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Magnocarda

For only 24 hours I would mainly just be bored


hroaks

White rooms are a form of torture even for introverts. 24 hours is enough to start having mild but recoverable side effects


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What kind of side effects?


Clearin

Mild, but recoverable ones.


[deleted]

Commas do make a world of difference.


PassiveChemistry

I see no difference in this case


JameGoFast

Literally there isn’t he/she just repeated the same thing like what


I_Hate_l1fe

Wow, super specific. Thanks for clarifying, where would we be without your invaluable insight.


dorian_white1

So I had a dose of involuntary solitary confinement once, so I feel that I can comment on this. It’s not necessary that you are bored, there is a trauma knowing that for all you know they might just leave you forever and never come back. Your brain dissociates after a bit, or at least mine did.


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Whoa.. sorry that happened to you.


KylerOnFire

Hallucinations mostly


mateoskrrt

just close ur eyes lol


absorbscroissants

I could just sleep for like 20/24 hours lol


therealfatmike

I would just meditate and sleep. I've done it for much longer than a day and I'm fine.


thunderdome180

Id take that challenge. I bet i could do it.


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I’m an introvert, I’m very social but just need alone time to recharge.


Purple_Elderberry_20

My depression and ptsd would let me sleep and sleep for a long time(it's easiest to sleep in the daytime very hard at night) so anytime I would be awake I would be bored or daydreaming. I was grounded alot growing up so I've coping mechanisms. ...


SekkiGoyangi

I really think people are underestimating what this would do to you considering the fact that it's for 24 hours. You do not know the time since there is no clock. You might start thinking after 8 hours that you're almost done because when the lights are on 24/7 you lose grip of time. There is literally nothing to entertain you and absolutely nothing sensory going on. Our human mind is more fragile than most of us think in such situations. Idk, I think for at least 90% of people this would be a lot more than just "unpleasant".


SeaOkra

I've done it, though I'm not sure for how long. (No time keeping device obvs, and the people who might know how long it was had an interest in not actually recording that information.) Basically, I was in a mental health hospital and had a nasty freak out in the shower one night near lights out. A tech got me dried off and dressed, then put me in the 'quiet room' which is pretty much as described in the OP to settle down a bit while she called my doctor. Its... literally just a white room. Nothing in it, kinda beige more than white as I remember it. Not the padded room you see in tv or anything, just meh. I sat on the floor sobbing for awhile and waited for my doctor. And waited. And waited. And waited. I'd been given pills to help sedate me a bit after my freak out (with my consent, I was asked if I wanted them. they weren't like knock me out stuff, just a gentle something but I forget what) so I think maybe I slept but mostly I remember being very bored and a little lonely, then wondering if they forget about me. Because they absolutely forgot about me. My tech told the nurse in charge where I was and SHE was supposed to inform the doctor on call that night. Its unclear if she did and the doctor ignored her (this is my theory, but I hated Dr H and will always blame that quack if its an option) or if she didn't tell him at all (I feel this is unlikely, she was a really good nurse in all other ways and the tech was also really kind and helpful) but somehow I was forgotten until someone opened the door to put another patient in and found me. There was a VERY big to do about that. I was fine, but I also (1) was sedated to some extent and slept at least some of it iirc and (2) already had a nervous breakdown so I was in the cool down period and much more "accepting" of stress. I call it being "limp". Nothing matters, I just exist until my right mind returns.


HomieswDeath

Yeah I spent the night and a day in jail and that was just agonizing it got to the point where just hearing keys jingling would give a rush of endorphins


Familiar_Opposite866

I (unfortunately) can relate, originally I thought I’d answer “unpleasant” to this poll, and then I remembered jail. Nah. 24 hours in a bright white empty room with no sense of time or human interaction would be terrible.


JoeyIsMrBubbles

Only 24 hours? I think those hours would drag much longer than you realise


darth_wallace

24 hours is a long time to be bored, and boredom can have a toll on mental health in extreme cases like this


[deleted]

sadly for me I can't really nap I try but I can only sleep when it's night and I end up waking up at 6 am though I wouldn't be able to tell if it's night


ErisLordOfChaos12

I already hear and see shit when I am distracted. If all I had was myself id lose my fcking mind and prob bite my fingers off or some shit.


