It takes more than a calorie of fossil fuel energy to produce a calorie of food. From the standpoint of industrial efficiency, it's too bad we can't simply drink the petroleum directly, because there's a lot less energy in a bushel of corn (measured in calories) than there is in the half gallon or so of oil required to produce it. Ecologically this is a fabulously expensive way to produce food.
—from The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals, a book by Michael Pollan
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5266. | Kyle (kyle0829) | 99.17 | 94% | 2017-05-24 |
5267. | kelvin chatime (kelvin2211) | 99.17 | 90% | 2016-08-23 |
5268. | Sonic (sonic_the_hedgehog1) | 99.15 | 97% | 2022-04-22 |
5269. | Devine (devine13) | 99.15 | 98% | 2018-03-15 |
5270. | Mick (myuille) | 99.15 | 98% | 2013-02-18 |
5271. | micorazon (pajahify) | 99.14 | 99% | 2023-10-12 |
5272. | Val (luv2swimv) | 99.14 | 95% | 2013-12-06 |
5273. | Valerio (valerio1232) | 99.14 | 97% | 2013-06-02 |
5274. | Alan (nimue) | 99.13 | 95% | 2014-03-16 |
5275. | Carl (draori) | 99.13 | 98% | 2019-04-14 |
5276. | DocHoliday (leonbrooks680) | 99.12 | 99% | 2016-05-20 |
5277. | Andrew (andrew88888) | 99.12 | 96% | 2016-11-18 |
5278. | Ryan (ryanengesser) | 99.12 | 98% | 2016-06-20 |
5279. | Alan (alanfortlink) | 99.11 | 99% | 2019-06-19 |
5280. | ReallySlow (whysoslow) | 99.11 | 99% | 2013-12-02 |
5281. | ♠️ lastofspades (lastof... | 99.11 | 95% | 2013-12-15 |
5282. | Ed (firesnap) | 99.10 | 90% | 2017-01-13 |
5283. | ChaserBD04 (chaserbd04) | 99.10 | 97% | 2014-01-06 |
5284. | D (ducktypist) | 99.09 | 99% | 2022-12-22 |
5285. | Vardan (vardan) | 99.09 | 96% | 2011-12-15 |
5286. | Jack (boesendorfer) | 99.08 | 94% | 2016-03-07 |
5287. | Zarag (zaragg) | 99.08 | 98% | 2021-01-09 |
5288. | speedy (tryhardhebrew7) | 99.07 | 98% | 2023-01-19 |
5289. | Stefan (fortress_king) | 99.07 | 99% | 2023-05-18 |
5290. | Mako (mako7) | 99.07 | 98% | 2020-10-28 |
5291. | Michael (mtgandp) | 99.07 | 95% | 2012-08-21 |
5292. | phil (philerd) | 99.07 | 99% | 2017-09-20 |
5293. | ☼_☼ (temuramir) | 99.07 | 97% | 2012-07-16 |
5294. | Ninjapancakes (ninjapancakes) | 99.07 | 97% | 2015-03-31 |
5295. | Javier (dude_brah_man) | 99.06 | 97% | 2011-12-01 |
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Default (English) | 70,097 | 81.38 | June 9, 2010 |
Long Texts | 89 | 92.00 | December 30, 2016 |
Instant Death Mode | 49 | 84.87 | July 2, 2010 |
##typeracer | 4 | 75.56 | January 9, 2021 |
Walsh Middle School | 1 | 81.61 | November 28, 2011 |
Smoke Rise Prep | 0 | 0.00 | January 1, 1970 |