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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27179. | GabWasTaken (bored_dude) | 57.19 | 96% | 2021-08-13 |
27180. | Sanna (sannanananoo) | 57.18 | 92% | 2024-03-19 |
27181. | Nik (meto_js) | 57.18 | 94% | 2020-08-11 |
27182. | (amithps66) | 57.18 | 96% | 2023-03-13 |
27183. | Keiko (keiko) | 57.18 | 96% | 2012-02-19 |
27184. | Cameron (thescorch) | 57.18 | 95% | 2019-07-10 |
27185. | UYEN (uyen.lt.1998@gmail.com) | 57.18 | 95% | 2015-05-10 |
27186. | Mat (mabernet) | 57.18 | 92% | 2013-09-01 |
27187. | Pui (pui333) | 57.17 | 90% | 2013-06-07 |
27188. | Bill (billtowin) | 57.17 | 95% | 2012-04-26 |
27189. | Jesse (asunder87) | 57.17 | 97% | 2016-12-29 |
27190. | Mujtaba (smh331987) | 57.17 | 94% | 2016-11-14 |
27191. | arthas (arthas_) | 57.17 | 93% | 2018-12-09 |
27192. | Helena (evanalfred0817) | 57.16 | 94% | 2019-10-02 |
27193. | MAYATE GRANDE (salsh5262) | 57.16 | 92% | 2019-04-04 |
27194. | Bappy (bappy) | 57.16 | 92% | 2013-03-06 |
27195. | Vinicius (vinnyataide) | 57.15 | 92% | 2016-05-23 |
27196. | chris (thatonenoob92) | 57.15 | 96% | 2024-01-29 |
27197. | Akaki (akakievich) | 57.15 | 96% | 2024-04-28 |
27198. | nikita kinch (purpleroxx) | 57.15 | 98% | 2012-07-02 |
27199. | Rahul (rahulprabhu) | 57.15 | 95% | 2012-08-04 |
27200. | John (dent12) | 57.14 | 92% | 2022-10-22 |
27201. | Danny (kinboy) | 57.14 | 96% | 2021-02-07 |
27202. | Doan (zzzhzzz) | 57.14 | 94% | 2022-09-10 |
27203. | Van (motorhobo) | 57.14 | 97% | 2018-11-10 |
27204. | Friedrich (drmomake) | 57.14 | 93% | 2016-06-04 |
27205. | Harry (bone126) | 57.14 | 92% | 2017-04-03 |
27206. | Mohammad Yahya (mohammad_ya... | 57.13 | 95% | 2024-03-15 |
27207. | Jacob (rackabrack) | 57.13 | 96.6% | 2023-12-15 |
27208. | sukhoi su-57 (shezy) | 57.13 | 96.5% | 2024-03-04 |
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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 |