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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| 3152. | PizzaBeast (pizzabeast) | 110.23 | 97% | 2016-03-01 |
| 3153. | TheyGotAlex (harshbarger.a@... | 110.23 | 97% | 2019-06-04 |
| 3154. | Rachel (rachelemma) | 110.23 | 97% | 2014-09-19 |
| 3155. | Chris (oxfordbags) | 110.22 | 98% | 2021-01-16 |
| 3156. | Musically (musically_ut) | 110.22 | 99% | 2017-03-31 |
| 3157. | issa (issa_) | 110.21 | 97.8% | 2025-02-06 |
| 3158. | haryson (xooflo) | 110.21 | 97% | 2020-12-21 |
| 3159. | Maija (maijakarina) | 110.21 | — | 2010-08-12 |
| 3160. | ᚨᛚᚠᚨᛞᚺᛁᚱ (h... | 110.21 | 99% | 2019-12-27 |
| 3161. | Adéla (adela29) | 110.20 | 98.2% | 2024-11-26 |
| 3162. | Adam (w0nsh) | 110.20 | 99% | 2020-03-28 |
| 3163. | Minh (mn99) | 110.20 | 98.8% | 2023-12-28 |
| 3164. | jiff (bobbymole) | 110.20 | 99% | 2012-05-08 |
| 3165. | Kieffer (wizkhaliffer) | 110.20 | 97% | 2011-10-06 |
| 3166. | Dan (videogamewarriortv) | 110.20 | 97% | 2016-03-12 |
| 3167. | . (testtt) | 110.20 | — | 2010-11-17 |
| 3168. | Vex (vextrace) | 110.19 | 98% | 2024-03-28 |
| 3169. | ^_^ (rainbowdashc) | 110.19 | 98% | 2014-03-07 |
| 3170. | Clement (clementt) | 110.19 | 97% | 2018-01-09 |
| 3171. | F u r u y á (furuya) | 110.18 | 97% | 2012-10-24 |
| 3172. | RIP HAX$ (squidwarg) | 110.17 | 97.1% | 2025-03-09 |
| 3173. | Joel (joel6677) | 110.17 | 99.5% | 2023-07-31 |
| 3174. | lolwut9001 (lolwut9001) | 110.17 | 92% | 2017-03-25 |
| 3175. | Trankerlicer 4 fingers. (pa... | 110.17 | 96% | 2012-10-03 |
| 3176. | Austin (tbhys) | 110.16 | 97% | 2014-05-19 |
| 3177. | Mihir (mihir1125) | 110.15 | 96.5% | 2024-01-03 |
| 3178. | Oliver (pastapower05) | 110.15 | 100% | 2021-07-21 |
| 3179. | simon (simon1419) | 110.15 | 92% | 2013-01-22 |
| 3180. | Jesper (dwingx) | 110.14 | 98% | 2025-06-10 |
| 3181. | Akribane (akribane) | 110.14 | 97.3% | 2024-12-24 |
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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 |