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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15779. | MuyRapido (jvickery75) | 75.89 | 99% | 2024-03-19 |
15780. | Charles (chocoboexodus) | 75.89 | 91% | 2011-09-28 |
15781. | Begiato (begiato) | 75.89 | 97% | 2023-11-23 |
15782. | Mario (marfredd) | 75.89 | 94% | 2015-06-10 |
15783. | TC Stinkey Mouse (thst4483) | 75.89 | 95% | 2020-12-24 |
15784. | Jester (jesterguy) | 75.89 | 97% | 2018-02-27 |
15785. | Che (che247) | 75.89 | 97% | 2020-06-10 |
15786. | Trisha (trighan1221) | 75.89 | 98% | 2018-09-10 |
15787. | Josh (maxtyper) | 75.89 | 90% | 2013-10-02 |
15788. | Azamat (kayoshi) | 75.89 | 98% | 2018-11-17 |
15789. | Derek (dths03) | 75.89 | 97% | 2011-09-02 |
15790. | 3 (abdulraham) | 75.88 | 95% | 2022-06-11 |
15791. | Pasindu (alphawolf962) | 75.88 | 98% | 2020-07-02 |
15792. | Ferlin :) (ferlina) | 75.87 | 97% | 2023-11-17 |
15793. | John (jnrust) | 75.87 | 96% | 2012-07-30 |
15794. | Pablo (pierrot14) | 75.87 | 96% | 2017-08-12 |
15795. | Lloyd (lloydg93) | 75.86 | 97% | 2023-03-28 |
15796. | Marcy (melvindvorak) | 75.86 | 94% | 2016-12-22 |
15797. | Christian (chrisonix) | 75.86 | 96% | 2022-01-22 |
15798. | NaTsu879 (lonely_painter) | 75.86 | 98% | 2022-03-26 |
15799. | Zelmas (icetwo) | 75.86 | 94% | 2020-03-19 |
15800. | Bach2Back (bach2bach) | 75.86 | 97% | 2019-01-07 |
15801. | Brandon (deathdealer4) | 75.86 | 92% | 2016-01-24 |
15802. | aravind (aravindv) | 75.86 | 95% | 2014-12-02 |
15803. | cactus (willbursoot) | 75.85 | 97% | 2023-12-31 |
15804. | Andrés (asilvam133) | 75.85 | 98% | 2024-02-04 |
15805. | Josh (syztyqus) | 75.85 | 98% | 2021-10-03 |
15806. | Duy (fooom) | 75.85 | 96% | 2019-10-18 |
15807. | suppakit (oloxbangxolo) | 75.85 | 96% | 2019-10-12 |
15808. | Andrew (swissarmyman) | 75.85 | 92% | 2016-10-14 |
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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 |