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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5178. | Poi (joeymaloey) | 99.51 | 98% | 2020-07-08 |
5179. | Dominik (eklipzdom) | 99.51 | 94% | 2014-05-08 |
5180. | :) (dreikaiser) | 99.51 | 93% | 2016-03-08 |
5181. | scott (skilledscott) | 99.51 | 98% | 2018-12-11 |
5182. | Bracador (bracador) | 99.51 | 95% | 2013-03-14 |
5183. | Geeky (yashwantkrishna) | 99.50 | 97% | 2023-09-01 |
5184. | Daniel Lee (bo7danlee) | 99.50 | 100% | 2013-04-24 |
5185. | ItsInsanity (itsinsanity) | 99.49 | 97.1% | 2023-10-28 |
5186. | Steve (stlewis1121) | 99.49 | 97% | 2014-12-20 |
5187. | Nils (nilsrudberg) | 99.48 | 96.1% | 2023-11-14 |
5188. | Michael (redquaker) | 99.47 | 98% | 2017-06-22 |
5189. | Aayush (imqwerty) | 99.47 | 98% | 2021-05-23 |
5190. | ashley (ashleyjohnstonn) | 99.47 | 95% | 2014-07-18 |
5191. | Arga (argasaragih) | 99.46 | 96.7% | 2023-12-14 |
5192. | Rim Tim Tagi Dim (mijacim) | 99.46 | 93% | 2016-06-04 |
5193. | Steven (stteeevv) | 99.45 | 97% | 2018-09-24 |
5194. | Nom (slower_than_shrimp) | 99.44 | 97% | 2022-05-24 |
5195. | Joie (jliba12) | 99.44 | 95% | 2014-02-21 |
5196. | Paii * (pichapaii) | 99.44 | 96% | 2016-05-28 |
5197. | Kate (purplerain16) | 99.44 | 98% | 2016-11-13 |
5198. | Daniel (madscience) | 99.44 | 95% | 2015-05-12 |
5199. | Amir (amirbudicecep) | 99.44 | 96% | 2015-06-09 |
5200. | Jennifer (jenniferzed) | 99.43 | 96% | 2015-06-29 |
5201. | Roodoe (roodoe) | 99.42 | 96% | 2013-03-19 |
5202. | chimp (phucktyping) | 99.41 | 98% | 2021-11-30 |
5203. | san_ (san__) | 99.41 | 96% | 2023-05-21 |
5204. | Christian (breeboy) | 99.41 | 98% | 2021-02-11 |
5205. | svinfia (svinfia) | 99.41 | — | 2010-07-17 |
5206. | Mureed (mureed) | 99.41 | 97% | 2016-01-29 |
5207. | Zach (digslasher) | 99.40 | 94% | 2014-07-31 |
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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 |