by The actor Hugh Grant has become viral again – this time because he fell asleep in Wimbledon.
The Notting Hill-Star sat behind Queen Camilla in the Royal Box with his wife Anna Eberstein and seemed to be in front of the Center Court during yesterday’s quarter-final game between Novak Djokovic and Flavio Cobolli. (To be fair towards him, it took 3 hours and 11 minutes!)
Although not special long Nap, the moment was caught in front of the camera – even if the BBC made fun of him and wrote on social media: “Everything has a little bit for Hugh Grant.”
Since then, the fans have shared their admiration and described the Paddington 2 actor as a “mood”. After all, nod in summer heat is completely connected.
Why do we fall asleep in public?
According to Professor Kevin Morgan from Loughborough University, an expert who has dedicated his career to research human sleep, there are a number of reasons why we – including Grant – fall asleep in public spaces.
Circadian rhythm
“Our circadian rhythm is an underlying, physiological ebb. “It drives our sleep, abundance and vigilance. It drives most things that are rhythmic in our lives, and these are usually very clear patterns that our body adheres to.”
Old
It also changes our circadian rhythm when we get older. Morgan says: “For younger people, the summits and valleys are very clear. They tend to sleep really well, to wake up comfortably and to hammer through the day. But the older people who – certainly over 60 -, things change and our sleep is getting shorter.
“Put it all together and it means that you generally go on the day that is more susceptible to these troughs.”
monotony
Now we do not suggest that the Dear Hugh of Djokovic and Cobolli’s game has been bored, but often a lack of stimulus creates a backdrop in which, according to Morgan.
He says: “Although we are able to do less exciting things about tolerated-more monereous or boring things in other places of the day, if these things occur in the afternoon, we will probably succumb to our drowsiness.”
Rhythmic noises
In this sense, Morgan is Morgan, although the sound of tennis balls from one side of the courtyard to the other is not the direct cause of sleepiness that certain environmental factors such as noises, rhythmic noises and vibrations that can promote drovs can promote.
He adds: “There is a kind of mutual rhythm that a tennis ball is hit. If you are really into the game, your excitement can be high, but if not, it can fit into this monotony.
“Studies show that if you are tired enough, you don’t prevent a lot of noise from nodding – so it’s not that you are need Have a kind of hypnotic, rhythmic pulse to fall asleep. But it can set up an environment that promotes it. “
temperature
Of course, this week was quite warm in Great Britain, and the temperatures in front of the Center Court can be roasted in view of the design of the room – something that Morgan believes that they could have played a role in the draininess of the actor.
“It is no coincidence that they have taken over the Siesta in the middle of the day in countries in southern Europe,” he says. “It collapses again, with our circadian rhythm and the hot weather, a kind of stupor promotes – one of the reasons why we tend to not be so active in the heat and generally feel lethargic.
Quality of sleep
Another key factor for why we can feel sleepy during the day is how well we slept the night before – and for how long.
“If you go to the day sleepy, you will not be observed under any circumstances,” commented Morgan.
Our diet
After all, what we eat all day long can have a big influence on how we feel and execute. For example, if you have a heavy lunch with carbohydrates, you will most likely start to drift in the afternoon.
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