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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16249. | Lawson (themessiah46) | 80.32 | 93% | 2016-10-09 |
16250. | Philip (lindeman) | 80.32 | 95% | 2014-04-29 |
16251. | Sam (knuk) | 80.32 | 95% | 2014-06-19 |
16252. | central_ba (central_ba) | 80.31 | 96% | 2021-04-01 |
16253. | Sam (sam2399) | 80.31 | 99% | 2023-05-01 |
16254. | Michael (michaelchuong) | 80.31 | 98% | 2021-01-17 |
16255. | Abhishek (abc_cs) | 80.31 | 98% | 2020-08-10 |
16256. | Jordan (invictusj) | 80.31 | 98% | 2024-07-23 |
16257. | Sentinel (fedayeen) | 80.31 | 97.4% | 2021-02-23 |
16258. | Jerry (j27smith) | 80.31 | 98% | 2025-04-17 |
16259. | Han (mozes) | 80.31 | 96% | 2014-01-08 |
16260. | Jimmy (user39_on_anagram) | 80.30 | 97.6% | 2024-08-15 |
16261. | James (james_m808) | 80.30 | 90% | 2017-03-25 |
16262. | Thanasi (thebestatbeingtheg... | 80.30 | — | 2011-03-03 |
16263. | Marymoon (marymoon) | 80.30 | 91% | 2011-08-30 |
16264. | Saad (graveofsorrow) | 80.30 | 95% | 2013-01-20 |
16265. | Snow (snowreborn) | 80.29 | 96% | 2013-09-17 |
16266. | Cheez (cheez78) | 80.29 | 97.5% | 2024-08-12 |
16267. | Williawar (williawar) | 80.29 | 97% | 2021-08-18 |
16268. | けんご氏 (kengo0727) | 80.29 | 95% | 2013-10-19 |
16269. | QUICKclacker (quickclacker) | 80.29 | 96% | 2017-02-27 |
16270. | Blan (blanlita) | 80.28 | 97% | 2018-01-17 |
16271. | a (levelupself) | 80.28 | 99% | 2020-09-08 |
16272. | Mitchell (mitchelldj) | 80.28 | 99% | 2023-10-19 |
16273. | Парса (parsrch) | 80.28 | 95% | 2024-03-28 |
16274. | 😳😳😳 (lanterex) | 80.28 | 97% | 2021-05-03 |
16275. | Jackson (shaggspawns) | 80.28 | 97% | 2017-11-22 |
16276. | Jonathan (mrflores) | 80.28 | 95% | 2013-12-29 |
16277. | F-Man (fman12) | 80.27 | 98% | 2025-02-19 |
16278. | Joan (jomell310) | 80.27 | 98% | 2025-02-28 |
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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 |