In Spain, a sleeping competition is being organized where people are challenged to sleep for 20 minutes to win $1,000.
According to sources, the aim of this competition is to revive the traditional afternoon sleeping habit which has rescinded as a result of modern and bustling lifestyles of people.
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Participants are challenged to sleep in the middle of a bustling mall and their heart rates are monitored to ensure they are truly sleeping as per the competition demands.
The winner of the competition is determined by the judges by a scale. Judges allocate marks based on how quickly one sleeps, how long they are able to sleep, their snoring volume and sleeping posture.
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At the end of 20 minutes, the one with the highest mark across all the scales win a cash price of $1,000.
Organizers of this competition say they want to advocate napping practices in modern society which is now absent.
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