To demonstrate an example of missing time, I went to a bar in Canada with a friend in the early 90s, we're both from Michigan. I just got out of the service and I did something I should never do and mixed beers which really messes me up for some reason. After downing several Canadian Bradors after drinking Millers before crossing into Canada, I was piss drunk coming back to Michigan. Fortunately, my buddy was driving. The border guard asked us what citizenship we were. My buddy answered, I did not. The guard then asked me directly what my citizenship was. "Peoria!" I blurted and then broke into hysterical laughter. "PEORIA!!" I bellowed, laughing. Somehow, the guard let us pass. Why did I behave that way? I don't know because I have no memory of it whatsoever. I only know about it because my buddy told me about the next day as I nursed a murderous hangover. I remember leaving the bar. I remember being on the freeway just before tossing my cookies out the window. So how much time elapsed between those two events? For me, none. Everything in between is a total blank. Until I can recall something, nothing can be said of the state of my consciousness but we are free assume for now that I was not conscious or I would have a memory of the event and I have none whatsoever. It is missing time.