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The Frozen Dead Guy: A Tale of Cryonics and Festivals
TLDR The episode tells the story of Trig V's attempt to preserve his grandfather's cryonic body, which eventually led to the creation of the Frozen Dead Guy Days festival in Nederland, Colorado. After being moved to Estes Park, the festival was sold to a private entity, causing disappointment among the locals.
Timestamped Summary
00:00
The episode is about the frozen body of a man named Brado Morstol from Norway who died in 1989 and his grandson, Trig V, is mentioned.
02:03
In 1989, Trig V tried to preserve his grandfather's body by building a cryonic facility in Oakland, California, and later moved him to Niederland, Colorado.
04:15
Trig V moved his grandfather's body from Oakland to Niederland, Colorado, where he set up a makeshift wooden freezer surrounded by foam rubber and dry ice blocks, and built a concrete structure to house the cryonic body indefinitely.
06:37
In 1993, Trig V set up a makeshift wooden freezer surrounded by foam rubber and dry ice blocks to preserve his grandfather's cryonic body, but the temperature was still inadequate for cryonics and immigration officials eventually forced him to leave the country.
08:55
After Trigvie was deported, it was accidentally revealed that there was a frozen dead guy in the town, which eventually led to the creation of the Frozen Dead Guy Days festival in Nederland, Colorado.
11:00
After Bo Schaffer took care of the frozen dead guy for 30 years, a local rock radio station got involved and donated a shed to house the corpse, leading to the creation of the Frozen Dead Guy Days festival; however, in 2020, the festival was sold to a private entity and moved to Estes Park, resulting in disappointment among the locals.
13:02
The frozen dead guy, Brado, was moved to Estes Park and is now on exhibit at the Stanley Hotel, sponsored by Alcor, a cryonics company, but it is uncertain where his final resting place will be.
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