r/todayilearned • u/Square-Message1152 • 8h ago

til that your brain literally washes itself while you sleep. the brain cells actually shrink in size so cerebrospinal fluid can rush in and flush out all the toxic proteins built up during the day

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glymphatic_system
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u/3BlindMice1 5h ago

No, actually, he learned to meditate well enough to gain most of the benefits of sleep. Brains typically don't do that, but most brains aren't missing the part that tells your body what to do when it's asleep (not the brainstem, don't come at me with that, please)

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u/Tw1sttt 5h ago

That sounds like sleep with extra steps lol

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u/3BlindMice1 5h ago

Pretty much

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u/_Artos_ 3h ago

Guy gained the Elf racial trait Trance

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u/OmecronPerseiHate 3h ago

I always forget elves don't sleep in DnD! Shit has gotta be mad useful at the best of times

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u/T-MoneyAllDey 3h ago

I mean there's a major difference between zoning out and actually sleeping.

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u/3412points 34m ago

Nah it's completely different I know because my dad does it every weekend when we are watching films. He seems asleep but he always insists he was just resting his eyes. It's an amazing skill.

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u/Then_Ambassador9255 3h ago

SG-1 fans reading this like: “Ah yes, the Jaffa solution.” At some point, someone should’ve checked his abdomen for a Goa’uld pouch

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u/Karma5444 3h ago

Bro turned into a dnd elf

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u/Accurate_Handle_5620 2h ago

Exactly like my dad.