn’t real. Clickbait

[@DragonsOfSnow]

@@rustyshackleford2808 If you're talking about the actual video, I'm guessing you didn't actually WATCH the video. 🙄

[@IDontWannaGo23]

You know the pictures are scary when you don't trust the darkness of the rooms in your house

[@mercedeshoffmann6653]

True lol

[@stuff514]

Yes sir

[@wjstudios3091]

XD me when i check the DARK bathroom

[@shadowenderscar]

Literally me

[@OnionKnight67]

Nice name

[@jeremydavis4363]

Wow 4 years… way-to-go man. I enjoy your story-telling. 🎉well 4 years from this story anyway.

[@idontknowatall]

You have evolved so much over 7 months. I am proud of you, Mr. Ballen

[@gxgamingandtech2017]

Gull

[@4ortnite20]

sombody has a cruuuuush

[@gxgamingandtech2017]

@@4ortnite20 i guess so

[@That_Tunafish_Guy]

I want a simp😑

[@soupclown_9709]

For me it’s not even the story that scares me, it’s just that one photo 😩😭

[@zulunet3285]

When I was a kid I saw a video about this on KZbin and the thumbnail definitely scared me off this topic until now.

[@midwaygamer-ou3my]

that picture is just a halloween decoration

[@soupclown_9709]

@@midwaygamer-ou3my oh I’m still scared tho-

[@midwaygamer-ou3my]

@@soupclown_9709 you can buy it online if you want to freak others out lol

[@vampyvixen3546]

Where can I buy it from?

[@reyansh3157]

"They rounded up five prisoners of war" *Shows 4 people*

[@romans4l]

Yeah....

[@ryanbrandt3374]

The fifth was taking the pic!

[@veannegilchrist9925]

The fifth took the pic....🤭

[@nehemiahzo_]

They ate the fifth

[@chromatic_r0ses88]

@Rafael Raf actually it’s true lmao they found documents and stuff it’s not like the gas was impossible to make

[@eyebeemee]

Oh that is such a sad story. I wouldn't wish that on anyone. You're a good story teller. I came by your videos first on facebook reels and followed the page over here to youtube. Glad I did and now I have a bunch of videos to catch up on. Thank you for all the tales.

[@TahaNawaz25]

russia: *makes nightmares for satan* satan: they just made the impossible, possible

[@Lagw1020]

Satan: Thank you. Now even I will have nightmares tonight.

[@miguelthedoofus55]

Fun fact! That picture of one the “prisoners” is just a Halloween prop.

[@toxsiper505]

Still chill.

[@selectinput5316]

MiguelTheDoofus the creepy smile guy?

[@miguelthedoofus55]

I subscribe if you say please? Yes

[@Jacob-on5zh]

oh thank god

[@augustuscordero8215]

Lmao

[@coltonstinson2361]

I hope everybody knows "The Russian Sleep Experiment" is a Creepypasta it is not real someone wrote it on the website but for some reason it is accepted as a true story

[@hirobasushi819]

he explains this at the end of the video.

[@BlazinNSoul]

That may be true but these experiments did take place. The Germans certainly take the cake when it comes to some pretty f***** up experiments.

[@giovannaortizgonell4704]

It is real

[@alisonindvik6391]

I did

[@alisonindvik6391]

@@giovannaortizgonell4704 it is not

[@tracylyle1902]

My Uncle was a medic in the war and married a German my Aunt Maggie. She saw so much horror it’s unbelievable and horrifically awful that her story’s terrified me to the core and just filled my heart with such sorrow. I pray that people will wake from its Valium taking stupor and vote the correct way this time. Godspeed America!!❤️🇺🇸🙏🏻❤️🇺🇸🙏🏻❤️🙏🏻🇺🇸

[@curd1ed_m1lk87]

My question is, who the hell would want to willingly get nightmares O.O (hehe me)

[@shinigami6331]

I’ve known this for so long it doesn’t affect me anymore

[@mustachiomustache5591]

@@shinigami6331 ya this is so old lol

[@mustachiomustache5591]

This is old but still creepy just imagine being one of the people in the experiment. You get put into a experiment with 5 other people it seems normal but then you realize you cant sleep. Everyone around you starts to get skinny and start eating themselves by ripping out their flesh with their hands the sink gets flooded and the room is very terrific now. If you are still sane in that situation then you are very unlucky and would scream a lot. Afraid of what the others would do would they attack you would they gain back their sanity what would they do that would definitely chip away at your sanity even if its only for 15 days.

[@OnlyLacial]

Lucy Dieringer haha

[@bunkoo3611]

Same

[@maskcollector6949]

Keep doing creepypastas, you're solid at it. The plausibility of them makes them good.

[@MrBallen]

Austin Foster thanks! Which one should I do next?

