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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9853. | Andrew (jargazes) | 86.88 | 97% | 2016-08-05 |
9854. | FREE ISRAEL (jojoff) | 86.87 | 97.4% | 2024-02-25 |
9855. | Annie (imannie) | 86.87 | 98% | 2024-03-17 |
9856. | Greg (attractiveguy1211) | 86.86 | 95% | 2011-09-11 |
9857. | yeah! (brushily) | 86.86 | 97% | 2022-05-21 |
9858. | Derek (mithridate) | 86.86 | 96% | 2017-11-03 |
9859. | Tom (somanytypos) | 86.86 | — | 2010-12-14 |
9860. | Smarmy (smarmyraptor) | 86.86 | 96% | 2017-06-03 |
9861. | Mitchell (mdyer44) | 86.86 | 96% | 2016-07-08 |
9862. | Neil (neilp) | 86.85 | 96% | 2024-03-09 |
9863. | Milind (milindo) | 86.85 | 96.6% | 2023-12-25 |
9864. | Pierce (piercephillips7) | 86.85 | 97% | 2022-01-08 |
9865. | Evan (edawg525) | 86.85 | 97% | 2021-03-29 |
9866. | Evan (shnifflepuff) | 86.85 | 93% | 2013-02-03 |
9867. | Adrian (leeroyjankeins) | 86.84 | 95% | 2016-02-10 |
9868. | Al Qassam (supermiki) | 86.84 | 95% | 2013-07-19 |
9869. | Timothy (thekoreanbanana) | 86.83 | 96% | 2024-03-19 |
9870. | Alessio (anyo94) | 86.83 | 95% | 2013-03-06 |
9871. | Jan (jangrue) | 86.83 | 97% | 2013-08-17 |
9872. | Jorge (jlh2000) | 86.82 | 97% | 2017-09-25 |
9873. | Matej (thieff) | 86.82 | 98% | 2017-09-06 |
9874. | Miri (youneedcheeses) | 86.82 | 98% | 2019-04-25 |
9875. | James (jamesh0pe) | 86.81 | 98% | 2023-02-13 |
9876. | jeanE (liuan) | 86.81 | 97.9% | 2023-10-04 |
9877. | tstats[qwerty443] (qwerty443) | 86.81 | 96% | 2024-01-20 |
9878. | leta (tukis) | 86.81 | 98% | 2014-03-25 |
9879. | Victor (vvega) | 86.81 | 95% | 2012-12-01 |
9880. | Fadosa (fadosa) | 86.80 | 98% | 2022-02-20 |
9881. | Surendra (surendrakc) | 86.80 | 91% | 2017-05-02 |
9882. | Memat (memat) | 86.79 | 98% | 2023-03-14 |
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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 |