A coffin 25 years in the making
A Florida man has spent the past 25 years building an ornate, Egyptian-style sarcophagus to be buried in. Fred Guentert, 89, has long been fascinated with ancient Egypt, and says he taught himself carpentry to properly build and decorate the elaborate cedar-wood coffin, adorned with images of Egyptian gods. “I am almost finished,” Guentert says. “I do have one last wish before I am placed into the box—that everyone makes sure I am dead before they close it.”
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