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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29222. | Vernnamae (vernnamae03) | 51.95 | 95% | 2024-02-23 |
29223. | c (nigelmcbobby) | 51.95 | 93.6% | 2023-09-26 |
29224. | fella (fellasaurus) | 51.95 | 97% | 2021-10-24 |
29225. | Jonathan (john_ee) | 51.94 | 95% | 2021-03-05 |
29226. | sahil (sahil9057) | 51.94 | 95% | 2021-04-30 |
29227. | Halim (halim_karam) | 51.94 | 94% | 2012-11-19 |
29228. | Morningstar (morningstarxua... | 51.94 | 91% | 2015-03-16 |
29229. | infinitus (infinitusone) | 51.94 | — | 2011-02-07 |
29230. | Jose (jose_david_perez25@ya... | 51.93 | 93% | 2013-04-24 |
29231. | ngahtg (ngahtg) | 51.92 | 96% | 2023-12-18 |
29232. | omar (omar245) | 51.92 | 93% | 2023-01-27 |
29233. | Pyrodoug (pyrodoug) | 51.92 | 95.8% | 2024-01-08 |
29234. | π Όπ Ύπ ·π Έπ π Ίπ... | 51.92 | 95.3% | 2023-12-14 |
29235. | Japheth (jholder06) | 51.92 | 94.7% | 2024-02-22 |
29236. | sprimp (sprimkjle) | 51.92 | 92% | 2021-04-04 |
29237. | Ruusm (ruusm) | 51.92 | 90% | 2011-06-02 |
29238. | Mayukh Majumdar (mayukh0224) | 51.91 | 97% | 2024-02-01 |
29239. | Storm Shadow (samitrai) | 51.91 | 95% | 2017-06-11 |
29240. | amankwa (hla885) | 51.91 | 94% | 2012-05-17 |
29241. | Kevin (kasistores) | 51.91 | 86% | 2017-01-12 |
29242. | JUNED (juned) | 51.91 | 92% | 2011-09-28 |
29243. | Sammie (digbhg) | 51.91 | 94% | 2013-01-16 |
29244. | Mavvy (mavvy_289) | 51.90 | 95% | 2022-06-27 |
29245. | Maddie (madkool) | 51.90 | 96% | 2023-11-14 |
29246. | Tommie (tommiecat) | 51.90 | 93% | 2016-06-21 |
29247. | PeanutJam (peanutjam) | 51.90 | 88% | 2013-12-10 |
29248. | PhanhotboY (phanhotboy) | 51.89 | 97% | 2023-04-14 |
29249. | Noushad (noushuk512) | 51.89 | 95% | 2024-01-30 |
29250. | Mike (mike777) | 51.89 | 96% | 2014-04-25 |
29251. | anindya (mayamayo) | 51.89 | 93% | 2013-01-22 |
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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 |