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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11516. | Courtney (brooke0309) | 83.73 | 98% | 2019-09-17 |
11517. | Ahmed Abid Muhtasim (jestyper) | 83.72 | 98% | 2024-04-05 |
11518. | mohammed (momotan039) | 83.72 | 97% | 2024-03-16 |
11519. | Norman (oomenacka) | 83.72 | 96.5% | 2024-02-03 |
11520. | zak (zak92) | 83.72 | 98% | 2023-05-20 |
11521. | Beret (boina) | 83.72 | 96.2% | 2023-09-22 |
11522. | Boss (velocitya) | 83.72 | — | 2010-11-27 |
11523. | Joey (ginroth) | 83.72 | — | 2011-02-11 |
11524. | Luke (doleo) | 83.72 | 96% | 2014-09-01 |
11525. | Tom (brionel) | 83.72 | 96% | 2016-04-28 |
11526. | Vasco (vascof) | 83.71 | 96% | 2024-04-16 |
11527. | Chris (yanksc) | 83.71 | 98% | 2014-06-09 |
11528. | Rudolf (rutzzz) | 83.71 | 98% | 2020-10-02 |
11529. | Walter (non_white) | 83.71 | 96% | 2011-09-20 |
11530. | XrXr (xrxr) | 83.71 | 94% | 2017-03-21 |
11531. | ⦗10FF⦘ euij (euij) | 83.71 | 98% | 2018-10-25 |
11532. | world (worldunseen) | 83.70 | 95.5% | 2023-12-28 |
11533. | øracle (typingmaniac123456... | 83.70 | 96% | 2023-07-03 |
11534. | From the river to the sea (... | 83.70 | 96.9% | 2023-11-13 |
11535. | this quote is sh*t (slowass... | 83.70 | 98% | 2021-11-25 |
11536. | Icy (1see_1cy) | 83.70 | 97% | 2022-05-12 |
11537. | Klaptain (_klaptain) | 83.70 | 96% | 2019-12-01 |
11538. | Potential (potential_first) | 83.70 | 96% | 2013-04-27 |
11539. | Luis (chapibol) | 83.69 | 100% | 2024-01-27 |
11540. | Adam (adam1101) | 83.69 | 97% | 2022-09-26 |
11541. | horyzen1 nq (lucknumber8) | 83.69 | 96.9% | 2024-02-23 |
11542. | varkiziotis (slow_like_ribas) | 83.69 | 98% | 2023-03-17 |
11543. | Pepe (pepeworm) | 83.69 | 96% | 2020-10-03 |
11544. | Florent (flowrange) | 83.69 | 95% | 2011-12-19 |
11545. | Tiểu Long (znewbiez001) | 83.69 | 97% | 2015-05-17 |
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Default (English) | 70,097 | 81.38 | June 9, 2010 |
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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 |