A YouTube creator is trying to livestream from a prison cell for a month to test whether he’s going “crazy.”
Norme is a content creator who has gone viral for her shocking stunts, including going 12 days without sleeping.
He is currently locking himself in a small storage area with only a mattress on the floor to see if he can survive a month in complete isolation.
And to make the challenge even more difficult, he plans to spend all of his time in total darkness. Ceiling-mounted cameras provide live footage of the stunts to viewers 24/7.
He also earns money by asking viewers to pay to complete various challenges.
You pay $5 to do a handstand, $20 to wear a straitjacket for 15 minutes, and $50 to wear mouth tape for an hour.
Just over 100 hours into the experiment, he has already started exhibiting strange behavior, prompting concerns from more than 1 million subscribers.
YouTube creator attempts to livestream from solitary confinement for a month to test whether he will go ‘insane’
Norm started his livestream on October 16th, marking his fifth day in quarantine.
So far, he has been seen and heard rambling about “intergalactic aliens,” making “diabolical” noises, and standing in a dejected position with his forehead pressed against the wall. It’s here.
“He needs help,” one viewer wrote in the chat when the clock hit 133 hours. Another viewer wrote: “Stop torturing yourself to watch!”
Solitary confinement takes a huge toll on mental and physical health and can be as painful as physical torture.
That’s because humans are highly social animals and need stimulation and interaction with other humans to thrive.
This practice is common in jails and prisons across the United States and refers to the physical isolation of individuals who are confined in solitary confinement for more than 22.5 hours per day.
At least 122,840 people are held in solitary confinement every day in U.S. prisons and jails, according to a 2023 joint report by Solitary Watch and the advocacy group Unlock the Box.
Numerous studies have shown that solitary confinement can cause or worsen anxiety, depression, paranoia, panic attacks, hallucinations, psychosis, self-harm and suicide.
Additionally, for people with pre-existing mental health conditions, prolonged isolation may worsen the condition.
When it comes to physical health effects, people enduring solitary confinement are known to develop chronic headaches, blurred vision, sleep disturbances, weight loss, fatigue, heart palpitations, and more.
So far, he has been seen rambling about “intergalactic aliens,” making “diabolical” noises, and standing in a dejected position with his forehead pressed against a wall. I have been asked about it.
Experts say that even a short period of time spent in complete isolation can have a significant impact on a person’s mental and physical health.
These effects may explain some of the gnomes’ unusual behavior. However, some of his viewers are skeptical of the authenticity of the stunt, viewing this unusual behavior as a performance.
One viewer wrote: “I’m going to give my totally crazy brother an Oscar.”
Additionally, Nome’s experiment did not perfectly replicate real-life solitary confinement conditions.
He leaves the room every once in a while, probably to eat or go to the bathroom.
Additionally, he has text-to-speech messages turned on, so viewers can read chat messages out loud through the speaker for Norm and all other viewers to hear.
In real solitary confinement, prisoners are never allowed to leave their cell of their own free will. They eat, sleep, and use the toilet in the same place.
Furthermore, they cannot access any communications from the outside world.
It remains to be seen whether Norm will be able to spend a full month in the makeshift cell. One of his previous attempts to break the world record without sleep or rest ended in failure.
He was awake for 264 hours straight. However, the official record is held by a man named Robert McDonald, who stayed awake for a total of 453 hours in 1986.
In a previous video, Norm also attempted to break the record for the longest time without blinking.
