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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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15147. | fried fish (seventh77) | 83.08 | 95% | 2016-06-04 |
| 15148. | David (munichdobe) | 83.08 | 98% | 2015-11-24 |
| 15149. | Venkat (vengh) | 83.07 | 96.5% | 2024-12-07 |
| 15150. | Karan (kplex) | 83.07 | 99% | 2024-05-07 |
| 15151. | Ebli (flashking) | 83.07 | 93% | 2014-01-22 |
| 15152. | ʞunɯz (zmunk) | 83.07 | 98% | 2017-08-08 |
| 15153. | JustJahy (justjj) | 83.07 | 96% | 2018-07-29 |
| 15154. | brockquinney (brockquinney) | 83.06 | 96.9% | 2025-01-03 |
| 15155. | Raymond (droid_za) | 83.06 | 97% | 2025-09-25 |
| 15156. | Sato2020 (sato2020) | 83.06 | 96% | 2025-07-22 |
| 15157. | Mike (mikethompsontech) | 83.06 | 86% | 2016-01-14 |
| 15158. | kaylee (kayleee_p) | 83.06 | 96.6% | 2024-05-17 |
| 15159. | Boss (mrtring) | 83.06 | 97.5% | 2024-10-03 |
| 15160. | Baron (baron_clive) | 83.05 | 97.4% | 2024-04-24 |
| 15161. | Rebecca (221btimelord) | 83.05 | 98% | 2024-05-17 |
| 15162. | Ned (ned_balthus) | 83.05 | — | 2010-09-05 |
| 15163. | donghoang (donghuyhoang) | 83.04 | 96.1% | 2024-09-15 |
| 15164. | Callen (callen910) | 83.04 | 97.9% | 2025-02-12 |
| 15165. | Taylor (gjchick) | 83.04 | 97% | 2011-06-28 |
| 15166. | Shashank (shanky92) | 83.04 | 98% | 2025-04-23 |
| 15167. | Logan (36beastgod) | 83.04 | 97% | 2024-04-05 |
| 15168. | J (average_typer95) | 83.04 | 97% | 2020-11-29 |
| 15169. | Nuh (nuh__yamin) | 83.04 | 95% | 2013-07-31 |
| 15170. | aron razaele (aronrazaelevv... | 83.04 | 97% | 2011-07-10 |
| 15171. | Akhilesh (akhilu_anandh) | 83.04 | 97% | 2013-04-15 |
| 15172. | William (iif_cii) | 83.03 | 97% | 2025-04-30 |
| 15173. | SpitaliaVI (benjy1232) | 83.03 | 97% | 2019-04-16 |
| 15174. | Sabrina (awesomer3) | 83.03 | 93% | 2015-10-14 |
| 15175. | James (votum38) | 83.03 | 95% | 2018-06-03 |
| 15176. | Dave (david02) | 83.03 | 97% | 2015-09-19 |
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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 |