Hey there, Smarty Pants, Trustee Nader here, back with another episode of Smarty Q,

where I, trusty, answer questions from you, the Smartypants.

We got some great ones today, so let's get Smarty.

Question one comes from Aiden in Sydney, Australia, who asks,

Can people sleep too much?

And what happens if we do?

That is a great question, Smarty Peds.

Usually we hear people complaining about not getting enough sleep, but can a person sleep too much?

The answer, surprisingly, is yes.

But what counts as too much? Well, most kids

need about 9 to 12 hours of sleep at night, and adults need about 7 to 9 hours. So,

sleeping a little extra once in a while is totally normal. But regularly sleeping way more

than your body needs can sometimes lead to feeling groggy or foggy, headaches, trouble

concentrating, and lower energy instead of more energy. So why does that happen? Sleep works best in cycles.

So if you keep sleeping past the point your body is ready to wake up, those cycles get interrupted,

kind of like restarting a song over and over again instead of letting it finish. Also,

sleeping too much can sometimes be a sign of something else going on, like illness, stress,

or not getting good quality sleep. So the goal isn't about getting as much sleep as possible.

It's about getting the right amount for your body. Okay, question two comes from Jiazza,

from Worcester, Massachusetts, who is wondering,

how does a rattlesnakes tail rattle? Well, that's a cool question. Okay, the first thing to know is

rattlesnakes don't shake their tails against something. The rattle is built right in. Here's

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