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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6160. | Mitch◕‿◕ (swerkxs) | 96.46 | 95% | 2015-01-04 |
6161. | And (andzer0) | 96.45 | 97% | 2024-04-10 |
6162. | Ismail (aismail90) | 96.45 | 97% | 2020-10-07 |
6163. | vith (vith) | 96.45 | — | 2011-03-09 |
6164. | Martin (kompot) | 96.45 | 97% | 2014-08-05 |
6165. | James (kilobyte) | 96.45 | — | 2010-09-28 |
6166. | Jods (jodslife) | 96.45 | 99% | 2013-01-05 |
6167. | Haikuno (haikuno) | 96.44 | 98% | 2018-01-10 |
6168. | Mikkel (creave) | 96.44 | 96% | 2014-11-09 |
6169. | eggs979 (eggs979) | 96.43 | 98% | 2018-11-26 |
6170. | Joses (josesl16) | 96.43 | 99% | 2021-04-28 |
6171. | Sofia (sofiaianni) | 96.42 | 97% | 2024-02-13 |
6172. | (palpha) | 96.42 | 97.3% | 2024-01-25 |
6173. | Raymond (raymo_nd) | 96.42 | 98% | 2021-01-07 |
6174. | mohamed (doublemimo) | 96.42 | 100% | 2011-09-20 |
6175. | infolepsy (acceleradiance) | 96.42 | 97% | 2020-02-08 |
6176. | keyma.sh (bommer1234) | 96.41 | 97% | 2020-12-13 |
6177. | Jackcheal (jackchealdang) | 96.41 | 96% | 2016-01-17 |
6178. | What's up (mistak) | 96.41 | 97% | 2015-03-21 |
6179. | Daniel (d4n7u7) | 96.41 | 100% | 2019-03-14 |
6180. | Oscar (moksleepy) | 96.41 | 99% | 2012-03-23 |
6181. | Jester (cypher26) | 96.41 | 97% | 2017-06-28 |
6182. | Felipe2003 (felipe2003) | 96.40 | 97% | 2023-04-11 |
6183. | poopy mcfartface (poopy_mcf... | 96.40 | 97.7% | 2023-11-27 |
6184. | Drizzle (drizzle671) | 96.40 | 96% | 2021-12-30 |
6185. | zev (zevvy) | 96.40 | 96% | 2020-11-10 |
6186. | emerald (jungyeon) | 96.40 | 95% | 2017-09-17 |
6187. | Norm (dwagner8) | 96.40 | — | 2010-08-15 |
6188. | CapitalGains (capitalgains) | 96.39 | 97% | 2023-11-19 |
6189. | Derek (flattocius) | 96.39 | 98% | 2020-11-21 |
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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 |