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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27079. | evil007 (evil007) | 56.37 | 95% | 2023-05-27 |
27080. | Nursultan (nursultan23) | 56.37 | 95% | 2021-11-02 |
27081. | Abhishek (n314159) | 56.37 | 92% | 2011-05-22 |
27082. | Samantha (bradswifey2010) | 56.37 | 93% | 2012-09-06 |
27083. | Killer101 (xxkiller101xx) | 56.36 | 95% | 2024-02-12 |
27084. | Aluka Bhanu Praksh (bhanuyk... | 56.36 | 96% | 2023-12-24 |
27085. | ಠ_ಠ (1phoenix1) | 56.36 | 92% | 2011-08-03 |
27086. | kian (aryanboy) | 56.36 | 97% | 2012-01-20 |
27087. | philko32 (philko32) | 56.35 | 96.7% | 2024-02-09 |
27088. | Hassan (hm2019) | 56.35 | 96% | 2022-08-26 |
27089. | Sharif (sharif_01) | 56.35 | 96% | 2022-09-17 |
27090. | Alex (sano7748) | 56.35 | 98% | 2017-09-27 |
27091. | vicky (vickyy) | 56.35 | — | 2010-09-02 |
27092. | BasisPursuit (basis_pursuit_1) | 56.34 | 97% | 2023-03-09 |
27093. | 2oh3 (andrew2oh3) | 56.34 | 93.2% | 2021-01-27 |
27094. | Nick (krown) | 56.34 | — | 2011-02-01 |
27095. | lhdrive (kickmic) | 56.33 | 96% | 2021-11-27 |
27096. | Serkan BJK (ankara06) | 56.33 | 94% | 2016-06-05 |
27097. | Jenny (jenny25) | 56.33 | 95% | 2012-11-18 |
27098. | spiros (spiros) | 56.33 | 97% | 2015-04-14 |
27099. | cold (coldmind) | 56.33 | 99% | 2017-08-28 |
27100. | Will (thewonkychemist) | 56.32 | 95% | 2024-02-28 |
27101. | lucas (lucas757) | 56.32 | 92% | 2014-08-03 |
27102. | Robert (consistentlycaffein... | 56.32 | 96% | 2023-11-16 |
27103. | Akatsuki (akatsuki_1018) | 56.32 | 95% | 2023-01-12 |
27104. | Dale (garmonbozia) | 56.32 | 98.3% | 2023-10-05 |
27105. | Sagittarius (deelicious) | 56.32 | 90% | 2014-12-23 |
27106. | karthick (cprogramkarthick@... | 56.32 | 91% | 2012-09-09 |
27107. | Arttu (patu556) | 56.31 | 94.1% | 2024-01-18 |
27108. | Akhil (akhilkm) | 56.31 | 93% | 2015-09-23 |
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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 |