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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18221. | calum (calousime) | 72.21 | 93% | 2021-08-22 |
18222. | Ramiei (elli_y) | 72.21 | 96% | 2021-05-13 |
18223. | lawdrab (lawdrab) | 72.21 | 96% | 2020-10-20 |
18224. | Satkay (satkay) | 72.21 | 96% | 2016-09-21 |
18225. | NekokeN (hr47) | 72.21 | 95% | 2018-04-13 |
18226. | Gonta (gonta) | 72.21 | — | 2011-02-16 |
18227. | Bebe (zeuwu) | 72.20 | 95% | 2024-05-20 |
18228. | Sebstar (sebstar) | 72.20 | 97% | 2024-03-08 |
18229. | Christel (chriskiss97) | 72.20 | 98% | 2019-11-26 |
18230. | AKGD (akgd) | 72.20 | 98% | 2018-09-17 |
18231. | H3rry (harry_101) | 72.20 | 97% | 2020-11-25 |
18232. | Ab (abdir) | 72.20 | 95% | 2021-04-11 |
18233. | Sebastian (pinkpuffysebas) | 72.20 | 97% | 2022-07-16 |
18234. | Mary (wpj7321) | 72.20 | 98% | 2015-11-29 |
18235. | mertzgr (redeyexaxa) | 72.20 | 95% | 2016-04-25 |
18236. | Exquisition (raimi) | 72.20 | 95% | 2015-08-22 |
18237. | Cheez (cheez78) | 72.19 | 96% | 2023-12-26 |
18238. | Tharun (tharun66) | 72.19 | 95.7% | 2023-10-02 |
18239. | cubicme (cubicme) | 72.19 | 95% | 2016-01-20 |
18240. | David (cuber988) | 72.19 | 96% | 2019-11-23 |
18241. | Shaun (shaun_c) | 72.19 | 95% | 2022-07-10 |
18242. | Brian (malachi77) | 72.19 | 95% | 2016-12-28 |
18243. | james (tennis1) | 72.19 | 97% | 2012-07-12 |
18244. | Christian (saser) | 72.19 | 92% | 2012-12-17 |
18245. | g (madchopper) | 72.19 | 95% | 2011-06-19 |
18246. | Redhair. (chaozblu) | 72.19 | — | 2010-08-21 |
18247. | Hai (cau3daohoa) | 72.18 | 96% | 2024-05-10 |
18248. | Caleb (gamefunatic) | 72.18 | 96% | 2023-12-26 |
18249. | Vagg (vaggy) | 72.18 | 96% | 2024-04-05 |
18250. | Matt (mattyo614) | 72.18 | — | 2010-09-21 |
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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 |