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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31306. | Mick (mickahoy2) | 65.23 | 96% | 2014-07-10 |
31307. | do (donhankiet) | 65.23 | 96% | 2015-03-31 |
31308. | Masood (004993) | 65.23 | 97% | 2012-11-29 |
31309. | j (madeallup) | 65.22 | 84% | 2012-08-28 |
31310. | xuan (xuan91) | 65.22 | 95% | 2012-10-27 |
31311. | John Davy (ngido) | 65.22 | — | 2011-02-02 |
31312. | Abbey (hollywood_undead_) | 65.22 | 98% | 2021-09-24 |
31313. | Jane (cxzawerf) | 65.22 | 94% | 2014-10-09 |
31314. | kaitlyn (kaikai03) | 65.21 | 95.6% | 2024-01-22 |
31315. | Dezzy (dezzy_89) | 65.21 | 95% | 2024-09-25 |
31316. | Classy Soup (classysoup) | 65.21 | 95.4% | 2024-08-24 |
31317. | EnergyAbsorber (energy_abso... | 65.21 | 95% | 2023-12-08 |
31318. | Kevin (nelsenkj11) | 65.21 | 96.7% | 2025-02-12 |
31319. | myrez (myrez) | 65.21 | 96% | 2017-06-30 |
31320. | Dr. Sector (sharkychompers) | 65.21 | 97% | 2022-01-03 |
31321. | Hung (hvngpham002) | 65.21 | 96% | 2021-03-15 |
31322. | Science (sciencespear) | 65.20 | 96% | 2022-03-27 |
31323. | Husseo (husseo) | 65.20 | 96% | 2025-08-02 |
31324. | jovaughn (vaughn2smooth) | 65.20 | 97% | 2025-02-07 |
31325. | xTheNitrousx (x_nitrous_x) | 65.20 | 98% | 2024-06-11 |
31326. | Daniel (deltawhiskey) | 65.20 | 97.7% | 2024-02-23 |
31327. | Gowtham (triforceofpi) | 65.20 | 96.9% | 2024-01-08 |
31328. | icecreamwaffles1 (icecreamw... | 65.20 | 96.9% | 2023-11-17 |
31329. | amt8u (amt8u) | 65.20 | 96.3% | 2024-06-18 |
31330. | Paij (paij) | 65.20 | 89% | 2016-11-09 |
31331. | brandon (brandrixco) | 65.20 | 96% | 2019-06-11 |
31332. | Ganzorig (ghostganzo) | 65.20 | 93% | 2016-09-14 |
31333. | Sumant k (imslimshady1) | 65.19 | 97% | 2024-05-20 |
31334. | Krishen (krishenn) | 65.19 | 98% | 2019-03-18 |
31335. | Aadil (aadilrasheed786) | 65.19 | 97% | 2017-05-07 |
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Default (English) | 101,604 | 78.55 | June 9, 2010 |
Long Texts | 153 | 84.32 | December 30, 2016 |
Instant Death Mode | 49 | 84.87 | July 2, 2010 |
Smoke Rise Prep | 12 | 71.91 | January 1, 2024 |
##typeracer | 4 | 75.56 | January 9, 2021 |
Walsh Middle School | 1 | 81.61 | November 28, 2011 |