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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18679. | Kevin (kraay) | 71.57 | 97% | 2024-02-22 |
18680. | ICKOStreet (ickostreet) | 71.57 | 94% | 2020-04-06 |
18681. | Cherie (akjng2) | 71.57 | 95% | 2020-01-25 |
18682. | Richard (ozzy1970) | 71.57 | 98% | 2024-04-20 |
18683. | Sarvottam (sarvottampriyada... | 71.57 | 96.3% | 2021-02-17 |
18684. | Krystof (krystof26) | 71.57 | 95% | 2021-01-27 |
18685. | DerToastbrotmitButter (dert... | 71.57 | 94% | 2017-03-09 |
18686. | Hamza (hamzaa_94) | 71.57 | 91% | 2014-07-16 |
18687. | Tobbe (tobbe326) | 71.56 | 95.6% | 2023-11-14 |
18688. | Liyu (jjjfgu) | 71.56 | 96% | 2024-02-29 |
18689. | modittb (modittt) | 71.56 | 99% | 2023-08-28 |
18690. | Brad (lilbrad52) | 71.56 | 98% | 2017-08-20 |
18691. | fallagrim (fallagrim) | 71.56 | 95% | 2021-02-10 |
18692. | Sailor (spongi12) | 71.56 | 95% | 2016-04-27 |
18693. | Madelaine (madtherad) | 71.56 | 91% | 2017-06-01 |
18694. | Gail (gailrickman@yahoo.com) | 71.56 | 95% | 2015-03-10 |
18695. | Chris (whocareidont) | 71.55 | 93% | 2016-10-20 |
18696. | one38 (one38) | 71.55 | 97.2% | 2023-11-30 |
18697. | ritwik (ritwik3856) | 71.55 | 97% | 2021-07-06 |
18698. | Bepsi (thesaltiestsea) | 71.55 | 94% | 2018-06-27 |
18699. | Daneshvar (daneshvara) | 71.55 | 87% | 2016-10-31 |
18700. | Ole Einar (zyphie) | 71.55 | 97% | 2013-07-04 |
18701. | mczerwi (mczerwi) | 71.55 | 94% | 2015-04-18 |
18702. | Flying Fingers (butler78) | 71.55 | 98% | 2013-09-13 |
18703. | Chelsea (oxfordkarma) | 71.54 | 96.8% | 2024-01-15 |
18704. | t (tvctft) | 71.54 | 97% | 2014-03-15 |
18705. | ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) (sarsippius) | 71.54 | 96% | 2017-08-01 |
18706. | z1nk (z1nkz1nk) | 71.53 | 97.6% | 2023-12-29 |
18707. | Evan (eh30) | 71.53 | 97% | 2024-05-18 |
18708. | Bob (bobderbauer) | 71.53 | 96% | 2021-03-01 |
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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 |