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ELI5:Would it be possible for humans to live on a completely different sleep/daily life cycle?

What I'm trying to ask is if it would be possible to adjust to say, a 32 or 36 hour "day" cycle. For example, stay awake 24 hours, then sleep 8 or 12 hours, wake up and repeat. Disregarding all responsibilities and stuff like that, would it be possible to adjust to this kind of life style? Or is human nature/a necessity to get sleep after a certain amount of time?
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It's not only possible, it's well documented and experimented.

There are many cases of people taking strange sleep cycles for extended periods.

Trans oceanic sailors for example (the ones by themselves). They're  responsible 24/7 and the ship requires constant attention, so they adopt a cycle of 30-40 minutes of sleep for every 1-3 hours of being awake. This can be maintained for weeks or even months, but almost all revert back to a more normal schedule when they can.

Most people have a "natural" cycle longer than 24, usually 26-32 hours. The asleep/awake ratio hangs between 1:2 and 1:3 (you're awake 2-3 times as long as you sleep). 

You see people start to slip when a day/night (circadian) rhythm isn't needed or possible (space explorers, miners, those near the poles). Many experiments have been done, almost all indicate a natural "longer than 24 hour" cycle.