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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21660. | I'm typing on a steering wh... | 67.17 | 96% | 2022-09-10 |
21661. | Dishant (dishant_10) | 67.17 | 97% | 2024-02-15 |
21662. | Matt (concopa) | 67.17 | 94% | 2012-10-23 |
21663. | sza (1342143) | 67.17 | 96% | 2015-01-04 |
21664. | dlam (dylam07) | 67.17 | 82% | 2013-04-21 |
21665. | Stiglitz (myhell) | 67.16 | 95% | 2022-08-14 |
21666. | Saoirse Stan (saoirsestan) | 67.16 | 98% | 2024-03-26 |
21667. | Lemon (lemon369) | 67.16 | 95.4% | 2024-01-05 |
21668. | RHell (kasiarhell) | 67.16 | 97% | 2024-03-09 |
21669. | J (punpun1234) | 67.16 | 98.6% | 2023-10-11 |
21670. | Baboux98 (baboux98) | 67.16 | 97% | 2022-06-25 |
21671. | Tashrif (tashrif_shahriar) | 67.16 | 97% | 2021-01-05 |
21672. | Tinkerino (tinkerino) | 67.16 | 94% | 2016-01-27 |
21673. | Luffy-dono (luffy_dono) | 67.15 | 94% | 2022-02-23 |
21674. | ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) (warrine... | 67.15 | 97% | 2024-05-23 |
21675. | Barnes (barnacle) | 67.15 | 87% | 2011-09-29 |
21676. | mdot (mdot) | 67.14 | 96.8% | 2024-02-23 |
21677. | Bilal (kingbismack) | 67.14 | 95% | 2023-09-18 |
21678. | kousik (cmdtype) | 67.14 | 91% | 2013-11-20 |
21679. | eri (nanoeri) | 67.14 | 98% | 2013-12-23 |
21680. | pingx (jpairat) | 67.14 | 93% | 2016-08-30 |
21681. | Fred (geekhideout) | 67.14 | 92% | 2011-09-26 |
21682. | SlimyFingers (slimyfingers8) | 67.13 | 96% | 2023-12-25 |
21683. | Armageddon (arrmageddon) | 67.13 | 96% | 2019-10-25 |
21684. | Ashwin (ashwinrajeshcube) | 67.13 | 94% | 2022-01-06 |
21685. | Rabbit (rabbit1) | 67.12 | 99% | 2024-02-10 |
21686. | Paul (kwisatz_haderach) | 67.12 | 95% | 2023-11-25 |
21687. | 123Bananas (123bananas) | 67.12 | 97% | 2024-01-11 |
21688. | Matthew (tangemat000) | 67.12 | 97% | 2024-03-29 |
21689. | Marcus Armstrong (down_with... | 67.12 | 94% | 2020-12-22 |
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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 |