Who is Norme? YouTuber goes viral for attempting to stay awake for 12 days to beat "world record"

YouTube creator Norme has recently been making waves within the online community for his attempt to break the "world record" for the longest time awake. Norme's broadcast has been going on for over 246 hours, which constitutes over 10 days of him being without any sleep. While the Guinness World Records does not monitor this particular record any longer, citing health concerns and technical complications, the longest record ever was set by Robert McDonald in 1986, as he stayed awake for a whopping 453 hours 40 minutes (18 days, 21 hours and 40 minutes).

The "world record" that Norme is attempting to break seemingly refers to the former world record holder Randy Gardner, who kept awake for 264.4 hours (11 days and 24 minutes) while being a 17-year-old at the time.

This article explores the details of Norme's personal life and highlights his YouTube journey.

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Norme's personal life and YouTube career explored

Norme is an Irish-Australian content creator who has been producing videos on the video-hosting platform since joining in December 2020. His earlier username on the website used to be RNemo, with his earlier content consisting of remixing existing memes and viral videos on the internet.

The content creator now uploads a wide variety of content, often showcasing his rating items and creating his iterations of popular media characters. He currently holds over 1.21 million subscribers on YouTube.

Norme was born on November 5, 2004, making him 19 years old at the time of writing this article. He can often be seen involving his mother in his videos as well. Content involving his mother typically involves her reacting to popular horror creepypastas, guessing the names of different characters from games and songs, or rating items such as Emergency Alert System (EAS) alarms from around the globe.

Overall, his videos have gathered over 361.7 million views, with 413 uploads made by the creator at the time of writing.

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However, Speed's showboating ended up with him reportedly running into trouble with YouTube moderation, as he was struck with a Community Guideline strike for "dangerous activities.