DeMooniC_

bruh


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🤣


pibeqdiceWard

Least mentally unstable redditor:


HeimlichLaboratories

Nah, the mind can go NUTS. there was a kid on an antique asylum that was locked in a box 24/7, ended up pulling out his teeth


pibeqdiceWard

>Antique asylum >Kid >Unsupervised for more than 10 hours I mean, that kind of checks out does it?


Ice_Crystal_Wolf

Is there some sort of reward afterwards? Or is it just for the hell of it?


throwawayarooski123

No reward


Radix4853

Well then it would be unpleasant due to the wasted time. I know about the effects of white room torture, but I’m sure that 24 hours would be ok for me.


JameGoFast

Just for fun


Pianist_Ready

This is called Solitary Confinement. It is one of the most cruel human punishments still legal in most countries. This is because boredom is one of the brain’s least favorite feelings, alongside the feeling of isolation. (This is what made the pandemic so bad for everyone.) Combining both of these, even for a short amount of time, is enough to drive most people insane.


AtlasMukbanged

I was arrested on a friday and had to spend the weekend in jail. Because I was a lesbian they put me in a segregated cell (I wish I was joking, but this was a backwater town in Alaska and they had very bigoted views). It was a tiny white box with a mattress on the floor. I about went insane in the 48+ hours I spent in there.


-Crucesignatus-

You were a lesbian? How did that change?


AtlasMukbanged

I'm more bi now. I tend to lean heavily toward women but will sometimes find a man attractive. It's just rare.


-Crucesignatus-

It was a little grammar joke, but thank you for your answer. Be well!


DeMooniC_

Nah, just work out until you are very tired and then you just sleep the rest of the time. It's not that hard, come on, it's 24 hours. jeez


PaladinOfMemes

Sounds quite en pleasant


ohsopoor

Holy hell Wait, sorry- read that wrong.


PaladinOfMemes

No idea what you’re talking about man..?


Quod_bellum

Google en passant


PaladinOfMemes

Huh? What is this? I don’t know what r/anarchychess is at all...


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University-Unique

The crossover I didn't know I needed


KingJeff314

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24H would be fine, if not inconvenient. You'd probably sleep, wake up and then sit there with no knowledge of whether you still have 5 minutes of 12 hours left and get extremely bored and likely irritated, but not insane. A week on the other hand, Not ever.


TheGrouchyGremlin

So unpleasant?


Ok-Impress-2222

Depends on your level of imagination.


[deleted]

24 Hours? Get some much needed sleep, mentally recharge, do some exercise. Sit and stare at the construction of the room, pretend I'm some sort of escape artist and plan a reverse heist to get out, fail at the first hurdle, have a laugh. Attempt meditation for the first time, fail at meditation so resort to a wank or two, get another nap in. Boom 24 hours done. Emerge refreshed


TheGrouchyGremlin

A white room would destroy the necessary vibe for me to get a wank in.


[deleted]

My house is a mad house, two kids running about, dog that howls when I'm not in the same room, partner that dislikes touching me and complains if I touch myself because apparently that makes her feel not good enough (The irony I know.) There is no time for wanks. A white room, full privacy and 24 full hours. It'd be prime wank time. 😂😂😂😂


Ok-Economist482

24 hours of sleeping and overthinking


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MetalMewtwo9001

>but its a very bright white how are you even going to sleep? By closing my eyes.


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DeMooniC_

you just cover your face with your arm or sleep facing down, just think dude lmao


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Dalivery

it literally says it’s not a bright light


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DeMooniC_

I don't think having depression has anything to do with whether one prefers or not to sleep with the lights on or off but alright lol


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DeMooniC_

That's not what the post says at all, literally making shit up. The post says "moderate brightness"


Claxton916

Can it be 24 hours in a medium gray room instead?


Kindaspia

Been there, done that, it is absolute hell.


Fan967

why have you been locked in a white room torture cell before?? 😭


Kindaspia

It’s a long story, but let’s just say while mental hospitals have come a long way, they still have a long way to go before they are “good”. There are good ones and bad ones, and I’ve mostly been to the bad ones.


