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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13679. | Scarrrz (scarrrz) | 79.81 | 97% | 2019-06-25 |
13680. | My1WordName (my1wordname) | 79.80 | 95.6% | 2023-11-16 |
13681. | Sankalp (sankalp_gupta) | 79.80 | 99% | 2024-05-15 |
13682. | tstats[praneeth_07] (pranee... | 79.79 | 96% | 2021-10-16 |
13683. | optional (itsmebr0) | 79.79 | 95% | 2023-10-03 |
13684. | oaksdu (oaksdu) | 79.79 | 96% | 2023-12-17 |
13685. | scollon (scollon) | 79.79 | 95.4% | 2023-11-16 |
13686. | Jack (jtv313) | 79.79 | 96.2% | 2021-02-11 |
13687. | Shawheen (shawheen) | 79.79 | 92% | 2013-06-04 |
13688. | Hezha (hezhasindi) | 79.78 | 98% | 2024-02-07 |
13689. | Gabriel (gazari) | 79.78 | 96% | 2019-11-14 |
13690. | cool_whip (cool_whip) | 79.78 | 98% | 2021-03-11 |
13691. | vodka (vodkatr) | 79.78 | 97% | 2021-01-27 |
13692. | Aleksander (acidix) | 79.78 | 96% | 2020-07-14 |
13693. | Lee (hotdjlee) | 79.78 | 93% | 2013-02-15 |
13694. | elazer (elazer) | 79.78 | 98% | 2016-01-17 |
13695. | Ivan (c0rn) | 79.77 | 97.4% | 2024-03-12 |
13696. | Kira (wan4y12) | 79.77 | 94% | 2023-12-20 |
13697. | James (kimandoxs) | 79.77 | 96% | 2022-06-14 |
13698. | Robert (robnekaj) | 79.77 | 96% | 2023-02-15 |
13699. | alcolopa (alcolopa) | 79.77 | 96% | 2024-04-30 |
13700. | bingcheng45 (bingcheng45) | 79.77 | 97% | 2021-03-17 |
13701. | Michael (mike55449) | 79.77 | 98% | 2013-11-24 |
13702. | TTT (tripletea) | 79.77 | 95% | 2013-12-05 |
13703. | The Humbler (the_humbler) | 79.77 | 94% | 2013-04-05 |
13704. | Jonathan (baldunker1) | 79.76 | 98.1% | 2023-12-07 |
13705. | Joe (dawizardi) | 79.76 | 91% | 2015-02-24 |
13706. | Luis (luisaes) | 79.76 | 96.8% | 2024-03-23 |
13707. | Ahh (jinxexe) | 79.76 | 96% | 2022-06-30 |
13708. | Azamat (azaatabayev) | 79.76 | 97% | 2021-03-21 |
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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 |