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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24335. | cinnamoroll (famvicfv) | 62.44 | 93% | 2011-11-15 |
24336. | typeracer (abcdefg123a) | 62.44 | 98% | 2017-06-23 |
24337. | Alan (typing_alan) | 62.43 | 97% | 2021-05-31 |
24338. | NguX (angus0530000) | 62.43 | 97% | 2018-07-27 |
24339. | Pyop (pyop) | 62.43 | 95% | 2020-04-29 |
24340. | Eli (incarnis1) | 62.43 | 96% | 2020-02-02 |
24341. | SÅsuke Aizen (seedfactor) | 62.43 | 85% | 2013-03-07 |
24342. | Balder (balder) | 62.43 | 91% | 2016-08-12 |
24343. | Eli (eligm2001) | 62.42 | 95% | 2024-05-17 |
24344. | Stephen (the_stev) | 62.42 | 95% | 2020-11-06 |
24345. | Armani (armani2244) | 62.42 | 96% | 2024-01-12 |
24346. | TNT (tnt7) | 62.42 | 94% | 2024-03-24 |
24347. | Jackie (slavish43) | 62.42 | 96% | 2023-02-18 |
24348. | Avery (averymorty) | 62.42 | 96% | 2021-01-13 |
24349. | Life'z gr8st bargain (miran... | 62.42 | 97% | 2012-03-16 |
24350. | T (tutteyfruttey) | 62.42 | — | 2010-12-15 |
24351. | Ian (ian_2008) | 62.41 | 95% | 2024-02-09 |
24352. | Rahul (badrii) | 62.41 | 95.9% | 2024-01-03 |
24353. | Nyaaaamk_Up (coconutbutter) | 62.41 | 96% | 2024-02-05 |
24354. | John Johnson (johnjohnsonju... | 62.41 | 97% | 2024-01-03 |
24355. | Zachary (zjroote) | 62.41 | 96% | 2020-10-18 |
24356. | Guest (k935p) | 62.41 | 98% | 2020-05-28 |
24357. | Nanek (nlited) | 62.41 | 85% | 2016-07-05 |
24358. | Jahaziel (changofeliz) | 62.41 | 97% | 2018-06-18 |
24359. | Oh (cencoller) | 62.40 | 97% | 2023-01-02 |
24360. | M (mintuska) | 62.40 | 94% | 2022-08-05 |
24361. | Ra (ratsquare) | 62.40 | 97% | 2023-06-25 |
24362. | Davit (yengoyan) | 62.40 | 94% | 2024-02-08 |
24363. | Chris (garr64) | 62.40 | 99% | 2014-09-25 |
24364. | Matt (hanocr) | 62.39 | 97% | 2014-09-22 |
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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 |