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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21088. | Galih (sobig_f) | 75.89 | 95.5% | 2024-12-12 |
21089. | Richard (richarddow) | 75.89 | 96.7% | 2024-02-08 |
21090. | Begiato (begiato) | 75.89 | 97.1% | 2023-11-23 |
21091. | peepoglad (swempert) | 75.89 | 96% | 2025-07-24 |
21092. | TC Stinkey Mouse (thst4483) | 75.89 | 95% | 2020-12-24 |
21093. | Mario (marfredd) | 75.89 | 94% | 2015-06-10 |
21094. | Trisha (trighan1221) | 75.89 | 98% | 2018-09-10 |
21095. | Jester (jesterguy) | 75.89 | 97% | 2018-02-27 |
21096. | Che (che247) | 75.89 | 97% | 2020-06-10 |
21097. | Josh (maxtyper) | 75.89 | 90% | 2013-10-02 |
21098. | Azamat (kayoshi) | 75.89 | 98% | 2018-11-17 |
21099. | Derek (dths03) | 75.89 | 97% | 2011-09-02 |
21100. | Moonimax (moonimax) | 75.88 | 96% | 2024-08-16 |
21101. | 94 (abdulraham) | 75.88 | 95% | 2022-06-11 |
21102. | Pasindu (alphawolf962) | 75.88 | 98% | 2020-07-02 |
21103. | Norby (norby101) | 75.88 | 95.8% | 2025-01-26 |
21104. | MT-Glove80 (shinkotamaglove80) | 75.87 | 96% | 2024-07-23 |
21105. | Jules (julesthespeed) | 75.87 | 96% | 2024-10-05 |
21106. | Steph (adialvarado) | 75.87 | 97.5% | 2024-08-29 |
21107. | riray (painkerton) | 75.87 | 96% | 2024-03-13 |
21108. | Dan (dansheme) | 75.87 | 97% | 2025-08-25 |
21109. | Ferlin :) (ferlina) | 75.87 | 96.5% | 2023-11-17 |
21110. | ATOM (prathamp) | 75.87 | 97% | 2024-06-29 |
21111. | John (jnrust) | 75.87 | 96% | 2012-07-30 |
21112. | Pablo (pierrot14) | 75.87 | 96% | 2017-08-12 |
21113. | Marcy (melvindvorak) | 75.86 | 94% | 2016-12-22 |
21114. | Lautaro (lauta_qwerty) | 75.86 | 95.7% | 2024-07-24 |
21115. | No (ihaveonehand) | 75.86 | 92% | 2017-02-04 |
21116. | Christian (chrisonix) | 75.86 | 96% | 2022-01-22 |
21117. | NaTsu879 (lonely_painter) | 75.86 | 98% | 2022-03-26 |
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Default (English) | 101,604 | 78.55 | June 9, 2010 |
Long Texts | 153 | 84.32 | December 30, 2016 |
Instant Death Mode | 49 | 84.87 | July 2, 2010 |
Smoke Rise Prep | 12 | 71.91 | January 1, 2024 |
##typeracer | 4 | 75.56 | January 9, 2021 |
Walsh Middle School | 1 | 81.61 | November 28, 2011 |