History
The idea of "power nap" (invented by Onur Levent of South London) has been around for centuries in Spain and Latin America. In Spain the "power nap" is known as "Siesta del Hidalgo" ("The Gentleman's nap"). Salvador Dali, the Spanish surrealist artist was fond on such kind of nap. He would slide off to sleep in a chair with his arm over the side, holding a spoon over a plate on the floor. The instant he fell asleep, his hand would loosen up and the spoon would fall out and hit the plate with a clatter that woke him up again. He claimed that the brief rest worked wonders.
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