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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5345. | mlhhsie (mlhhsie) | 98.80 | 98% | 2023-06-29 |
5346. | 😎 (armortec) | 98.80 | 98% | 2018-02-27 |
5347. | Jet (lightshade) | 98.79 | 98.1% | 2023-12-22 |
5348. | Caio (caiouechi) | 98.79 | 94% | 2012-06-26 |
5349. | Tim (tymolc) | 98.78 | 99% | 2023-12-18 |
5350. | Jake (aurelias) | 98.78 | 95% | 2013-11-11 |
5351. | Ajax (mangaganga) | 98.78 | 96% | 2013-01-29 |
5352. | Renaldy (renaldy) | 98.78 | 98% | 2015-05-03 |
5353. | Guregu (guregu) | 98.78 | 93% | 2016-11-03 |
5354. | Steven (barfy) | 98.78 | — | 2010-08-18 |
5355. | intermediate 2029 (darkis99) | 98.77 | 97% | 2021-07-24 |
5356. | baseduhreach (baseduhreach) | 98.77 | 97.4% | 2023-10-16 |
5357. | Cap_Halyard (preid123) | 98.76 | 98% | 2022-09-09 |
5358. | Kate (katethegreat888) | 98.76 | 94% | 2011-09-02 |
5359. | William (deltawk) | 98.75 | 92% | 2012-10-29 |
5360. | Dona (daa2138) | 98.75 | 94% | 2013-11-01 |
5361. | Epic (br0kenar0w) | 98.74 | 98% | 2015-06-26 |
5362. | Zach (zkriegel) | 98.74 | — | 2010-11-29 |
5363. | David (leepictrollexd) | 98.73 | 98% | 2020-08-20 |
5364. | fiddlesticks (acadiantaco) | 98.73 | 97% | 2021-07-03 |
5365. | BengaDH (skebengat) | 98.73 | 96.7% | 2023-12-12 |
5366. | Huskiez (husky123) | 98.73 | 97% | 2016-12-25 |
5367. | kariem (unplugged) | 98.73 | 99% | 2011-07-06 |
5368. | rayli0224 (rayli0224) | 98.72 | 98% | 2021-06-16 |
5369. | Colemak learner (winxton) | 98.72 | 96% | 2013-03-20 |
5370. | Maggs (pdolson) | 98.72 | 99% | 2013-03-14 |
5371. | TheYoungMechanic (theyoungm... | 98.71 | 98% | 2021-04-30 |
5372. | S (kallistrate) | 98.71 | 98% | 2021-09-02 |
5373. | a cat (allie_baba) | 98.71 | 99% | 2012-07-03 |
5374. | Miguel (steelers13) | 98.70 | 99% | 2014-08-18 |
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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 |