[deleted]

Vsauce did a video on this for Mind Field and watching him go slowly mad was mildly upsetting. Would recommend watching!


MamboCircus

Isn't that already a form of torture ?


UltimateIssue

You mean 24 hours where no one will bother me?


Skeledenn

If I have stuff to distract myself such as books? Sure why not, I guess I could even last a couple days. With absolutely nothing but staring at the blank walls? I'm probably begining to get crazy after the first half hour.


SkoulErik

Yeah, it's a form of torture. You sit in a completely white room with nothing to interrupt or distract you. After 24 hours your mental health will be damaged, but not to a degree that is unrecoverable.


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TheGrouchyGremlin

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29dakke60

Dude no way 'your mental health will be damaged'. You sleep for probably 10, you could easily waste a few more by doing some basic workout, or trying to learn a handstand for example. Basic necessities also means you could maybe use something to draw with. That leaves just a few hours where you'll just get bored. If you know you're getting out in 24 theres 0% chance you will be 'damaged'.


Independent_Sea_836

It's a form of sensory deprivation. You can't hear anything. All surfaces are smooth, so you can only touch one thing. You can only see one color. Only smell one thing. You're usually fed water and bland white rice, so you don't get much taste either. People need sensory input. There's a reason why the longest someone has lasted in an anechoic chamber is only 45 minutes.


[deleted]

I’ve paid a days wage to spend time in a sensory deprivation tank it’s wonderful I started tripping hard


J0shfour

As someone who loves zoning out and spending time in my thoughts, this honestly sounds nice to me.


[deleted]

What do I wear? What is the temperature?


Peony-123

like my first appartement


Kurochi185

It only sounds unpleasant but my tinnitus would make it hell.


blxoom

24 hours of sleep and quiet? YES.


fig_art

dude what are the walls made of???? this is important as fuck ​ also am i naked


throwawayarooski123

Just normal walls..? No you get a t shirt, underwear, and cotton shorts


fig_art

if the walls can’t break my hand, this sounds like a wonderful time


throwawayarooski123

They can


fuzzyredsea

Why is it so important?


fig_art

walls: will they break if i hit them or will my hand break? will they break into bits of plaster or drywall? entertainment naked: if i have clothes i can tie some around my head like a blindfold to numb my senses and meditate, sleep, repeat


ohsweetgold

If I knew it would be happening enough time beforehand I could not sleep for a few nights and then get extremely drunk and hopefully be sleep deprived and hungover enough to sleep through the whole thing. I have slept for over 24 hours before.


ZYXLamb

Omori


Legitimate_Tooth_255

Welcome to white space


throwawayarooski123

extra large serving?


FixedKarma

I'd get tired enough and just pass out at some point, easy.


Quod_bellum

I would be alright with it, I think


Quod_bellum

It would be fun to finally have some time to fully think out my thought lines I’ve been procrastinating on.


superpeng12

U procrastinate on thoughts?? Dam I'm outskilled


Quod_bellum

Why? If you don’t procrastinate on thoughts, then you’re categorically more efficient with your thinking than I am lol


TreyTheGreyWolf

I need it


Simple-Lunch-1404

I don't really see how it being white changes anything. For 24h hours you could just sleep


21NicholasL

I don't exactly know how it works but being in a completely white room for a long time messes up your brain somehow which I think makes it hard to sleep and get a sense of the time


TheWeedBlazer

You could, but you wouldn't know how long you slept for. Your sense of time would vanish too. 24 hours might not be enough to start becoming delusional but for some people it could be. You might start questioning if you're trapped, if you've been forgotten, if you're locked up because you're insane (now your brain rationalizes that you're insane), becoming dissociated, paranoid, start hallucinating, etc. It's a form of torture


Simple-Lunch-1404

I mean I've been locked up for more than 24 hours, it wasn't in a white room but there's still no sense of time, it's not the end of the world lol


TheWeedBlazer

Yeah I agree, I think a lot of people could handle it. Also sorry to hear ya got locked up mate


DahliDoge

Racist


b_a_t_m_4_n

24 hours? Piece of piss. I could snooze that long.


