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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13326. | Liu (jazzkey) | 80.32 | 98% | 2022-10-08 |
13327. | Philip (lindeman) | 80.32 | 95% | 2014-04-29 |
13328. | Tyler (ttyler99) | 80.32 | 94% | 2015-06-02 |
13329. | Lawson (themessiah46) | 80.32 | 93% | 2016-10-09 |
13330. | Sam (knuk) | 80.32 | 95% | 2014-06-19 |
13331. | central_ba (central_ba) | 80.31 | 96% | 2021-04-01 |
13332. | icy (freezing_icy) | 80.31 | 97.9% | 2023-10-04 |
13333. | Michael (michaelchuong) | 80.31 | 98% | 2021-01-17 |
13334. | Sentinel (fedayeen) | 80.31 | 97.4% | 2021-02-23 |
13335. | Abhishek (abc_cs) | 80.31 | 98% | 2020-08-10 |
13336. | Sam (sam2399) | 80.31 | 99% | 2023-05-01 |
13337. | Han (mozes) | 80.31 | 96% | 2014-01-08 |
13338. | James (james_m808) | 80.30 | 90% | 2017-03-25 |
13339. | Thanasi (thebestatbeingtheg... | 80.30 | — | 2011-03-03 |
13340. | Marymoon (marymoon) | 80.30 | 91% | 2011-08-30 |
13341. | Saad (graveofsorrow) | 80.30 | 95% | 2013-01-20 |
13342. | Williawar (williawar) | 80.29 | 97% | 2021-08-18 |
13343. | けんご氏 (kengo0727) | 80.29 | 95% | 2013-10-19 |
13344. | QUICKclacker (quickclacker) | 80.29 | 96% | 2017-02-27 |
13345. | Blan (blanlita) | 80.28 | 97% | 2018-01-17 |
13346. | a (levelupself) | 80.28 | 99% | 2020-09-08 |
13347. | Mitchell (mitchelldj) | 80.28 | 99% | 2023-10-19 |
13348. | 😳😳😳 (lanterex) | 80.28 | 97% | 2021-05-03 |
13349. | Jackson (shaggspawns) | 80.28 | 97% | 2017-11-22 |
13350. | Jonathan (mrflores) | 80.28 | 95% | 2013-12-29 |
13351. | Jay (wolfjay757) | 80.27 | 98% | 2022-05-30 |
13352. | Antonio (antoniopelayo) | 80.27 | 98% | 2021-06-29 |
13353. | K1ngVince (vincentbarrozo) | 80.27 | 93% | 2016-11-07 |
13354. | Nicholas (colemak_newbie) | 80.27 | 99% | 2017-07-27 |
13355. | 1billion (1billion) | 80.26 | 95.4% | 2024-02-09 |
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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 |