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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24305. | suraj kamaldeep (surajkamal... | 62.58 | 97% | 2021-05-03 |
24306. | Shua (shua901) | 62.58 | — | 2011-02-09 |
24307. | Alex (alexyarats) | 62.58 | 98% | 2016-12-28 |
24308. | 3e4rt5g (rggfsdvr) | 62.57 | 93.7% | 2024-02-24 |
24309. | tstats[abdulhamit_rauf] (ab... | 62.57 | 96% | 2023-12-20 |
24310. | kenan (commanderkenan) | 62.57 | 94% | 2022-05-05 |
24311. | Muhammad (kadolukashi) | 62.57 | 96% | 2018-06-09 |
24312. | Eilon (eilonhai459) | 62.57 | 95% | 2017-08-08 |
24313. | Jayden (ajden) | 62.57 | 90% | 2012-03-29 |
24314. | Jack (jacksaff) | 62.57 | 95% | 2011-10-23 |
24315. | Amy (amy159) | 62.56 | 89% | 2014-07-06 |
24316. | ZZL (zzll) | 62.56 | 97% | 2024-02-14 |
24317. | Kevin (silverdrake11) | 62.56 | 92% | 2012-04-16 |
24318. | Brett (savagesapien) | 62.56 | 98% | 2021-05-12 |
24319. | Rasmus (maziger) | 62.56 | 95% | 2020-04-08 |
24320. | Tam (typo0704) | 62.56 | 94% | 2014-12-17 |
24321. | Banda (bandamaker) | 62.55 | 94% | 2021-11-28 |
24322. | Zyr Matthew Soriano (mattty... | 62.55 | 96% | 2024-02-20 |
24323. | Henrik (saeter) | 62.55 | 92% | 2022-12-23 |
24324. | Justin (supro) | 62.55 | 85% | 2013-02-16 |
24325. | Wowa (vovsanka) | 62.55 | 98% | 2024-04-24 |
24326. | Terrie (tavinator) | 62.55 | 96% | 2020-09-20 |
24327. | richie (richieee) | 62.55 | 94% | 2014-11-20 |
24328. | Copycat (copycatzen) | 62.55 | 95% | 2015-05-16 |
24329. | Billy (billychan1988) | 62.55 | 94% | 2015-02-13 |
24330. | felix (felixlee1) | 62.54 | 96% | 2019-02-10 |
24331. | Kawsar (kawasar5685) | 62.54 | 96.6% | 2024-02-03 |
24332. | Qida (ieatpizza) | 62.54 | 98% | 2024-04-03 |
24333. | Salman (vashiistampede) | 62.54 | 96.2% | 2021-01-29 |
24334. | Tevanuk (tevanuk) | 62.54 | 97% | 2021-06-09 |
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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 |