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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8354. | Brayden (azinfoo) | 90.28 | 97% | 2017-08-21 |
8355. | EscapeVelocity (escapeveloc... | 90.27 | 97% | 2023-10-15 |
8356. | Major Major Major Major (j_63) | 90.27 | 95% | 2016-01-04 |
8357. | Seb (defaultseb) | 90.26 | 95.9% | 2024-01-15 |
8358. | michelle (mkahue) | 90.26 | 97% | 2020-07-14 |
8359. | i am a car i don't even (ec... | 90.26 | 93% | 2014-01-06 |
8360. | Rusty (foundry) | 90.26 | 97% | 2019-10-26 |
8361. | Farkhat (farick92) | 90.26 | 98% | 2022-12-11 |
8362. | renz (rennzyboo) | 90.25 | 96% | 2016-10-29 |
8363. | Lee (potatosine) | 90.25 | 96% | 2021-04-10 |
8364. | Jord (skaterjord) | 90.25 | 95% | 2013-08-23 |
8365. | Allen (coraza) | 90.25 | 98% | 2018-10-27 |
8366. | Sam (qroshi) | 90.24 | 97.7% | 2024-01-13 |
8367. | deliciouschips3 (deliciousc... | 90.24 | 96% | 2022-03-06 |
8368. | Derek (lumbartgenzo) | 90.24 | — | 2010-10-28 |
8369. | Mattias (sledge) | 90.24 | 96% | 2012-10-12 |
8370. | Hannyabal (hannyabal) | 90.23 | 96.4% | 2023-11-11 |
8371. | Sandy (lapin) | 90.23 | 99% | 2012-01-24 |
8372. | 初めは40wmp (hajime40) | 90.23 | 99% | 2019-03-22 |
8373. | kwang (unknownfame) | 90.23 | 93% | 2011-10-28 |
8374. | Saffron (saffronolive) | 90.23 | 98% | 2014-01-26 |
8375. | Mark (powrtoch) | 90.23 | 97% | 2013-10-01 |
8376. | John (jkas62) | 90.23 | — | 2010-09-22 |
8377. | A (fdsjaklfdsaj) | 90.22 | 98% | 2020-11-02 |
8378. | roodley (roodley) | 90.22 | 93% | 2017-02-23 |
8379. | Dr (roman736) | 90.22 | 96% | 2013-11-24 |
8380. | Connor (yajees) | 90.21 | 97% | 2021-01-15 |
8381. | Raymond (raybun) | 90.21 | 98% | 2020-01-23 |
8382. | Jacob (captain3xtreme) | 90.21 | 95% | 2013-07-30 |
8383. | Travis (ttboyd884) | 90.20 | 97.9% | 2023-12-09 |
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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 |