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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| 8103. | Stephen (xcaliber219) | 95.55 | 98% | 2022-01-28 |
| 8104. | Octo (octophobia) | 95.55 | 97% | 2020-10-09 |
| 8105. | LuLu465 (lulu465) | 95.54 | 97% | 2026-01-12 |
| 8106. | ann (anniewannie) | 95.54 | 97% | 2024-01-16 |
| 8107. | Jinf931 (jinf931) | 95.54 | 96% | 2025-03-07 |
| 8108. | Eldin (oktea) | 95.54 | 98% | 2022-08-20 |
| 8109. | KIMMM (meowkimi) | 95.54 | 98% | 2018-11-26 |
| 8110. | Marcel (razhork) | 95.53 | 97% | 2016-01-16 |
| 8111. | xinijia (xinijia) | 95.52 | 97% | 2025-09-04 |
| 8112. | AsadCoder (darkterror07) | 95.52 | 97% | 2025-07-27 |
| 8113. | Stefan (stefans) | 95.52 | 96% | 2012-01-11 |
| 8114. | Ali!i!i!iN (alinorouzi) | 95.52 | 97% | 2013-07-01 |
| 8115. | Peter (petethewhale) | 95.51 | 99.3% | 2024-10-23 |
| 8116. | academ (academ) | 95.51 | 99% | 2024-11-15 |
| 8117. | Chieh laptop (leejay8011piq) | 95.51 | 100% | 2018-03-24 |
| 8118. | Kim Jong (kimjongillmatic) | 95.51 | 98% | 2017-06-07 |
| 8119. | Andrew (andrew_480) | 95.50 | 96% | 2025-01-15 |
| 8120. | Jackey (jackeyguy) | 95.50 | 96% | 2022-02-20 |
| 8121. | Nikita (lodo4ka1337) | 95.49 | 99% | 2025-09-16 |
| 8122. | (19wpmavg) | 95.49 | 97.3% | 2023-11-18 |
| 8123. | Trichobezoar (kappadin) | 95.49 | 95% | 2016-05-30 |
| 8124. | Charles (clydoscope) | 95.48 | 98.8% | 2024-01-13 |
| 8125. | Gold (goldgeneral) | 95.48 | 94% | 2014-12-17 |
| 8126. | Justin (justinat) | 95.48 | 96% | 2014-02-01 |
| 8127. | bReaker (breaker1909) | 95.47 | 91% | 2015-01-16 |
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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 |
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| Walsh Middle School | 1 | 81.61 | November 28, 2011 |