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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25904. | Patrick (datexe) | 58.69 | 91% | 2014-12-12 |
25905. | XXX (pitago) | 58.69 | 90% | 2015-11-12 |
25906. | bec (cherrybex) | 58.68 | 98% | 2024-04-08 |
25907. | Kira Nerys (kira_nerys) | 58.68 | 94% | 2022-01-28 |
25908. | mohamed (mohamed2123) | 58.68 | 96% | 2023-11-27 |
25909. | awesome_di (awesome_di) | 58.68 | 96% | 2024-01-20 |
25910. | skriveleif (scoopa) | 58.68 | 91% | 2013-05-26 |
25911. | Hiep (hiepvh) | 58.68 | 97% | 2023-02-07 |
25912. | Jonathan (dirtyrice) | 58.68 | 95% | 2018-02-16 |
25913. | Kim (ntk02) | 58.68 | 95% | 2022-07-02 |
25914. | Nate (natopotato262) | 58.68 | 90% | 2016-11-20 |
25915. | Asger (asger3460) | 58.68 | 89% | 2013-03-05 |
25916. | Elise (lc86) | 58.67 | 99% | 2021-10-27 |
25917. | K (kmsoft) | 58.67 | 96% | 2022-03-08 |
25918. | Benathan (benathan) | 58.67 | 97% | 2022-12-24 |
25919. | Ryan (youmadbrooo) | 58.67 | 89% | 2015-09-10 |
25920. | rjrjn (djdjdjd) | 58.66 | 97% | 2023-10-13 |
25921. | Voler (volergrace) | 58.66 | 96% | 2019-08-05 |
25922. | Mark (maniaklord) | 58.66 | 94% | 2014-05-25 |
25923. | Steve (the_clown8) | 58.66 | 94% | 2016-09-18 |
25924. | Water (mitsunigt23) | 58.66 | 95% | 2013-07-10 |
25925. | Matti (d3_aston) | 58.66 | 89% | 2017-03-09 |
25926. | Édouard (edm_) | 58.65 | 94% | 2023-12-12 |
25927. | zeffxy (zeffxy) | 58.65 | 95.1% | 2023-12-06 |
25928. | Nick (nirosmit) | 58.65 | 96% | 2021-11-08 |
25929. | peter (peterfan) | 58.65 | 96% | 2021-06-11 |
25930. | Abu (abusadat) | 58.65 | 94% | 2015-07-29 |
25931. | Zester. (jesterdaicha) | 58.65 | 97% | 2020-05-19 |
25932. | Stars_Winner (stars_winner) | 58.64 | 93% | 2023-12-16 |
25933. | Jon (skinnynerd) | 58.64 | 97.9% | 2023-11-15 |
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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 |