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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| 4042. | frank (neshmeow) | 106.91 | 99% | 2025-04-08 |
| 4043. | vincent (vilumn) | 106.91 | 98.1% | 2024-01-11 |
| 4044. | Justin (tinhuydang) | 106.91 | 97% | 2025-04-25 |
| 4045. | josie (lantyr) | 106.90 | 98.2% | 2025-04-21 |
| 4046. | feedbacker (feedbacker) | 106.90 | 99.8% | 2023-12-01 |
| 4047. | Priscilla (simplyscience) | 106.90 | 94% | 2016-08-14 |
| 4048. | MEN (menmentsu) | 106.90 | 98% | 2019-03-12 |
| 4049. | vvvv (vergoh) | 106.88 | 96.9% | 2024-03-06 |
| 4050. | JollyImpulse (jollyimpulse) | 106.88 | 99% | 2024-05-08 |
| 4051. | Rch (cookie314) | 106.87 | 98% | 2021-07-24 |
| 4052. | Joey (joeypv) | 106.87 | 97% | 2015-08-15 |
| 4053. | Victor (the_victor) | 106.86 | 96% | 2015-08-17 |
| 4054. | Calvin (cchang) | 106.86 | — | 2011-01-17 |
| 4055. | BOGGED (mahazzel) | 106.86 | 98% | 2018-07-27 |
| 4056. | Jobs (_rip_steve_job_) | 106.86 | 96% | 2011-11-29 |
| 4057. | inhalement (roger4190) | 106.85 | 96% | 2016-06-03 |
| 4058. | Nick (coyote96) | 106.84 | 98.1% | 2025-04-14 |
| 4059. | Noah (1nobo1) | 106.83 | 97% | 2014-04-05 |
| 4060. | Tim (bimmy) | 106.81 | 92% | 2016-11-23 |
| 4061. | Eric (circador) | 106.81 | 98% | 2020-08-28 |
| 4062. | John (jaifire) | 106.81 | 99% | 2012-05-16 |
| 4063. | CaF (orourke) | 106.81 | 94% | 2012-02-26 |
| 4064. | Charles (charlesbrach) | 106.81 | 98% | 2011-12-02 |
| 4065. | Marek (ksydry) | 106.80 | 99% | 2021-12-11 |
| 4066. | Jesse (mem2000) | 106.79 | 99% | 2025-06-02 |
| 4067. | Doen (gielieanogies) | 106.79 | 93% | 2016-08-11 |
| 4068. | Jade (jezebel) | 106.79 | 98% | 2011-09-25 |
| 4069. | Abby (holdyourhorses) | 106.79 | 97% | 2013-06-03 |
| 4070. | Josh (expiredvenom) | 106.78 | 99.3% | 2023-12-15 |
| 4071. | HUNGRY (hungry04) | 106.78 | 97.7% | 2023-11-21 |
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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 |