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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8375. | Julius (jtrade) | 90.31 | 97% | 2022-08-11 |
8376. | 水滴石穿 (pillowdo) | 90.31 | 97% | 2022-12-23 |
8377. | joe (corrinthians) | 90.31 | 96% | 2012-06-28 |
8378. | Kevin (pekkanator1) | 90.30 | 96% | 2022-06-02 |
8379. | Luke (savquatrav) | 90.30 | 98.3% | 2021-03-02 |
8380. | Nicholas (t0903591) | 90.30 | 97.1% | 2024-04-13 |
8381. | Busky (buskyhusk) | 90.30 | 99% | 2022-09-14 |
8382. | tjeu (thewendigo) | 90.29 | 97% | 2021-03-28 |
8383. | Nikolai (nikovertus) | 90.29 | 97% | 2023-06-21 |
8384. | griV (griv) | 90.28 | 97% | 2024-02-22 |
8385. | Coolcat (legostarwars69) | 90.28 | 100% | 2024-01-12 |
8386. | William (williamwallace1) | 90.28 | 98% | 2022-09-21 |
8387. | Fortune (asadkhan10x) | 90.28 | 96% | 2024-01-22 |
8388. | MirkoLilDick (souser) | 90.28 | 94% | 2016-07-08 |
8389. | Niko (varial) | 90.28 | 91% | 2012-10-16 |
8390. | Brayden (azinfoo) | 90.28 | 97% | 2017-08-21 |
8391. | EscapeVelocity (escapeveloc... | 90.27 | 97% | 2023-10-15 |
8392. | Major Major Major Major (j_63) | 90.27 | 95% | 2016-01-04 |
8393. | Seb (defaultseb) | 90.26 | 95.9% | 2024-01-15 |
8394. | michelle (mkahue) | 90.26 | 97% | 2020-07-14 |
8395. | i am a car i don't even (ec... | 90.26 | 93% | 2014-01-06 |
8396. | Rusty (foundry) | 90.26 | 97% | 2019-10-26 |
8397. | Farkhat (farick92) | 90.26 | 98% | 2022-12-11 |
8398. | renz (rennzyboo) | 90.25 | 96% | 2016-10-29 |
8399. | Lee (potatosine) | 90.25 | 96% | 2021-04-10 |
8400. | Jord (skaterjord) | 90.25 | 95% | 2013-08-23 |
8401. | Allen (coraza) | 90.25 | 98% | 2018-10-27 |
8402. | Sam (qroshi) | 90.24 | 97.7% | 2024-01-13 |
8403. | deliciouschips3 (deliciousc... | 90.24 | 96% | 2022-03-06 |
8404. | Derek (lumbartgenzo) | 90.24 | — | 2010-10-28 |
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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 |