Microsleep

[a_real_hermit]

Microsleep - this is from Wikipedia:

"A microsleep is an episode of sleep which may last for a fraction of a second or up to thirty seconds.... People who experience microsleeps usually remain unaware of them, instead believing themselves to have been awake the whole time, or feeling a sensation of 'spacing out'. One example is called "gap driving

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[dazed_girl]

That's interesting. First time I've heard of it. I space out every so often too. I also have moments where I look at the clock and I see an hour has passed, but last time I looked at it, it only felt like a few minutes passed. I wonder what the difference between simply "spacing out" and a microsleep is. Sounds almost like blackouts or something. Regardless it's probably very dangerous especially if you're driving.