The Russian sleep experiment or otherwise known as Orange soda, was a sleep deprivation
experiment that took place during World War 2.
Russian scientists performed a series of unethical, unmoral and horrifying experiments on five
political prisoners that can be compared to a modern-day horror story.
Now of course people on the internet are claiming that the Russian Sleep experiment is merely
just an urban legend or a creepy pasta but is it?
What if this is a huge government conspiracy or cover-up?
Let’s explore this topic more with our list of the top 10 scary Russian sleep experiment
facts.
Starting off this list like we always do, in at number 10 we are talking about the major
theme of this experiment; sleep deprivation.
According to the tale, the prisoners were locked in a gas chamber where a form of experimental
gas was pushed through the vents in order to prevent them from sleeping.
It was the goal of this experiment to observe all of their behaviours and conversations
through one-way mirrors to see how sleep deprivation would affect humans.
The intent was the keep them awake for a period of 30 days which is absolutely insane.
The long-term effects of sleep deprivation are quite severe.
It drains your mental abilities and can definitely cause irreversible physical health risks.
According to one study, sleep deprivation can cause memory issues, trouble with concentration,
mood changes, increase risk of accidents, weakened immunity, high blood pressure, risk
for diabetes, weight gain, low libido, risk of heart disease, poor balance and many other
health risks.
So how much sleep should the average adult be getting each night?
Well, it is recommended that you get at least 7-9 hours of sleep per night to be able to
function at your best.
This is something that these political prisoners were deprived of.
The gas chamber brings us to number 9.
So, what were the living conditions inside of this cold, dark chamber?
Well, the five prisoners were keep locked inside of a sealed gas chamber that would
continuously administer a stimulant gas that was designed to keep them awake, however,
this gas was highly concentrated with a ton of toxins.
The experiment was conducted during the 1940’s, so it was a time before we had circuit cameras.
The researchers only had microphones and 5-inch-thick glass porthole windows that they used to monitor
the test subjects.
The gas chamber was nothing like the Hilton.
It was stocked with old books, cots but no bedding, running water and a toilet.
They also had enough dried food to last all five of them for over a month.
Why would anyone agree to participate in this experiment?
Well these five prisoners had a lengthy prison sentence and they were told that if they participated,
they would be pardoned but we now know that this was a lie.
Rebellion comes crashing onto this list in at number 8.
The test subjects managed to behave normally for the first couple of days.
They could be seen talking and whispering to each other so the researchers had nothing
to really worry about.
Until one day, when a test subject began to scream uncontrollably and the other prisoners
tried to prevent the researchers from looking inside of the gas chamber.
They started to paste torn book pages and feces on the windows and the one-way mirrors
so that the researchers couldn’t study what was happening.
A few days passed without the researchers being able to see inside so they tried to
use the intercom to see if the subjects were still alive.
They managed to get a short response from one of the subjects who wanted to be obedient.
The first death comes onto this list in at number 7.
Let’s rewind to that patient who was screaming uncontrollably.
It was on the ninth day of the experiment when he started to repeatedly scream at the
top of his lungs for three hours straight.
He continued to attempt to scream but he would only let out little squeaks and that’s because
the scientists believe that he had psychically torn his own vocal cords from screaming too
much.
But the most surprising thing is what happened after he tore his vocal cords.
The other test subjects continued whispering into the microphones and that’s when they
started to cover up the windows and once the researchers could no longer see inside of
the chamber, that’s when the screaming suddenly stopped.
Moving into number 6 with the 15th day of the experiment.
This is the day when the researchers decided to turn off the stimulant gas and reopen the
chamber.
I feel like when they opened the door it probably looked like a scene from I am Legend or the
walking dead.
So, when they looked inside of the torture chamber I mean gas chamber, they discovered
the four surviving subjects.
Two of them had mutilated and removed some of their own organs.
They even went as far as tearing off their flesh and muscles and eating it.
So, keep in mind that this was only half way through the experiment, they had another 15
days to go and at this rate, none of them were expected to survive the experiment.
Never wanting to leave brings us to number 5.
When the researchers opened the chamber, they had fully intended to give these prisoners
some basic medical attention.
Gee thanks…but oddly enough, the test subjects violently refused to leave and they actually
begged the scientists to continue administering the stimulant.
I guess the researchers had some basic decency because they knew that they couldn’t keep
the prisoners in the cell anymore.
But once soldiers came in to remove the subjects from the chamber, the remaining two survivors
murdered one of the soldiers and severely injured another.
The female test subject was accidentally killed by a soldier who attempted to restrain her.
He lost his grip and her head bashed against the concreate wall.
What the heck is in this stimulant?
And why were these prisoners to reluctant to leave their cell?
Well, let’s explore the stimulant gas in at number 4.
As soon as the researchers flushed the stimulant gas and filled it with fresh air, the test
subjects began to immediately beg for them to turn the gas back on.
The contents of this stimulant gas had never been revealed for obvious reasons.
Even though there is a lot of controversy surrounding this experiment and some people
believe that this is only a story, there are still a lot of people who believe that the
Russian Sleep Experiment is a huge government conspiracy and they are hiding the truth from
us.
Some people even believe that the government is trying to replicate this gas and use it
in some sort of future chemical warfare.
Number 3 takes us to life outside of the gas chamber.
The surviving three test subjects were heavily restrained and moved to a private medical
facility.
They kept begging for the gas and to be kept awake…The most injured test subject was
taken to the operating room so that the surgeons could place his organs back inside of his
body.
But once they tried to administer the sedative they realized that he was immune to a lot
of drugs.
Eventually, they managed to put him under with the anesthesia but as soon as he was
sleeping, his heart stopped.
He died on the operating table and during an autopsy, it was found that he had triple
the normal levels of oxygen in his system.
The other two subjects had surgery as well but with no anesthetic.
However, the surgeon found it impossible to operate on them because they were laughing
hysterically throughout the procedure.
As soon as they went to sleep, they died and this brings us to Number 2.
It seemed as though the remaining test subjects were no longer human.
The gas stimulant changed them and there was no denying the fact that these test subjects
could no longer live in society.
So, the researchers concluded that they should be sealed in the chamber again but this time
they would be connected to an EEG monitor and restrained.
The subjects were monitored by three researchers and they noticed that as soon as their brainwaves
changed to a deep sleep state, he would flatline and his heart would immediately stop.
The last volunteer makes it into number 1.
The commander gave orders to have the chamber sealed permanently with the last two subjects
inside as well as the three researchers.
But one of the researchers drew his gun and shot the commander between the eyes, then
turned the gun on one of the test subjects and blew his brains out.
He went to point the gun at the last surviving test subject who was still restrained to the
bed.
But before he shot him, the researcher asked “What are you?!
I need to know!” the subject smiled and said, “We are you.
We are the madness that lurks within you all, begging to be free at every moment in your
deepest animal mind.
We are what you hide from in your beds every night.
We are what you sedate into silence and paralysis when you go to the nocturnal haven where we
cannot tread.”
Whoa, did anyone else get the chills…I’m definitely going to get my full 9 hours of
sleep tonight.
Well there you guys have it