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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37226. | Shabylkhan (saken03) | 57.11 | 96% | 2022-05-17 |
37227. | Mridul (dot_0) | 57.11 | 96% | 2024-12-25 |
37228. | Ghayth (ghayth2003) | 57.11 | 94.4% | 2021-02-04 |
37229. | Athan (weareone380) | 57.11 | 97% | 2019-05-31 |
37230. | khurram (khurram123) | 57.11 | 91% | 2013-06-29 |
37231. | Jacob (banjomonster) | 57.11 | 97% | 2014-08-07 |
37232. | Homer (aerowang) | 57.11 | 99% | 2017-11-15 |
37233. | zai (za14s) | 57.10 | 95% | 2025-02-07 |
37234. | Emil (heisenb) | 57.10 | 96% | 2023-09-08 |
37235. | sabrina (shvtin) | 57.10 | 94% | 2024-01-31 |
37236. | ð»KareemHany_FreePalestin... | 57.10 | 94.9% | 2024-10-04 |
37237. | Gerardo (gfranco863) | 57.10 | 96% | 2023-09-08 |
37238. | Syed Shakibul Alam (syed_sh... | 57.10 | 96% | 2021-03-16 |
37239. | Chris (chrissimba) | 57.10 | 96% | 2021-05-13 |
37240. | Äạt (yatshukamurabuff) | 57.10 | 96% | 2014-11-19 |
37241. | Gerard (clant) | 57.10 | 95% | 2015-12-19 |
37242. | Joeyy (joseph_paintsil) | 57.09 | 97% | 2024-12-23 |
37243. | Stanley Chen (extraversion_... | 57.09 | 95% | 2024-06-08 |
37244. | J_colemakDH (j_colemakdh) | 57.09 | 97% | 2024-05-27 |
37245. | Corbyn (cocrum) | 57.09 | 97.5% | 2024-08-23 |
37246. | aBather (atkirsiu) | 57.09 | 96% | 2022-09-11 |
37247. | Haris (haris_2248) | 57.09 | 94.9% | 2024-02-06 |
37248. | Jelly belly (jellybabysexys... | 57.09 | 94% | 2021-09-24 |
37249. | MasterSam77 (mastersam77) | 57.08 | 95% | 2025-04-27 |
37250. | Sultan (sultan_1337) | 57.08 | 86% | 2012-08-05 |
37251. | JrcStuds (jrcstuds) | 57.08 | 95% | 2022-04-13 |
37252. | Freddie (freddieteden) | 57.08 | 95% | 2024-04-14 |
37253. | Chris (duckkkkk) | 57.08 | 96.9% | 2024-04-28 |
37254. | Andy (ukp2) | 57.08 | 97% | 2024-04-16 |
37255. | Pluma de fuego (plumadefuego) | 57.08 | 98% | 2024-02-10 |
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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 |