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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22118. | Terminator (dr_nefarious) | 65.31 | 92% | 2017-04-05 |
22119. | Arman (arman712) | 65.31 | 97% | 2024-02-29 |
22120. | Rokudan (rokudan) | 65.31 | 97% | 2012-01-12 |
22121. | yong (yocha@yahoo.com) | 65.31 | 96% | 2011-10-09 |
22122. | Roi (roimanor) | 65.31 | 95% | 2019-05-24 |
22123. | Montri (maowmaow) | 65.31 | 95% | 2016-03-25 |
22124. | Chetan (encore) | 65.31 | 97% | 2011-09-23 |
22125. | Typer (ckyle) | 65.31 | 94% | 2015-01-16 |
22126. | datgrl (jlie) | 65.30 | 96% | 2023-11-26 |
22127. | Shubham (shubham_p) | 65.30 | 96.9% | 2023-12-05 |
22128. | shiva (shivatheboss) | 65.30 | 97% | 2016-03-29 |
22129. | Lucian (the_eighth_wonder) | 65.30 | 96% | 2023-04-14 |
22130. | Pedro (nonvegancyclist) | 65.30 | 95% | 2018-09-22 |
22131. | y̚o̵̹͉͖̻̓̇̆͒̏ͧ... | 65.30 | 95% | 2021-03-26 |
22132. | pfd (pfdalt) | 65.30 | 91% | 2013-11-04 |
22133. | Jack (detroitpistons16) | 65.30 | 96% | 2015-02-17 |
22134. | James Eastwell (eastwelll) | 65.29 | 95% | 2024-03-14 |
22135. | Marcel (foyi) | 65.29 | 93.6% | 2024-01-19 |
22136. | tstats[jpatrocinio5436] (jp... | 65.29 | 98% | 2018-08-02 |
22137. | road_to_80wpm (xy_z) | 65.29 | 97.7% | 2023-12-26 |
22138. | James (jjhertz) | 65.29 | 97% | 2024-03-14 |
22139. | Duy Thang (winx) | 65.29 | 95% | 2012-03-20 |
22140. | tstats[poffio] (poffio) | 65.29 | 94% | 2011-11-02 |
22141. | Garl (garltsagan) | 65.29 | 96% | 2012-10-10 |
22142. | Gwen (gwen_and_colette) | 65.28 | 96% | 2024-01-23 |
22143. | Martina (mrtna_sa) | 65.28 | 97% | 2024-02-07 |
22144. | Andrei (sobercheg) | 65.28 | — | 2011-02-04 |
22145. | 风中凌乱的小蜜桃 (y... | 65.28 | 96% | 2013-07-02 |
22146. | BTWIUseArchlinux (sudo_rm_rf) | 65.27 | 97% | 2024-02-25 |
22147. | Amr (amr620) | 65.27 | 97% | 2021-07-16 |
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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 |