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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19279. | Anh (jackey_na) | 70.67 | 96% | 2012-08-05 |
19280. | CanariaKeebLayout (workmanl... | 70.66 | 97% | 2023-02-16 |
19281. | cr7 (cr7_sui) | 70.66 | 96% | 2024-02-28 |
19282. | Ben (benjada) | 70.66 | 97% | 2023-07-30 |
19283. | Hisham (hisham_m) | 70.66 | 96% | 2023-01-28 |
19284. | Junuh (masline) | 70.66 | 97% | 2023-02-01 |
19285. | Paul (hokie9415) | 70.66 | 98% | 2021-12-08 |
19286. | sendiri (sendiri) | 70.66 | — | 2010-11-20 |
19287. | Honza (kotis) | 70.66 | 96% | 2015-03-22 |
19288. | Satnam 😃 (satnam9781) | 70.66 | 98% | 2020-02-27 |
19289. | Yix (yixbountyy) | 70.66 | 94% | 2017-09-10 |
19290. | Nhilmir (ztellmir) | 70.66 | 94% | 2011-08-20 |
19291. | David (speedydave) | 70.66 | — | 2010-11-26 |
19292. | Matt (krypton091) | 70.66 | 87% | 2017-01-11 |
19293. | Marq (hlmomma) | 70.66 | 97% | 2015-02-27 |
19294. | Colemak (gageduke) | 70.66 | 96% | 2013-05-22 |
19295. | Mr Plow (el_putino_1917) | 70.65 | 98% | 2022-12-24 |
19296. | Aditya (aditya2712) | 70.65 | 96% | 2021-09-24 |
19297. | Allen (toctaibuxu) | 70.65 | 92% | 2013-07-23 |
19298. | Florin (theflowerofevil) | 70.65 | 96% | 2018-09-27 |
19299. | Cory (elqmilq) | 70.65 | 95% | 2014-07-30 |
19300. | Tim (bertardy) | 70.65 | 95% | 2014-01-06 |
19301. | KoolaidX (koolaidxx) | 70.64 | 97% | 2023-12-12 |
19302. | Cryxon (cryxon) | 70.64 | 97.9% | 2024-01-23 |
19303. | Tara (_tarotara) | 70.64 | 98% | 2024-03-31 |
19304. | David (chronic_cross) | 70.64 | 96% | 2021-05-04 |
19305. | Baris (palaska) | 70.64 | 95% | 2015-08-19 |
19306. | slimaq (slimaq) | 70.64 | 97% | 2011-05-15 |
19307. | 键盘毁灭者 (something_... | 70.63 | 100% | 2020-07-29 |
19308. | Nathan (nathaniel163) | 70.63 | 98% | 2018-10-12 |
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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 |