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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10203. | Kevin (kevinparkit) | 90.02 | 97% | 2020-12-28 |
10204. | ndk100 (ndk100) | 90.02 | 99% | 2016-06-17 |
10205. | Huy (tqhuy1995) | 90.02 | 99% | 2014-07-25 |
10206. | Adrian (adikid89) | 90.02 | — | 2010-06-27 |
10207. | wakeupvarn (varnontyperacer) | 90.01 | 97% | 2022-03-24 |
10208. | Lester (lester_caballero) | 90.01 | 94% | 2011-09-15 |
10209. | David (wdnch) | 90.01 | 99% | 2023-07-28 |
10210. | King (dykflint) | 90.01 | 91% | 2017-05-14 |
10211. | Peter (pruse) | 90.01 | 98% | 2024-11-11 |
10212. | William (willhyt) | 90.01 | 97% | 2020-11-28 |
10213. | Mod (modulatus) | 90.01 | 95.4% | 2021-02-19 |
10214. | Nero (theneronex) | 90.01 | 97.4% | 2023-11-21 |
10215. | Nate (hoopstrings) | 90.01 | 97% | 2022-12-25 |
10216. | AJ Jammer (severus1) | 90.01 | 97% | 2014-03-05 |
10217. | Reuben (disciple) | 90.01 | — | 2011-01-22 |
10218. | Dave (dfonvielle) | 90.01 | 100% | 2012-12-10 |
10219. | Pilar (piliti) | 90.00 | 98% | 2024-01-15 |
10220. | John Doe (john_doe123) | 90.00 | 96% | 2024-01-04 |
10221. | Zach (trash_monkey) | 90.00 | 96.5% | 2023-11-30 |
10222. | Michael (pokemic) | 90.00 | 98% | 2013-12-01 |
10223. | Maggy (maggykarp) | 90.00 | 98% | 2012-09-16 |
10224. | Arun (arun_karnati) | 90.00 | 97% | 2014-07-01 |
10225. | sei (ninjawanko) | 89.99 | 97.5% | 2024-09-20 |
10226. | shawn (shawnieyang) | 89.99 | 96% | 2017-12-22 |
10227. | Vonny (notstew) | 89.99 | 96% | 2022-04-08 |
10228. | csAxer8 (csaxer) | 89.99 | 97.1% | 2024-09-20 |
10229. | Andy (snakeyboot) | 89.99 | 97% | 2020-12-20 |
10230. | Vi§hal (vishal_sirhind@yah... | 89.99 | 92% | 2014-06-15 |
10231. | Debajyoti (deehzee) | 89.99 | 99% | 2011-11-05 |
10232. | Erin Erin Erin (vanhammersly) | 89.98 | 89% | 2014-06-19 |
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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 |