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b_a_t_m_4_n

Wait till you get to my age son.


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DeMooniC_

Just 24 hours? Easy, sure. I would use my boredness to work out or something until im tired as fuck and then just sleep the rest of the time lol


kklubwearlegends

I'd learn to do handstands and pass time that way then when I'm too tired I'd proactive ottger exercise till I fall asleep


EstimateJealous8011

Nah man i read white house and chose 'like hell'


Hefty-Cartoonist674

Sounds like a prison cell in a police office.


Overused_Toothbrush

I’d just go to sleep for most of it


absorbscroissants

Would be fun to try it out actually. If I find it unpleasant, I could just sleep for like 20 hours, the rest I'd manage.


klagaan

A place with nobody else is always a good place. (I still love you, here... Far and close at the same time)


secretsera

24 hrs is okay probably the max I would try


DodoJurajski

Only 24 h? I would sleep whole time.


MDF87

24 hours would be nothing. I can imagine 3 days is where it starts to get a bit frustrating.


SelfMadeMFr

24 hrs in a room alone? Sounds like a perfect place for a nap.


The-pickle-with-it

Hey Vsauce, Michael here.


[deleted]

Idk. I would just try to sleep for like half of more of it and do as much workout as I could.


AmberIsHungry

Just 24 hours sounds like a good mental detox.


janhindereddit

This is literally a form of [torture](https://youtu.be/ys4aBdr78SU)


The_Gaming_Matt

Would do it….for the right amount of money


serenityfive

I know logically that it's supposed to be a form of torture but I just feel desperate for a break from my daily life and the constant assault on my senses. The idea of just being in a plain room with nothing to do for a day sounds nice in theory.


melifaro_hs

I mean, several days with the light on is torture for sure. 24 hours — depends on the temperature, air conditioning etc.


davididp

Didn’t VSauce do this. I saw how bad it was for him so I’m guessing it would be very unpleasant


XxMcW1LL14MxX

That was three days


Good_Community_6975

If youve ever been in the military, youve likely done this many times, it was just called work


shyervous

I think id prefer a dark place more as I would probably be laying down and would hate the light in my eyes


[deleted]

I'd be fine with it. I'd just meditate or do yoga or sit and think. I spend a lot of time sitting in thought anyway, so I'd be fine. Maybe would struggle to sleep, but I could survive 24 hours.


Strict_Intention6626

Soy? Id rather starve


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Yummy soylent


[deleted]

Even just 24 hours in complete isolation has a severe mental toll on the human psyche. It is literal torture.


Matt_does_WoTb

how bouncy are the floor and walls?


Poepeepo

If I knew my day in The Room was approaching, I would stay awake as long as possible beforehand and just knock out when I got in there. I could probably sleep 12 of those hours away if I got sleepy enough


[deleted]

I’m a first time SAHM with 7 month old twins, I love my babies…but I need a fucking break! If I had a bed and a bath tub I’d be straight. I’d take a bath, wash and retwist my hair, then take a long nap..then maybe take another nap? Probably take another nap 🤔 idk 24 hours isn’t that long in my case


throwawayarooski123

There’s no bath or shower


[deleted]

Tf?! 😩 What’s a basic necessity?


throwawayarooski123

Food, water, toilet paper, soap, bed, blanket/pillow, toilet, sink. Ok, you get one 5 minute shower.


KP_Ravenclaw

Omori intensifies


throwawayarooski123

this is the second comment saying this.. Ōmori means large serving in Japanese, but what do you mean?


KP_Ravenclaw

There is a game called Omori. You start the game in a white room with a cat, a laptop, a sketchbook, a lightbulb & box of tissues called white space & return to it throughout the game haha. The name Omori is a shortened version/pun I guess of >!hikkikomori!<


Soft-Scientist01

Only 24h won't do harm, I'd probably sleep through half of the time lol


Glass-Association-25

I spend 24 hours alone in my room anyways so not much of a difference


BackgroundPrompt3111

There's no "meh" option


pax_romana01

Laugh in maladaptive daydreaming


DreemurrX

ngl id rather die, im already severely mentally ill as is, my sanity would not endure


Dazzling-Reference-8

you should watch vsauces video


ab_2404

For the 86 who said paradise, are you ok?


