Back on January 15, 2014 I blogged about An outrageous prop for a serious purpose – the giant inflatable colon. In October of 2018 there was a news story about one in Kansas City, which generated some useful publicity about colon cancer prevention.
On October 19, 2018 there was a brief AP story titled Giant inflatable colon stolen in Kansas. Then on October 22, 2018 at People there was a detailed article by Joelle Goldstein titled Giant inflatable colon worth $4000 stolen ahead of a cancer event in Kansas. It included both still photos and a 2-1/2-minute YouTube video explaining that prop.
On October 29, 2018 the Star Tribune (Minneapolis) had an article by Erin Adler titled Story of Edina nonprofit’s stolen inflatable colon has a happy ending. It mentioned the stolen inflatable had been found, and that it had been produced by Landmark Creations of Burnsville (15 miles south of Minneapolis), who so far had made 218 of them.
Two New York newspapers picked up the story on October 30th. At the New York Post there was an article by Nicole Darrah titled Stolen inflatable colon found in vacant home. And at the New York Times there was another article by Sarah Mervosh titled A giant inflatable intestine went missing. The stolen colon is back, but mystery remains. That day Forbes also had yet another article by Bruce Y. Yee titled That stolen giant colon was found: how things worked out in the end.
There is an article by Christine A Miguel et al in Preventive Medical Reports on December 20, 2020 titled Scripted tours through a giant inflatable colon: An innovative and effective educational tool in urban communities.
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