[@maxward9242]

@@MrBallen unit 731 😯😳

[@aidanc4757]

MrBallen kzbin.info/www/bejne/iKLQap-brbN8edE it’s called Emma

[@matildadegaard5130]

Retardio How on earth? He’s just telling a made up story that’s based in Russia? It has to be based somewhere, doesn’t it? He’s not in any way saying that Russia is a bad country.

[@returntomonkey901]

Matilda Odegaard yes he is he’s trying to say that Russia is evil for something that never happened

[@thatonekid6999]

In case you don’t know, this isn’t true. It’s a well written Creepypasta

[@Aw-ns1qx]

@Logan Bryan read creepy pasta Candle Cove. It's not this kind of effed up, it's another kind of effed up. Honeslty nothing is as effed up as the russian sleep experiment....

[@makh44]

@Logan Bryan it’s a story that’s fictional but it’s written as if it really happened. Other cool examples include the slender man and der Ritter

[@wenkaichoo4169]

It's a creepypasta. Reignbot did a great job debunking it.

[@wenkaichoo4169]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/qn6qY3hsmp2ljLc

[@judethaddeus9856]

@Logan Bryan creepypastas are available all over the world, they’re in the internet and they are more or less scary stories

[@CodeTalkerLooter]

I am ikna Mr. Ballen marathon. Gotta watch all the fallen videos in this channel from oldest to newest

[@Sheepers2k]

Your hallucination story brings back memories. It is one of the strangest feelings in the world as the hallucinations start. It is when you think to yourself 'hang on, this is not right', you realise your hallucinating. Training to get around that and to keep full concentration is one of the hardest things I have had to do. On top of that, add the difficulty of mental and physical tests.

[@ontherims3284]

Eating the mushrooms in the schoolyard?.

[@logeyperogi1805]

There are two movies I can think of where lack of sleep actually had an effect on the characters that was in a way, life threatening One of them was a Batman movie or episode where a villain would attack Batman in his sleep or possess him or something so Batman did a bunch of stuff to stay awake (drink a lot of coffee, blast music at full volume, punch out a window in the bat mobile) and the second is the 2010 Nightmare on Elm Street remake where the characters would suffer from something called “Microsleep” where for a brief few seconds they’d fall asleep and would be vulnerable long enough for Freddy Krueger to actually scare them and probably could’ve even killed them if he was fast enough

[@jenf6489]

@@logeyperogi1805 what about the "cell" with Vincent dinafrio(sp?)?

[@FinDubGames]

Learning that you were a Navy Seal was probably the coolest thing I've learned today. More and more respect and love gained daily. Thanks for your service!!!

[@daninspiration4064]

This is why he is probalby so good at telling stories, he reads them and literally memorizes the smalltest details. I suspect being a navy seal requires alot of attention to detail.

[@ibarny2588]

Videos like this one is why 12 year old me had nightmares.

[@Jordan-qr7cd]

giveMeYourIp I was 8 when I saw this

[@mercwithamouth77]

I was 986 when I saw this

[@spring.got.slayed]

Im 11 watching this.

[@ed589]

Stokely 12

[@ale3jandra]

and why I had sleep paralysis

[@PeggyMCline]

This is the very first video I’ve ever heard you use filler words, like “uh” or “um” You are an impressive storyteller Mr. Ballen

[@2atalkandpolitics422]

The one creepy pasta i thought was real until i found out it was a deep dark scary story. This is one of the most disturbing creepy pastas ever.

[@Barrcoke]

I know... It's so well written

[@Phantom-of-Tallon-IV]

It’s not that well written.

[@aquawoelfly]

@@Phantom-of-Tallon-IV depends on who is telling it.

[@Phantom-of-Tallon-IV]

@@aquawoelfly While whoever is telling it can affect how scary it is, that doesn’t change the fact that it isn’t well written. It’s a creepypasta, not a generic idea that people tell their own versions of. It’s almost always copied word for word, hence the name.

[@aquawoelfly]

@@Phantom-of-Tallon-IV agreed the closer you stay to the original work the better it sounds. But this version is not my favorite.

[@lady_k5588]

One of the best creepypastas ever. I'm surprised it hasn't been made into a movie yet 🤔

[@dylanpiper4200]

I think some college students made a short movie abt it but yea definitely movie material tho

[@tiffanystarbeck2279]

There is a movie on KZbin. It's 30 minutes long. Terrifying

[@anything_alt6173]

@@tiffanystarbeck2279 yep teachers showed it to us in 10th grade and we are glued to our seats and the worst part is we had to watch it everyday for 4 days for a packet we were doing to answer wat was happening in the video

[@tiffanystarbeck2279]

@@anything_alt6173 omg! Teachers made you watch that? That is horrible! I can't believe that!!

