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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33122. | kenan (commanderkenan) | 62.57 | 94% | 2022-05-05 |
33123. | Shrikanth (shrikanth_) | 62.57 | 95% | 2024-02-01 |
33124. | Muhammad (kadolukashi) | 62.57 | 96% | 2018-06-09 |
33125. | Eilon (eilonhai459) | 62.57 | 95% | 2017-08-08 |
33126. | Jayden (ajden) | 62.57 | 90% | 2012-03-29 |
33127. | Jack (jacksaff) | 62.57 | 95% | 2011-10-23 |
33128. | medel (meds4you101) | 62.56 | 95% | 2025-04-26 |
33129. | SJ (sj__) | 62.56 | 95.1% | 2025-04-16 |
33130. | stas (lolo0024) | 62.56 | 96% | 2024-09-02 |
33131. | Amy (amy159) | 62.56 | 89% | 2014-07-06 |
33132. | ZZL (zzll) | 62.56 | 96.7% | 2024-02-14 |
33133. | Troy (troyb0b) | 62.56 | 96.8% | 2024-11-15 |
33134. | Kevin (silverdrake11) | 62.56 | 92% | 2012-04-16 |
33135. | Brett (savagesapien) | 62.56 | 98% | 2021-05-12 |
33136. | Rasmus (maziger) | 62.56 | 95% | 2020-04-08 |
33137. | Tam (typo0704) | 62.56 | 94% | 2014-12-17 |
33138. | andrew (roo_ster) | 62.55 | 96% | 2025-01-11 |
33139. | Rando (rando1) | 62.55 | 96% | 2025-05-13 |
33140. | Gregory (chelona) | 62.55 | 94% | 2019-12-09 |
33141. | carlos (jajajjajalox) | 62.55 | 97.2% | 2024-11-18 |
33142. | Jojo (jojo711) | 62.55 | 97% | 2024-05-13 |
33143. | yilan7 (yilan7) | 62.55 | 97% | 2024-07-13 |
33144. | Isaac Ralph A. Rafael (high... | 62.55 | 96% | 2025-06-02 |
33145. | Banda (bandamaker) | 62.55 | 94% | 2021-11-28 |
33146. | Henrik (saeter) | 62.55 | 92% | 2022-12-23 |
33147. | Justin (supro) | 62.55 | 85% | 2013-02-16 |
33148. | Wowa (vovsanka) | 62.55 | 98.2% | 2024-04-24 |
33149. | Terrie (tavinator) | 62.55 | 96% | 2020-09-20 |
33150. | richie (richieee) | 62.55 | 94% | 2014-11-20 |
33151. | Copycat (copycatzen) | 62.55 | 95% | 2015-05-16 |
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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 |