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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22585. | Guilherme (z0trion) | 65.45 | 95% | 2023-01-03 |
22586. | Dan (dankarnus) | 65.45 | 95% | 2021-10-22 |
22587. | er.kaaaaa (elavnla) | 65.45 | 95% | 2020-11-09 |
22588. | Anh (mrmoon) | 65.45 | 98% | 2012-01-17 |
22589. | Potato (khester) | 65.44 | 87% | 2014-07-26 |
22590. | Eki (tootin) | 65.44 | 95% | 2016-04-14 |
22591. | Maneeb (maneebdin) | 65.43 | 94% | 2023-07-01 |
22592. | Sidi mohamed (need_for_speed) | 65.43 | 94% | 2014-11-18 |
22593. | Jon (driv4r) | 65.43 | 91% | 2012-12-21 |
22594. | Feti (eltion) | 65.43 | 95% | 2012-02-09 |
22595. | alex (calvinball) | 65.43 | 84% | 2013-08-28 |
22596. | Beatles (beatles1976) | 65.43 | 99% | 2021-01-19 |
22597. | Zockie (zockie) | 65.42 | 99% | 2019-02-05 |
22598. | Norf (black_norfolk) | 65.42 | 99% | 2024-01-04 |
22599. | Phillip (kinkking123) | 65.42 | 95% | 2021-06-05 |
22600. | Shawn (vglunatic) | 65.42 | 93% | 2014-12-20 |
22601. | nadeem (nadeemgujjar) | 65.41 | 99% | 2020-04-09 |
22602. | Ay (aaffs) | 65.41 | 92% | 2016-02-10 |
22603. | Ashraful (noid621376) | 65.41 | 95% | 2017-04-24 |
22604. | Krzysiek (ksm123) | 65.41 | 98% | 2012-09-10 |
22605. | airberlin (airberlin1010) | 65.40 | 96% | 2024-05-30 |
22606. | Don (25dondon25) | 65.40 | 95% | 2011-07-17 |
22607. | ineedhelp (ineedhelpp) | 65.40 | 96.9% | 2021-02-21 |
22608. | Wasim (ahsaanfd1) | 65.40 | 93% | 2016-12-23 |
22609. | sd (yoyoyou) | 65.40 | — | 2010-12-06 |
22610. | rajesh (rmalli) | 65.39 | 96% | 2022-05-08 |
22611. | 4K (not4k) | 65.39 | 96% | 2024-01-31 |
22612. | g (siden) | 65.39 | 92% | 2013-01-19 |
22613. | Mishel (holosight) | 65.39 | 95% | 2021-09-22 |
22614. | David (delkos) | 65.39 | 96% | 2019-10-30 |
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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 |