The Long Walk (2025)
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Directed by: Dean Moreau
Starring: Coltrane Chandler, Dean Moreau, Wesley Greenfield
Trivia: There was a special screening of this film in which viewers could watch it while walking on a treadmill at the same pace as the characters in the film. Similar to the plot of the movie, attendees would be escorted out of the theater if they ceased walking or fell below speed for too long.
Answer: Yes, it's possible. People with a neurological disorder called narcolepsy can fall asleep while standing or walking. Some can even engage in complex activities like driving a car.
raywest ★
But what if you aren't narcoleptic? Can a normal person fall asleep while walking just because of general fatigue?
Dangar
Yes, it is possible for a person to fall into a state of semi-sleep or "doze" while walking without having narcolepsy, especially under extreme conditions like those shown. When the brain is severely deprived of sleep, it can involuntarily enter microsleeps. These are brief, uncontrolled episodes of sleep lasting from a fraction of a second up to about 30 seconds.
No, there would have to be some underlying neurological issue that caused it. Normal people cannot fall asleep for an extended time period while walking and remain upright and mobile. Microsleep only lasts a few seconds, but a person has to have been extremely sleep deprived for many hours and they cannot function normally during an episode like with narcolepsy or sleepwalking.
raywest ★
Yes, they can. When the brain is severely deprived of sleep, it can involuntarily enter microsleeps. These are brief, uncontrolled episodes of sleep lasting from a fraction of a second up to about 30 seconds.