[@nounouxmarley8771]

@@anything_alt6173 how old are u in 10th grade?? That seems really awful to show something like that 👁 what’s the film title?!

[@xshullaw]

The best part about this story is that it's actually believable. Fictional (as far as we know), yet grounded in a horrifying realism that people pretend doesn't exist.

[@argonaut_jay]

Anyone who knows history knows stuff like this goes on all the time. The USA did a similar thing with blacks that had syphilis. He did a story on that one too. The CIA also loaded people with LSD at one point to run tests on them. Humans are disgusting creatures who absolutely froth at the mouth trying to play God.

[@tomkee4479]

Exactly and even though this particular story isnt true, it's still terrifying because there has been things similar that has happened before because there used to be all kinds of morbid crazy experiments done to humans during wars and stuff

[@helloidkwhoiam]

@@tomkee4479g

[@lauragraves4342]

Perfectly said. 💟💯

[@KDeck1151]

The record for most sleepless nights is 18 days so it is possible

[@JPqbss]

Honestly, this creepypasta always gives me trauma. I had a friend who had extremely severe insomnia and he was awake for 8 days straight. On day 3 he started hallucinating and I had to help his family take care of him. Finally we got him in to a doctor and the doctor gave him some heavy duty sleeping pills and he became narcoleptic for about 4 days, only waking up to eat, shower, and interact with his family for a couple hours every day

[@Pussmash]

Or that super severe insomnia that makes you unable to sleep permanently. Until you die. Fuck that man. Would just shoot myself or hope someone else would .-.

[@JustAUser847]

This is so fake because insomnia doesn’t make u stay awake theres 2 types 1 which is where u struggle to sleep but u do eventually sleep and 2 where u can only sleep for a certain amount of time and they are caused by ur brain levels primary insomnia isn’t understood well but secondary is caused by stress so this isn’t insomnia my guy it’s probably sleep paralysis or something

[@undergrounddojokeyboardcag701]

@@JustAUser847 Why would you suggest that was fake? And if you're going to try to correct someone on super specific language (instead of just allowing a normal conversation/statement to happen) you yourself could get terms correct. Why would you suggest sleep paralysis? what did he say that would make you think that? Ive had both. There have been points in my life where i could not sleep for 5 or 6 days. And for about five years or so, for some reason, i had really bad sleep paralysis. And i can tell you right now, you don't confuse the two, they are nothing alike.

[@JustAUser847]

@@undergrounddojokeyboardcag701 like I said insomnia isn’t where u can’t sleep for several days that’s sleep paralysis it isn’t a opinion it’s facts and u just proved my point by saying u couldn’t sleep for 5 days and u urself said it was sleep paralysis

[@undergrounddojokeyboardcag701]

@@JustAUser847 No. I did not say that i could not sleep for 5 days and it was because of sleep paralysis, read what i said. I said at different points in my life ive had both sleep paralysis and insomnia, a lack of an ability to sleep for days and the two are impossible to confuse or equate. These are two very different things. Sleep paralysis is where you're partially asleep. Some functions in your brain are still going. This is where people see shadow people standing over them or feel things outside of their window. And because you're only half asleep, people often wake themselves up out of these states. To very religious people, this is often considered being possessed by a demon. If you're trying to converse with or correct other people you need to ensure you do 2 things. 1. Make sure you read what they say and respond properly... which you didnt do. 2. Make sure you know the definitions of the words you're trying to correct... which you don't know and a very basic google search for both of these terms, will show you that you're wrong on both accounts.

[@spicychili4082]

Nobody: Me: I shouldn’t watch this I won’t be able to sleep tonight... Also me: *clicks on video*

[@Peppermintboba25]

that was my arument with myself for the past 3 nights and here i am at 2 am

[@gabrielaptekarev1259]

U have 69 likes lol

[@christinaburleson9240]

Literally me

[@stephen8864]

@@christinaburleson9240 same

[@ciphergamingsouthafrica8502]

pathetic

[@mikeybeanz5288]

You think that’s scary? *try playing a slightly scary game in VR*

[@zeromtrx117]

Been there, done that! It's feckin awesome!!

[@sebastian7494]

@@zeromtrx117 Try Outlast

[@clinicallyinzane5922]

ive played about 5, my friends dad said if i beat the horror game he would get me and my friend gorn so i played it and beat because my friend was to scared XD

[@mercii1724]

Faks💯

[@thedragonman2352]

Play with me the clown game on be is super scary

[@822mickey]

Dang, no background, no flannel? This is OG Ballen

[@kimberleymarsh5728]

After just finding this channel and binge watching.... did I just find one of his first vids? You’ve gotten sooooooo much better. With the back drops and flow of talking.

[@km8102]

And the background music too lol

[@inkspencil]

Right? It’s incredible!