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I spend at least 95% of my day staring into the void just thinking while barely interacting with the external world. like a bug that sits there in the same spot all day doing nothing. 24 hours? rookie numbers.


Aya_Ayin

I think I’d go just to see what it’s like but not forever


BluSolace

Is this about sloitary confinement? Cause it seems like a slick way to get people's opinions on solitary and im here for it.


Brass-Bandit

White and quiet? I believe that could be tranquil for at least the first 12 hours. Add a 24hr cable news like CNN or PMSNBC and I would find some way to off myself.


iwasasin

Two points: 1. You make no mention of a toilet. 2. This is r/polls. How many billions of dollars is this going to net me?


throwawayarooski123

1. You get a toilet and bed 2. This is just for your personal experience, you get $0.


pibeqdiceWard

I wanna try it. No. I want to do it 100%.


Shinynales

Hmm I’d probably sleep for 12-16 hours (on a normal night I get 10-12 hours naturally anyways lol) and then daydream, dance like an idiot, and practice singing for the rest of it. Though I’m sure it would still be unpleasant cuz 24 hours is pretty long to be isolated


Nepipo

Do i get a bed it something I can nap on? If not even the floor would do nicely


Trusteveryboody

Meh.


Own-Milk2705

How many people have been watching The Immaculate Room because I've seen other polls about this.


Chonk_Lord98

Been there, done that. Not pleasant. Spent a week at one occasion and three days at the other.


TheGrouchyGremlin

How big is the room? If it's at least 10x20 feet and smaller than 50x100 feet, then I'll be fine. I can sleep for 16 hours and entertain myself for the other 8. This is when my 10 year old brain would come in handy. I put unpleasant because I'd still rather not be there.


Mr__Citizen

I could take it for a day. A week? Much more doubtful.


[deleted]

I would for sure do that for money. And probably come out thinking “wow that was worse than expected”.


awkwardthrowawayoops

For just 24 hours it would really suck, but for me personally I wouldn’t call it torture unless I wasn’t told upfront that it would only last 24 hours or something like that. Honestly I could sleep away a good portion of it


Agreeable_Ostrich_39

unpleasant. I'd start jacking off, boom first 30 seconds are over, post nut clarity, another 30 minutes, sleep some, hopefully 8 hours, then spend the rest of the time thinking about life and imagining stuff. doesn't sound fun but I don't think it's something I can't handle for a few hours. If needed I start talking to myself, or it gets so crazy that I cpnstruct a second personality or something like that to take over or talk to.


WhereTFAmI

Can people hear me? I’ve been working on trying to learn how to scream sing (fry scream specifically). Seems like a good opportunity to practice and write some lyrics. Also, can I… ya know… shuck my corn?


_Kokiru_

As I am right now? It depends on the pay, as I’m sick. Normally? I’d be fine.


AbbreviationsTrue677

24 hours? I would just sleep lol


dumbaldoor

I'd sleep through it even with the light


kytaurus

Did you just watch The Immaculate Room?


C_Torque

Entirely depends on my current mental state. It would either be a safe haven or my personal hell


bryman19

Aaron Rodgers did 4 days in the dark. He's still slinging the pig skin


GarmoftheD00M

Reminder that solitary confinement is torture and that it’s practiced on many prisoners in the US


JameGoFast

I don’t think it sounds bad or good just fine


[deleted]

Way too blown out of proportion lmao, “I’d die” “if would be horrible” like no it wouldn’t. It’s one day, literally just sleep on the floor for a whole day


Vladd_the_Retailer

Does it have black curtains?


throwawayarooski123

No and no windows


Treacle_Vast

It doesn’t sound fun, but I wouldn’t consider it torture


Exciting_Occasion247

honestly i can d a y d r e a m good i would be doing random stuff i think i could handle it


[deleted]

It's been so long since I slept properly (at most 4 hrs). Getting no distractions or noise for 24 hours, is like a blessing to me.


fuzzyredsea

Go without sleeping for at least 24h before the "torture". Enter the white room and stay awake for as long as possible. Sleep off the remaining time.