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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25446. | Sheen (sheen88) | 60.82 | 95% | 2015-02-14 |
25447. | Blur (dunkrius) | 60.82 | 93% | 2016-03-04 |
25448. | Hashim Raza (hashimraza) | 60.81 | 96% | 2024-01-16 |
25449. | fsck (fsck) | 60.81 | 88% | 2013-09-21 |
25450. | mpb (meeepboop) | 60.81 | 96% | 2018-11-04 |
25451. | Jessica (jessf) | 60.81 | 98% | 2019-02-22 |
25452. | jaret (jitterz) | 60.81 | — | 2010-10-14 |
25453. | Victoria (cutemikitty) | 60.81 | 89% | 2011-07-26 |
25454. | Charlie (charcoal_3) | 60.80 | 97.1% | 2023-11-12 |
25455. | Min Htin (minhtinmaung) | 60.80 | 96% | 2021-02-10 |
25456. | hadareud (hadareud) | 60.80 | 97% | 2013-02-15 |
25457. | Stefano (zolika156) | 60.79 | 97% | 2024-04-11 |
25458. | Joe (therunner09) | 60.79 | 87% | 2015-01-22 |
25459. | EDH (fextremecheerleader) | 60.79 | 90% | 2014-04-22 |
25460. | sprwhk (sprwhwk) | 60.79 | 96% | 2021-05-23 |
25461. | Asaha (balsamicos) | 60.79 | 99% | 2013-09-09 |
25462. | DiditPayoffff (premis) | 60.78 | 94% | 2024-05-19 |
25463. | Regie (rjsmith76) | 60.78 | 96% | 2024-03-05 |
25464. | Nicole (nickiannia) | 60.78 | 97.1% | 2023-12-02 |
25465. | Chad Sykes (chadsykes26) | 60.78 | 95% | 2023-12-13 |
25466. | rachid (marechalvanlife) | 60.77 | 98% | 2024-05-19 |
25467. | kyle (hahaha120) | 60.77 | 95% | 2024-04-05 |
25468. | Shayan (shayanp) | 60.77 | 89% | 2016-09-03 |
25469. | Rishabh (rishabh7187) | 60.77 | 97% | 2024-01-30 |
25470. | Gustavo (grodriguez85) | 60.77 | 95.8% | 2024-01-14 |
25471. | Matthew (majernja) | 60.77 | 94% | 2021-11-29 |
25472. | Ujjwal (ujjwal3756) | 60.77 | 97% | 2021-01-18 |
25473. | fv (whitehart) | 60.76 | 98.5% | 2023-11-21 |
25474. | علاوي Øبيب قلبÙ... | 60.76 | 96% | 2022-03-20 |
25475. | Kelley (kelley1) | 60.76 | 97% | 2017-07-18 |
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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 |