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		dingaling on Sept 4, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A military technique for falling asleep in two min... Drink a mouthful of vinegar, in one go. The reflex defibrilates the diaphragm. I used to a sachet of vinegar in my daypack for that reason and it had 100% success with colleagues.

mladenkovacevic on Sept 4, 2018 [–]

That's quite drastic. If you don't like the taste of pure vinegar here's my method. I inhale all the way, then while holding my breath drink a glass of water. Doesn't that work for everyone?

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