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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19398. | Zhen Qing (lim0721lim) | 69.84 | 94% | 2021-04-15 |
19399. | Wojciech (wojtekhp) | 69.84 | 99% | 2013-01-04 |
19400. | Ginger (ravens_loft) | 69.83 | 97% | 2022-05-11 |
19401. | AsadCoder (darkterror07) | 69.83 | 96% | 2021-11-04 |
19402. | fantomeblack (fantomeblack) | 69.83 | 89% | 2016-01-04 |
19403. | Victor (victorfaarvang) | 69.83 | 94% | 2016-05-10 |
19404. | Paul (priddy_44) | 69.83 | 93% | 2013-03-01 |
19405. | Jb (jb0815) | 69.82 | 98.3% | 2024-01-29 |
19406. | pieter (pieterdekezel) | 69.82 | 93.7% | 2024-01-04 |
19407. | babi (baggymist22063) | 69.82 | 98% | 2023-05-09 |
19408. | Ravi (raviparasar1997@gmail... | 69.82 | 98% | 2017-02-03 |
19409. | PickleCork (proogle_can) | 69.82 | 96% | 2020-09-17 |
19410. | Aditya (adi2911) | 69.82 | 90% | 2015-10-22 |
19411. | ichok evrytm (sanji_san) | 69.82 | 95% | 2017-01-13 |
19412. | who (whoyou) | 69.82 | 95% | 2012-05-06 |
19413. | Aman (amanr300) | 69.82 | 96% | 2013-06-28 |
19414. | MewMew (mewwmeww) | 69.81 | 97.4% | 2023-11-18 |
19415. | Chetan (chetanhaobijam) | 69.81 | 98% | 2021-10-27 |
19416. | Adib Danial (beralun) | 69.81 | 96% | 2024-01-31 |
19417. | Saurabh (srbh43) | 69.81 | 97% | 2015-09-11 |
19418. | Peter (187streetlegends) | 69.81 | 96% | 2021-04-07 |
19419. | Vincent (pachomme) | 69.81 | 97% | 2023-11-26 |
19420. | 777urtaza@fb.com (777urtaza) | 69.81 | 98% | 2017-11-25 |
19421. | kyazz (kyazz) | 69.81 | 94% | 2016-12-11 |
19422. | iknnknkn (darknessdone) | 69.81 | 90% | 2016-08-05 |
19423. | Mantas (kuilys) | 69.80 | 95% | 2021-01-21 |
19424. | Klynx (klynx) | 69.80 | 95% | 2022-09-20 |
19425. | AR (prop_24) | 69.80 | 97% | 2022-06-30 |
19426. | Minor149 (minor149) | 69.80 | 95% | 2022-01-21 |
19427. | Jason (abadankgo) | 69.80 | 98% | 2018-03-29 |
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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 |