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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29845. | Saral (scrummaster) | 52.02 | 95% | 2018-06-15 |
29846. | My Brother, Don't Stop Tryi... | 52.02 | 97.2% | 2023-12-02 |
29847. | Rystian (cap_redhawk) | 52.01 | 94% | 2022-02-10 |
29848. | arman (invoker870) | 52.01 | 95% | 2017-09-08 |
29849. | srivatsava (slowandcalm) | 52.01 | 97% | 2017-10-14 |
29850. | bryan (ailynmiole) | 52.01 | 93% | 2012-02-27 |
29851. | Braden Wolf (bradenjw) | 52.00 | 96% | 2024-03-11 |
29852. | WhoYouCallinPinhead (braede... | 52.00 | 97% | 2017-10-05 |
29853. | cliff (cahard) | 52.00 | 97% | 2013-08-15 |
29854. | Speed (transportation) | 51.98 | 88% | 2016-04-27 |
29855. | Tater (strudle120) | 51.98 | 91% | 2013-04-10 |
29856. | theBooth (thebooth) | 51.97 | 96.7% | 2023-12-01 |
29857. | Saurab Kairi (saurabkairi) | 51.97 | 95% | 2024-04-19 |
29858. | Truck (truck4) | 51.97 | 95% | 2012-07-09 |
29859. | LittleLaosu (m609108001) | 51.97 | 97% | 2022-05-27 |
29860. | prantoy (prantoy) | 51.97 | 92% | 2014-02-19 |
29861. | Michael (wolfflow) | 51.96 | 96% | 2022-02-02 |
29862. | Mimi (mp3567) | 51.96 | 96% | 2024-02-11 |
29863. | A (appliancejunk) | 51.96 | 95% | 2014-11-07 |
29864. | Ali (nology) | 51.96 | 93% | 2012-03-23 |
29865. | Hưng (qaszxc) | 51.96 | 90% | 2013-12-19 |
29866. | Ash (technobladeneverdiesss) | 51.95 | 95% | 2024-04-03 |
29867. | mahmoud shalhoub (mahmoud77) | 51.95 | 97% | 2024-02-19 |
29868. | Vernnamae (vernnamae03) | 51.95 | 95% | 2024-02-23 |
29869. | c (nigelmcbobby) | 51.95 | 93.6% | 2023-09-26 |
29870. | fella (fellasaurus) | 51.95 | 97% | 2021-10-24 |
29871. | Jonathan (john_ee) | 51.94 | 95% | 2021-03-05 |
29872. | sahil (sahil9057) | 51.94 | 95% | 2021-04-30 |
29873. | Halim (halim_karam) | 51.94 | 94% | 2012-11-19 |
29874. | Morningstar (morningstarxua... | 51.94 | 91% | 2015-03-16 |
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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 |