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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21502. | A.J. (ajisreallycool) | 66.71 | 98% | 2023-08-17 |
21503. | Manoj (chvsmanoj) | 66.71 | 90% | 2013-02-20 |
21504. | G33e (g33e) | 66.70 | 95% | 2024-03-30 |
21505. | Fatima (jeylanigirl) | 66.70 | 88% | 2012-11-18 |
21506. | Brandon (aceryeung) | 66.70 | 95% | 2021-09-21 |
21507. | Alex (t3dr) | 66.70 | 95% | 2022-01-29 |
21508. | ranarison (niaina) | 66.70 | 97% | 2015-06-06 |
21509. | Blooksy (ottor) | 66.69 | 97.1% | 2024-04-16 |
21510. | INCOMPETENT (incompetent_co... | 66.69 | 94% | 2021-03-07 |
21511. | stegmarb (stegmarb) | 66.69 | 97% | 2021-12-21 |
21512. | Naveen (coolnaveen90) | 66.69 | — | 2010-06-27 |
21513. | Nahema (nahema) | 66.68 | 96.5% | 2021-02-13 |
21514. | xXcrewmate123Xx (cavemaan) | 66.68 | 97% | 2023-12-07 |
21515. | kaleigh (kaleighm321) | 66.68 | 97% | 2023-12-14 |
21516. | Bonez (lt_bonez) | 66.68 | 97% | 2018-08-27 |
21517. | Not (notpeo) | 66.68 | 94% | 2013-05-29 |
21518. | jacqueline (jjbj) | 66.67 | 98% | 2011-10-02 |
21519. | harsh (hrshrj) | 66.67 | 93% | 2016-03-11 |
21520. | samuel (theunclesam12) | 66.66 | 97% | 2014-02-19 |
21521. | James (lenny_mess) | 66.66 | 95% | 2022-03-17 |
21522. | Nairwick (nairwick) | 66.66 | 97% | 2022-06-17 |
21523. | Marcus (mckhaann) | 66.66 | 95% | 2021-01-17 |
21524. | ammbot (ammbot) | 66.66 | 92% | 2014-03-14 |
21525. | Mac (xmac) | 66.66 | 91% | 2013-12-19 |
21526. | adam (adambolanos) | 66.66 | 92% | 2012-01-13 |
21527. | Chris (shadowthorn101) | 66.66 | 88% | 2016-11-04 |
21528. | Varun (thinkerguy) | 66.66 | 94% | 2012-11-19 |
21529. | PrPr (jas6429) | 66.66 | 96% | 2013-09-16 |
21530. | Kumar Prantik (kumarprantik) | 66.65 | 98% | 2024-04-13 |
21531. | jay00013 (jay00013) | 66.65 | 97.2% | 2023-11-17 |
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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 |