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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29602. | Jonathan (zovyn) | 52.18 | 93% | 2015-05-23 |
29603. | HiteshM (hiteshm_riptide) | 52.18 | 93% | 2021-07-24 |
29604. | Homieboy (abcjohnabdjohn) | 52.18 | 97% | 2023-01-24 |
29605. | Ernest (ernestngan) | 52.17 | 86% | 2015-10-13 |
29606. | Thuy (thuydinh) | 52.16 | 91% | 2012-08-18 |
29607. | cabsab (cabsab) | 52.15 | 96% | 2024-05-23 |
29608. | Campbell (pangrules80) | 52.15 | 93% | 2019-12-11 |
29609. | lo (raymondsung) | 52.15 | 83% | 2011-11-28 |
29610. | Anhar (anhar) | 52.15 | 94% | 2017-09-14 |
29611. | Kim (hypomania9) | 52.15 | 94% | 2015-05-27 |
29612. | Chi (chichi128) | 52.14 | 96% | 2024-04-06 |
29613. | Aeron (unordinary_02) | 52.14 | 97% | 2024-03-10 |
29614. | Ian (goilan) | 52.14 | 95% | 2021-09-16 |
29615. | Kash79 (kashyap79) | 52.14 | 94% | 2021-02-21 |
29616. | Vengence99 (vengence99) | 52.14 | 86% | 2013-08-20 |
29617. | vuong (vuongtoan) | 52.14 | — | 2010-07-23 |
29618. | Mohammed Yassin (modi2009) | 52.13 | 96% | 2024-02-21 |
29619. | Ryz (ryzw) | 52.13 | 95% | 2021-07-10 |
29620. | Parv (parvwutizup) | 52.13 | 96% | 2014-04-15 |
29621. | yuzo (chomezo) | 52.13 | 95% | 2016-06-14 |
29622. | Shu (shuhang1106) | 52.13 | 95% | 2016-11-05 |
29623. | Eritrea (robellanche) | 52.12 | 94% | 2024-02-21 |
29624. | Abel (doubleaa_13) | 52.12 | 93% | 2014-12-06 |
29625. | Dustin (dustin099) | 52.12 | 95% | 2018-04-01 |
29626. | Cuong (cuongle1911) | 52.12 | 90% | 2014-06-07 |
29627. | Gaurav_GS (gsingh01234) | 52.12 | 95% | 2018-02-06 |
29628. | thyleak (tleak) | 52.12 | 94% | 2012-04-03 |
29629. | dayy (lordie) | 52.11 | 97% | 2022-04-17 |
29630. | Tobias (tobiassmithjr) | 52.11 | 95% | 2020-06-10 |
29631. | Connor (cmcl) | 52.11 | 97% | 2021-06-07 |
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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 |