00:00Could you fall asleep in seven minutes? And if you could, how good would that sleep be?
00:08That's what you're looking at here. People are competing to see who can get the best
00:13quality snooze in a short period of time. On top of that, they have to do it in less
00:18than ideal conditions. There's someone speaking loudly over a speaker, crowds of people watching
00:27them, and an exhibition going on at the same time. It's an event that's drawn hundreds of people
00:34after last year's competition went viral.
00:47Here are the rules. Participants are given seven minutes to sleep. Each person wears a pulse oximeter
00:55to measure their heart rate and blood oxygen levels. Staff go around tracking each person's
01:01numbers, and that's how they measure each person's sleep quality. Participants came to the competition
01:07loaded for bear. From blankets to eye masks to even plushies, people brought what they needed
01:13to get their best rest.
01:15But one of the competition's top performers didn't bring anything. Her strategy was more
01:28about technique than equipment.
01:30This competition, now in its third year, takes place alongside a trade show promoting sleep
01:47products. Taiwan's work culture is one of the most demanding in the world, and that makes sleep a precious commodity.
01:54It's a great opportunity.
02:01Sleep might not be the most conventional competitive category, but if this event highlights anything, it's that everyone needs it, and most would like more of it, no matter where, when, or how.
02:15Patrick Chen and Leslie Liao for Taiwan Plus.
02:26Patrick Chen and Leslie Liao for Taiwan Plus.
02:27Patrick Chen and Leslie Liao for Taiwan Plus.
02:28Patrick Chen and Leslie Liao for Taiwan Plus.
02:29Patrick Chen and Leslie Liao for Taiwan Plus.
02:30Patrick Chen and Leslie Liao for Taiwan Plus.
02:31Patrick Chen and Leslie Liao for Taiwan Plus.
02:32Patrick Chen and Leslie Liao for Taiwan Plus.
02:33Patrick Chen and Leslie Liao for Taiwan Plus.
02:34Patrick Chen and Leslie Liao for Taiwan Plus.
02:35Patrick Chen and Leslie Liao for Taiwan Plus.
02:36Patrick Chen and Leslie Liao for Taiwan Plus.
02:37Patrick Chen and Leslie Liao for Taiwan Plus.
02:38Patrick Chen and Leslie Liao for Taiwan Plus.
02:39Patrick Chen and Leslie Liao for Taiwan Plus.
02:40Patrick Chen and Leslie Liao for Taiwan Plus.
02:41Patrick Chen and Leslie Liao for Taiwan Plus.
02:42Patrick Chen and Leslie Liao for Taiwan Plus.
02:43Patrick Chen and Leslie Liao for Taiwan Plus.
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