Colin Gorenstein

Joined: Feb 25, 2016

Colin Gorenstein is a former web producer for mental_floss whose work has appeared on Salon, Mashable, Village Voice and npr.org. He is probably running to Trader Joe's. Do you need anything?

Step Inside the World's Worst-Smelling Factory at Your Own Risk

Watch a Modern Chocolatier Use an Ancient Technique to Make a Delicious Hot Chocolate Drink

How Thailand 'Disease Detectives' Use an App to Fight Livestock-Borne Outbreaks

Watch This Robot Crack a Safe in 15 Minutes

Meet the Workers Risking Their Lives to Rebuild the Great Wall of China

Since 2005, workers have carried out grueling—and often, life-threatening—physical labor to see the World Wonder restored to tiptop shape.

Baseball-Sized Hail Is Set to Shower North America

Climate change is leading to an increase in the size of the hail that could hit the northern and central plains.

Watch This Supercut of 150 Memorable Title Drops From Film History

From <em>Guess Who's Coming to Dinner</em> to <em>Dude, Where's My Car?</em>, these films couldn't resist mentioning their respective titles in dialogue.

Watch These Japanese Elementary Schoolers Set a Guinness World Record for Jump Rope

The school just edged out the previous record, which belonged to their rivals.

Meet the Beautiful Beetle That Lives in (and Eats) Poop

Don't let the rainbow scarab's love of coprophagy put you off. It's a stunner.

This Scuba Diver Has Been Visiting the Same Fish for 30 Years

Arakawa has been visiting Yoriko, an Asian sheepshead wrasse—called a kobudai in Japan—in the waters of Hasama Underwater Park.

Watch How Researchers Are Tracking Polar Bears in Russia

A thorough survey of this population could lend insight into the aftermath of sea ice loss.

Watching Astronauts Eat Food in Zero-G Never Stops Being Awesome

NASA cuisine has come a long way from thermostabilized yams.

"The O.G." (Napkin Friends, Photo: Hilary Gorenstein)

14 Delicious Latkes From Across the Country

They may not be the most traditional, but these creative latkes are more than worth your time this Hanukkah.

12 Oversized Facts About JNCO Jeans

JNCOs were quintessentially '90s jeans, worn largely (at least at first) by skaters and nonconformists and known for mega-wide leg openings—and now, the brand is back.

A Graveyard Smash: Bobby Pickett, The Man Behind the 'Monster Mash'

Just like the Halloween monsters Pickett lampooned in his songs, "Monster Mash" returns from the dead year after year.

15 Surprising Facts About Transparent

3. The show is exactly two percent autobiographical.