It sounds like Hawklore went to a sleep clinic. They performed a sleep study, where they record a bunch of stuff like heart rate, EEG, etc. while the patient sleeps, in order to diagnose the sleep problem.
One of the things they do is attach several electrodes to your leg to monitor muscle contraction. This entails shaving a small area so they can glue the lead to the skin.
It sounds like he didn’t cooperate and instead stayed awake all night so the best part is he probably gets to do it all over again.