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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23154. | Ahmad (ats27) | 63.90 | 95% | 2014-02-18 |
23155. | Dennis (dentr521) | 63.89 | 90% | 2015-01-30 |
23156. | Tingaling (ellehebe) | 63.89 | 97% | 2017-11-02 |
23157. | tenny (tennylol) | 63.89 | 96.1% | 2023-12-19 |
23158. | Hari (magarhari088) | 63.89 | 95% | 2020-04-23 |
23159. | Eriksen (norfear) | 63.89 | 89% | 2016-04-21 |
23160. | Ebony (treen55555) | 63.89 | 91% | 2011-10-18 |
23161. | सुरेन्द्र... | 63.89 | 95% | 2012-07-29 |
23162. | Aron (aronaranda) | 63.89 | 92% | 2015-07-07 |
23163. | Ninheart (ninheart) | 63.88 | 96% | 2022-01-13 |
23164. | Azuyamat (azuyamat) | 63.88 | 94% | 2022-10-30 |
23165. | Devin (ledguy) | 63.88 | 95% | 2020-06-12 |
23166. | Jason (pradogy) | 63.88 | 95% | 2022-03-29 |
23167. | Gert (hansonagarrett) | 63.88 | 94% | 2021-03-12 |
23168. | Michal (rayem7) | 63.88 | 96% | 2020-04-29 |
23169. | lyhour (lyhour_chan) | 63.88 | 93% | 2014-10-31 |
23170. | running_dog (persists) | 63.87 | 94% | 2015-08-14 |
23171. | Christina (ctina_lil_azn) | 63.87 | — | 2010-06-11 |
23172. | John (joliver1) | 63.86 | 95.8% | 2023-11-20 |
23173. | fabio (fabokitas) | 63.86 | 97% | 2024-02-28 |
23174. | JodsintZ (jodsintz) | 63.86 | 95% | 2019-08-31 |
23175. | Instinct (instinct1) | 63.86 | 95.6% | 2021-02-22 |
23176. | xein (xein) | 63.86 | 95% | 2021-03-11 |
23177. | Mates (p0intone) | 63.86 | 96% | 2020-10-15 |
23178. | Kristian (kp670) | 63.85 | 93.7% | 2023-12-24 |
23179. | deathsroud (deathshroud) | 63.85 | 98.6% | 2023-12-23 |
23180. | Saitama (saitama) | 63.85 | 90% | 2015-11-18 |
23181. | Mochi (doglovernicoleshum) | 63.85 | 94% | 2018-01-21 |
23182. | trieu (trieu123) | 63.85 | — | 2010-09-16 |
23183. | Penny (penny6) | 63.85 | 96% | 2015-02-11 |
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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 |