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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16992. | shipshop (shipshop) | 74.42 | 95% | 2023-05-14 |
16993. | Tom (rubik1908) | 74.42 | 96% | 2021-10-14 |
16994. | Ashley (asherain) | 74.42 | 95% | 2013-12-12 |
16995. | Anika (compass_girl) | 74.41 | 97% | 2016-10-02 |
16996. | Harshal (bitbeast18) | 74.41 | 97% | 2022-03-21 |
16997. | π₯Ίππ (daddy_mememas... | 74.41 | 97% | 2024-01-10 |
16998. | Dassi (dassi2morr) | 74.41 | 91% | 2016-08-16 |
16999. | Maggie (mooftu) | 74.41 | 96% | 2013-12-24 |
17000. | Dubba (dubba_dawg) | 74.40 | 97% | 2023-04-09 |
17001. | Sayan (sayan_c) | 74.40 | 97.1% | 2023-12-28 |
17002. | Oscar (oscrrmrz) | 74.40 | 98.8% | 2024-01-22 |
17003. | Katie (klennon) | 74.40 | 90% | 2016-02-05 |
17004. | Alex (ninjabassist777) | 74.40 | 98% | 2015-11-07 |
17005. | Tim (whyouno) | 74.40 | 93% | 2012-09-07 |
17006. | Chareth (seacaptain5) | 74.40 | — | 2010-06-10 |
17007. | marc (marconijacob97) | 74.40 | 95% | 2012-12-03 |
17008. | Andrew (mr_orangestressbry) | 74.39 | 96% | 2019-09-23 |
17009. | frz (furizan) | 74.39 | 97% | 2017-08-03 |
17010. | Lara (chuiicdhk) | 74.39 | 96% | 2021-10-28 |
17011. | Blub (blub0) | 74.39 | 96% | 2021-03-27 |
17012. | a (jdlwahaha) | 74.39 | 94% | 2021-03-19 |
17013. | Shaun (technicalguy) | 74.39 | 96% | 2013-05-21 |
17014. | Gregor (gysi) | 74.39 | 97% | 2014-12-15 |
17015. | Emil (emilkrogh) | 74.39 | 95% | 2017-08-21 |
17016. | Marinasy (m_m_) | 74.38 | 97.7% | 2024-02-20 |
17017. | mayr (mayruwu) | 74.38 | 95% | 2024-05-16 |
17018. | M (mwt3e) | 74.38 | 95% | 2011-12-13 |
17019. | Teddy (teddyh) | 74.37 | 96% | 2015-09-02 |
17020. | Welfegor (welfegor) | 74.37 | 95.8% | 2024-04-09 |
17021. | Mica (paperciip) | 74.37 | 95% | 2013-09-19 |
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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 |