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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12077. | KaliedscopicWill (kaleidesc... | 87.12 | 98% | 2025-02-15 |
12078. | sashimi (sashimifx) | 87.11 | 98% | 2025-05-06 |
12079. | Unstoppable (karanworks) | 87.11 | 97.6% | 2024-06-14 |
12080. | Evelyn (swiftie2000) | 87.11 | 97% | 2019-02-22 |
12081. | delfador42 (delfador42) | 87.11 | 99.3% | 2024-01-13 |
12082. | Kevin (windn6) | 87.11 | 96% | 2022-08-30 |
12083. | Sam (sam77777) | 87.11 | 99% | 2023-03-11 |
12084. | Stuart (stusader) | 87.11 | 97% | 2013-10-09 |
12085. | James (r3dmatrix) | 87.10 | 98% | 2021-10-25 |
12086. | Granted (granted8) | 87.10 | 98% | 2021-04-11 |
12087. | mirek (mirek) | 87.10 | 99% | 2014-09-23 |
12088. | Ihor (seitem) | 87.10 | 98% | 2023-04-23 |
12089. | Ristache (mklol) | 87.10 | 94% | 2016-02-18 |
12090. | Wim (iverb) | 87.10 | 98% | 2016-05-26 |
12091. | super (mermaid_ariel) | 87.10 | 98% | 2014-03-18 |
12092. | Cheese (cheese0r) | 87.10 | 95% | 2016-01-19 |
12093. | Taz1031 (taz1031) | 87.09 | 99.1% | 2024-12-05 |
12094. | CMWinter (cmwinter) | 87.09 | 96.5% | 2024-09-01 |
12095. | yt.com @breadnjoos (gyringr... | 87.09 | 97.3% | 2025-02-04 |
12096. | HEAD (head_hunter) | 87.09 | 96% | 2022-09-09 |
12097. | anagolr (eagle0523) | 87.09 | 95% | 2019-05-17 |
12098. | Chips (mrchips) | 87.09 | 91% | 2017-03-31 |
12099. | Justin (jastin) | 87.08 | 94% | 2017-04-19 |
12100. | .zeki (zek1shaa) | 87.08 | 95.8% | 2024-01-01 |
12101. | Matthew (volkernordie) | 87.08 | 98% | 2022-06-08 |
12102. | Cornelius (salibzz) | 87.08 | 98% | 2022-03-21 |
12103. | gangreenie (gangreenie) | 87.08 | 98% | 2019-12-02 |
12104. | SAMEER (sameerrajimwale) | 87.08 | 92% | 2013-09-12 |
12105. | Tommy Lee (dolancodec) | 87.08 | 96% | 2015-03-19 |
12106. | Justin (colbaman) | 87.08 | 97% | 2014-02-12 |
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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 |