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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18084. | iCanBreathe (icanbreathe) | 72.57 | 96% | 2020-02-11 |
18085. | CoffeeChops (coffeechops) | 72.56 | 97% | 2023-08-28 |
18086. | James (ziskbit) | 72.56 | 96% | 2023-01-22 |
18087. | MaTTeO ToRnAdO F16 (yeahhhh) | 72.56 | — | 2011-01-17 |
18088. | Pramod Adhikari (justpramod) | 72.55 | 97% | 2024-05-25 |
18089. | Omkar (omkarc) | 72.55 | 98% | 2021-03-18 |
18090. | Mark (exec_prod) | 72.55 | 96% | 2020-12-26 |
18091. | james (jamesbudi) | 72.55 | 95% | 2014-05-14 |
18092. | hema (hemalata) | 72.55 | — | 2010-11-08 |
18093. | Charles (charles_good) | 72.54 | 96% | 2022-06-16 |
18094. | Lui B. (nerdywrite) | 72.54 | 98% | 2024-03-05 |
18095. | Ahmed (ahmed3sami) | 72.54 | 96% | 2022-11-13 |
18096. | sako (zzzxxx) | 72.54 | 97% | 2022-08-06 |
18097. | Felipe (bumbleblo) | 72.54 | 95% | 2019-01-02 |
18098. | UMS (umskal) | 72.54 | 89% | 2011-09-29 |
18099. | Jack (jackattack45) | 72.54 | 97% | 2017-06-22 |
18100. | Neo (ne0politan1) | 72.53 | 97% | 2023-12-26 |
18101. | GanmenSmasher (ganmensmasher) | 72.53 | 96% | 2022-11-26 |
18102. | N!xvierenzeventig (nixviere... | 72.53 | 96% | 2022-12-21 |
18103. | Eines (hawkeines) | 72.53 | 98% | 2023-08-13 |
18104. | Lelerz (lelerz314) | 72.53 | 94% | 2013-11-14 |
18105. | Michae (zimph) | 72.53 | 94% | 2012-04-15 |
18106. | xiao (warakawa) | 72.53 | — | 2011-04-27 |
18107. | Dvorak (dvoraktrainer) | 72.53 | 91% | 2016-03-09 |
18108. | Hildor (cdm2011) | 72.53 | 94% | 2015-06-10 |
18109. | Mohammed (mohammedabdulmaalik) | 72.52 | 95.4% | 2024-01-03 |
18110. | ScoredHat (scoredhat) | 72.52 | 97% | 2023-10-19 |
18111. | Manolo (manolom) | 72.52 | 89% | 2012-02-29 |
18112. | Spanandan (spandan01) | 72.52 | 97% | 2018-08-14 |
18113. | The (thesaints) | 72.52 | 95% | 2014-07-04 |
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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 |