Titanic Baker's Survival: Intoxication Aided Heroic Actions

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• How a baker survived the Titanic by getting spectacularly drunk

  Title: "How a baker survived the Titanic by getting spectacularly drunk"Chief baker Charles Joughin survived the Titanic sinking 110 years ago by getting heavily intoxicated. After the ship struck an iceberg, he threw women and children into lifeboats, rode the ship's stern into the ocean, and paddled for two hours until finding an overturned lifeboat. Despite the frigid North Atlantic, Joughin's alcohol-induced calmness and courage played a crucial role in his miraculous survival. The incident challenges the notion that alcohol exacerbates hypothermia, highlighting the psychological benefits of staying calm in ext