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A local woman has today set a new Guinness World Record in the narcolepsy category. Kate Smove (27) was out cold within the first 15 minutes of a 5-hour road trip she was embarking on with her boyfriend, it has been confirmed.
According to Kate it wasn’t even on purpose.
“Well I’d actually promised him I’d drive, but as soon as I got in the car it was like I’d dumped 10 Valium”
“He’s always getting cut at me for making him drive, so to actually be rewarded for falling asleep feels pretty good.”
The Advocate reached out to Kate’s boyfriend to get his opinion on snoozegate.
“She could have her leg in a bear trap with the sound system blaring Rammstein and I’m sure she’d still be out in under half an hour”
“She can sleep through a five hour road trip, sometimes longer. Just me and my thoughts”
While Kate’s boyfriend may be unimpressed with the whole scenario, there’s actually a science behind the car ride catnap.
Head of the CSIRO’s Sleep division, Dr. Petier Binkerton, explained it in detail earlier to The Advocate.
“There are multiple elements that play into carcolepsy, but the main one is the movement of the car replicating that of being in the womb, it immediately transports people back to that dark wet place that they felt so safe.”
Carcolepsey or not, Kate has set the bar now and we understand that she already has her sights set on breaking her own world record, we’re yet to hear back from her boyfriend on how he feels about this.
More to come.
