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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9956. | Tedward (tedward765) | 86.58 | 97.2% | 2021-02-12 |
9957. | lemonade (agolemonade) | 86.58 | 98% | 2017-10-26 |
9958. | Artichamp (abhrajit_saha) | 86.57 | 97% | 2023-05-27 |
9959. | Marc (mdzy1334) | 86.57 | 96% | 2022-03-18 |
9960. | Mohamed (medsebri) | 86.57 | 97% | 2023-08-17 |
9961. | echovl (echovl) | 86.57 | 98% | 2024-02-01 |
9962. | Michael (bluejay8765) | 86.57 | 98% | 2022-11-29 |
9963. | Fast&Furious7 (fastandfurio... | 86.57 | 97% | 2014-08-08 |
9964. | arsam (pereeia) | 86.56 | 98% | 2023-01-06 |
9965. | Gerben05 (gerbenklapwijk) | 86.56 | 98.8% | 2023-11-06 |
9966. | toki (kizunajemini2205) | 86.56 | 97% | 2021-02-24 |
9967. | Someone (someonetyping) | 86.55 | 99% | 2021-01-13 |
9968. | Dara (adoran) | 86.55 | 98% | 2023-02-10 |
9969. | PKRZ Bright Red Hats (doesi... | 86.55 | 95% | 2016-07-20 |
9970. | Jeffrey (jsb9942) | 86.55 | 93% | 2017-01-10 |
9971. | Adas (auganov) | 86.55 | 97% | 2016-02-19 |
9972. | Ben (tacosnak) | 86.54 | 95% | 2016-05-04 |
9973. | Ami (amivu) | 86.54 | — | 2010-10-18 |
9974. | trut (trut) | 86.54 | 98% | 2022-02-03 |
9975. | Miroslav (__mirdaa) | 86.54 | 98% | 2020-12-26 |
9976. | Bryant (arcadeshift) | 86.54 | 93% | 2016-04-28 |
9977. | Dons (dinar) | 86.54 | 97% | 2018-03-05 |
9978. | Thatness (thatness) | 86.53 | 94% | 2021-10-22 |
9979. | Anthony S. (anthonyjshuey) | 86.53 | 98% | 2021-11-11 |
9980. | Bodhi$attiva (ptran) | 86.53 | 98% | 2018-10-15 |
9981. | Boris (bb667) | 86.53 | 96% | 2020-05-23 |
9982. | twitch.tv/stealthassault7 (... | 86.53 | 95% | 2017-03-30 |
9983. | Said (saidenhide) | 86.52 | 98% | 2023-07-03 |
9984. | Douglas (lasdoug) | 86.52 | 96% | 2018-03-30 |
9985. | Coolgolf (coolgolf) | 86.51 | 96.5% | 2023-11-18 |
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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 |