3D interactive poop sculptures... you know, for kids!

As you probably know, the Bristol Stool Form Scale (BSFS) is used to help patients, nurses, and doctors communicate about poop. (If you are one of the two people on the planet to whom I haven't already rabidly confessed my obsession with the Bristol Stool Form Scale, you can find out more about it here). But the BSFS relies on images and descriptions that may not make sense to kids. The authors of today's featured research article decided to help children visualize the BSFS, and hired an artist to turn the verbal scale ("type 1 as “rabbit droppings”, type 2 as “bunch of grapes”, type 3 as “corn on cob”, type 4 as “sausage”, type 5 as “chicken nuggets”, type 6 as “porridge”, and type 7 as “gravy”.") into 3D models (left), complete with clear resin "toilet water" and a porcelain toilet to display them. Because how else would the ...