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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24322. | Juan Vrasmatas (jvrasmatas25) | 61.62 | 94% | 2024-03-12 |
24323. | mohammad mahdi (m_m_behnasr) | 61.62 | 97% | 2023-08-06 |
24324. | Linus (frogplayz) | 61.62 | 90% | 2016-11-09 |
24325. | Zaid (m_z_f) | 61.62 | 99% | 2013-11-17 |
24326. | Dimitris (mitsolee) | 61.62 | 97.1% | 2021-02-11 |
24327. | mike (sn4ckat4ck_) | 61.61 | 96% | 2024-04-08 |
24328. | haqdogooo (haqdogooo) | 61.61 | 96% | 2024-01-18 |
24329. | sn (gunshp) | 61.61 | 97% | 2021-05-05 |
24330. | Max (max_6058) | 61.61 | 95% | 2021-01-27 |
24331. | Ayesha (candy_is) | 61.61 | — | 2011-05-01 |
24332. | Syb (syb0rd) | 61.60 | 97% | 2023-12-21 |
24333. | Daniel (dubdaword) | 61.60 | 92% | 2012-11-15 |
24334. | Mary (flutesp) | 61.60 | 89% | 2012-09-05 |
24335. | imnotanygood (handicaped) | 61.60 | 95% | 2019-02-27 |
24336. | Inquisitive Nerd (inquisiti... | 61.59 | 96% | 2024-04-02 |
24337. | nhut (tdminhnhut) | 61.59 | 94% | 2013-06-13 |
24338. | Alex (venuzord) | 61.58 | 92% | 2012-02-26 |
24339. | Troy (troy517545) | 61.58 | 95% | 2022-02-13 |
24340. | Allen (nibblesisanoob) | 61.58 | 95% | 2017-08-03 |
24341. | saad (saad88) | 61.58 | 96% | 2022-06-16 |
24342. | P (plspalding) | 61.58 | 93% | 2012-11-10 |
24343. | Malik (madx) | 61.58 | 95% | 2015-03-07 |
24344. | Ochirsuren (ochiroo13) | 61.57 | 96% | 2017-07-22 |
24345. | Andre (mastertyper3691) | 61.57 | 97% | 2019-10-31 |
24346. | Eivind (samuraikattepus) | 61.57 | 91% | 2015-06-10 |
24347. | Aditya (vastolorde95) | 61.57 | 95% | 2017-08-10 |
24348. | THINH (mr_thriving) | 61.57 | 98% | 2016-03-02 |
24349. | Christopher (sellite) | 61.57 | 96% | 2017-08-03 |
24350. | vigneshwara (vigneshbalaji) | 61.57 | — | 2011-04-24 |
24351. | craout (nthaoho) | 61.56 | 97% | 2015-10-05 |
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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 |