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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6467. | Nohin (nohin) | 95.38 | 97.9% | 2023-12-31 |
6468. | Lucjan (lucjan_09) | 95.38 | 98% | 2020-12-18 |
6469. | Coitus (curtisxuan) | 95.38 | 90% | 2016-08-13 |
6470. | Michael (toast23) | 95.37 | 98% | 2020-09-23 |
6471. | Courtney (typesometimes) | 95.37 | 97% | 2022-04-24 |
6472. | Mason (brainiac33) | 95.37 | 98% | 2024-02-05 |
6473. | Tony (aarup) | 95.37 | 97% | 2017-11-22 |
6474. | Alex (revl8er) | 95.37 | 98% | 2017-11-10 |
6475. | 737driver (737driver) | 95.37 | — | 2010-07-24 |
6476. | Darrin (1dur) | 95.36 | 93% | 2016-04-02 |
6477. | Varun (vvv44) | 95.36 | 95% | 2015-01-16 |
6478. | Kristaps (kristaps12312) | 95.35 | 95% | 2023-04-03 |
6479. | Eric (mispelt) | 95.35 | 98% | 2023-04-13 |
6480. | Adrian (xqzmee20) | 95.35 | 99% | 2021-07-25 |
6481. | Gabriel (tobehz) | 95.35 | — | 2011-01-31 |
6482. | Bling (noupdate) | 95.35 | 98% | 2018-02-03 |
6483. | Bolun (bolunt) | 95.34 | 98% | 2023-07-23 |
6484. | adsfjk (jbcabintoy14) | 95.34 | 98% | 2021-11-02 |
6485. | gob126 (gob126) | 95.34 | 94% | 2016-01-26 |
6486. | Daniel (belakor) | 95.34 | 98% | 2013-08-05 |
6487. | Justin (jtam11) | 95.33 | 93% | 2015-06-21 |
6488. | [10FF] Jashe (jakob2000) | 95.33 | 89% | 2015-08-27 |
6489. | coale (colerodster) | 95.32 | 96% | 2024-04-16 |
6490. | Paolo (cheruphim) | 95.32 | 95% | 2011-12-22 |
6491. | Allan (allandallon) | 95.31 | 97.1% | 2021-02-23 |
6492. | Louis (meenepo) | 95.31 | 97% | 2023-08-08 |
6493. | Mitchell (unearth) | 95.30 | 96% | 2023-04-28 |
6494. | squish squash (joshthesquas... | 95.30 | 98% | 2023-09-12 |
6495. | A (kmos) | 95.30 | 97% | 2021-05-26 |
6496. | lol (jilledout) | 95.30 | 98% | 2013-03-11 |
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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 |