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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5991. | Speedy (serpentspirit) | 97.03 | 94% | 2016-05-14 |
5992. | Ramsey (tackheads) | 97.02 | 97.4% | 2023-11-28 |
5993. | L. A. Phroaig (laphroaig_neat) | 97.02 | 97% | 2015-12-26 |
5994. | Axtelic (axtelic) | 97.01 | 97% | 2020-07-13 |
5995. | mokira (mokira) | 97.01 | 97% | 2014-01-22 |
5996. | s1ck (dontquitraces) | 97.01 | 93% | 2014-11-09 |
5997. | Faster (fasterthanyou19) | 97.00 | 99% | 2019-03-07 |
5998. | Kenniks (kenniks) | 97.00 | 90% | 2015-04-03 |
5999. | Tony (tpain1990) | 97.00 | 96% | 2011-09-08 |
6000. | Adam (toaadam) | 96.99 | 98% | 2020-04-06 |
6001. | DropTables("Users") (batter... | 96.99 | 96% | 2016-02-03 |
6002. | Cameron (bruinink) | 96.99 | 95% | 2014-09-16 |
6003. | sherky (raresharky) | 96.98 | 98% | 2023-11-26 |
6004. | KeyboardWarrior (kw1337) | 96.98 | 96% | 2015-01-09 |
6005. | Cowsaysmoo (cowsaysmoo) | 96.98 | 96% | 2016-03-29 |
6006. | Egor (moccasama) | 96.97 | 97% | 2024-03-17 |
6007. | ivana (ivana22) | 96.96 | 98% | 2021-12-21 |
6008. | Coleman (edibleplastique) | 96.96 | 92% | 2011-05-24 |
6009. | Joe (loltyler4) | 96.96 | 97% | 2022-03-23 |
6010. | Arsennn (arsenn) | 96.96 | 98% | 2024-01-06 |
6011. | Philos (pdk304) | 96.96 | 97% | 2023-03-10 |
6012. | GOD (billybobjoe1221) | 96.96 | 99% | 2021-02-14 |
6013. | Duong (softtyper) | 96.96 | 98% | 2017-02-27 |
6014. | Wez (kalq) | 96.96 | 98% | 2012-08-25 |
6015. | pajorn (pajorn) | 96.95 | 97% | 2022-05-24 |
6016. | Donald (hotdognalds) | 96.95 | 98% | 2021-10-12 |
6017. | Wez (awesome708) | 96.95 | 99% | 2017-10-25 |
6018. | Fexo (fexer) | 96.95 | 99% | 2018-12-04 |
6019. | P. (psilva00) | 96.94 | 96.9% | 2024-05-15 |
6020. | Mack (mvpok) | 96.93 | 97% | 2023-11-06 |
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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 |