[@aodhGillespie]

"scariest human experiment" me: laughs in *harbinger experiment*

[@fuckingay4049]

Watching that next

[@aodhGillespie]

@@fuckingay4049 would recommend, creepiest story I've read in a long time

[@aodhGillespie]

@@fuckingay4049 also, in my opinion, watch "The Dark Somnium"'s video on it, as he has sound effects and visuals that make it even creepier

[@theleaguelegacy4082]

What is it

[@jciwallcrawler3673]

Dont fu king remind me of that sh t

[@ctachner]

“That went sideways” The experiment: spins off, burning

[@karlbuttler]

It is funny to see how far his videos have improved......

[@swifty5098]

i read this story online a couple of years ago. still haunts me... there's a detail that i missed in your telling of the story. at one point the remaining survivor ( i think) after all the struggeling in and out of the chamber came eye to eye with a nurse. and though the flesh was ripped from his face, she could still tell by the twinkel in his eyes that he was smiling when seeing her. that made my blood run cold...

[@introvertairways]

Luckily for you this is a fake story it’s a creepypasta. That probably doesn’t help but still

[@SSPspaz]

I remember going 60 hours or so without sleep during college. After a couple days without sleep, I started hallucinating. Like I’d see movement in my peripheral vision, but when I’d turn and look, nothing was there. I can’t even imagine the level of paranoia you’d have going a whole week or longer without sleep. I’d honestly guess that going much longer than I did might cause permanent cognitive problems.

[@mattislindehag3065]

If you had stayed awake much longer you could have started seeing shadow people. Look it up, it is a common hallucination. It can be triggerd by certain drugs, by sleep paralysis, sleep depravation and drugs that cause sleep depravation such as amphetamines.

[@SSPspaz]

@@mattislindehag3065 Oh absolutely. After my experience, that wouldn’t surprise me at all.

[@Lee-fw9mr]

I once read a Reddit post asking people what they experienced during sleep-deprivation. Most of them said Shadow People. Just like you mentioned. It would start off in the periphery. Then after another day or two of no sleep, the Shadow People would become fully visible to them. They started hallucinated more intensely. MY THEORY: Sleep is what keeps our psyche separated from "the other side". When we don't sleep, the curtain starts to thin out... which is why we start catching glimpses only. The curtain thins more and we start seeing the Shadow People more clearly. And if you go enough days without sleep, you literally die. That's a real thing. Fatal familial insomnia is a real thing. It's an incurable insomnia. Even sleep medication or anesthesia doesn't work on them. They sleep fewer and fewer hours over months or years, until they eventually can't sleep AT ALL. They die shortly after that stage. (Don't worry, it super rare though. You need to have a certain gene for it, too).

[@ElessaB]

I didn't see shadow people, but I did see giant aliens in a parking lot jumping rope once, after 50+ hours awake.

[@mattislindehag3065]

@@ElessaB Thats a new one.

[@moosekababs]

i think this is the first actually fictional story i've heard you cover. spent the last week binging your stuff. just thought it was neat

[@Akstergrind]

When I was 21 (I’m now 57) I went into rehab for heroin addiction. The rehab also put people through detox, which they tend not to do these days. The place was pretty barbaric and detox was achieved using only paracetamol for the pain and a drug called Clonidine which just lowered blood pressure. Anyway, the detox was pretty severe and I didn’t sleep for a full 15 days and nights. If you weren’t able to sleep you were allowed to go downstairs for 10 minutes every hour to sit with the duty nurse, which I did religiously to break the monotony and frustration. People have subsequently told me it’s impossible to stay awake for 15 nights, but I know I did and the nurses confirmed that I chatted with them every hour. It wasn’t at all pleasant, but I didn’t hallucinate or eat my own flesh. It might’ve made it more interesting if I had!

[@kojiarakawa6831]

Me at midnight: this looks interesting Me at 3:00: why tf did I watch this

[@tyleryuh4120]

Note: never watch Mr ballen at night unless your ready for no sleep.

[@impulsivityreal]

Omg I can relate

[@complexsonicz9239]

🙃

[@kojiarakawa6831]

Tyler_Yuh especially his recent Tik toks

[@Apple.Tetanus]

I’m abt to copy your mistake

[@faaronbrooks6897]

“They’ve been awake w no sleep for 15 days,” “Meth head: CHALLENGE ACCEPTED!”🧟‍♂️✨

[@b.benjamineriksson6030]

Exactly

[@frankatchison2519]

I have beaten that record, in the past.

[@simonforfan]

Nothing like a good old speed race.. except the aftermath

[@frankatchison2519]

The 19th day was Halloween, I fed my dinner to the dead. They were walking aimlessly outside my window, through each other in a kind of fog.

[@facethestrange15yearsago81]

@@frankatchison2519 I'd love to see what happens after day 7. I've never gone that far.