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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| 15028. | Ellis (babyeatingatheist) | 82.88 | 92% | 2016-05-30 |
| 15029. | Peter (riffert) | 82.88 | 94% | 2016-12-20 |
| 15030. | Praveen (kprav33n) | 82.88 | 98% | 2014-04-13 |
| 15031. | Zach (zapt52) | 82.87 | 96% | 2017-04-19 |
| 15032. | D (daymo) | 82.87 | 96% | 2014-08-19 |
| 15033. | love (toesofthedamned) | 82.87 | 98% | 2021-05-02 |
| 15034. | Colemax (sqxleaxes) | 82.87 | 97% | 2021-11-02 |
| 15035. | Max (maxk1ckass) | 82.87 | 99% | 2021-04-19 |
| 15036. | Seppe (seppe) | 82.87 | 96% | 2013-06-05 |
| 15037. | choogo (choogo) | 82.86 | 96% | 2025-03-24 |
| 15038. | Stannous (stannous) | 82.86 | 97% | 2025-03-02 |
| 15039. | Maliha (mnusrat) | 82.86 | 97% | 2017-11-20 |
| 15040. | Andrew (andy6) | 82.86 | 98% | 2023-04-06 |
| 15041. | Lior (lior8413) | 82.86 | 98% | 2021-03-18 |
| 15042. | Fannar (fannarr) | 82.86 | 97% | 2018-02-27 |
| 15043. | Alejandro (alejo_100) | 82.86 | 95% | 2015-11-18 |
| 15044. | di (dgm22) | 82.85 | 98% | 2025-03-19 |
| 15045. | Gabriel (dekkoz) | 82.85 | 98% | 2024-08-02 |
| 15046. | gayman (vvvvvccvvvvv) | 82.85 | 97.4% | 2023-12-18 |
| 15047. | Daniel (dnford2) | 82.85 | 98% | 2025-01-13 |
| 15048. | Say My Name (notreallyasteve) | 82.85 | 95.6% | 2021-02-15 |
| 15049. | Serge (sergewasd) | 82.85 | 94% | 2017-05-05 |
| 15050. | Flemming (nitalf) | 82.85 | 96% | 2015-09-09 |
| 15051. | aislan (aislan) | 82.85 | 98% | 2015-11-20 |
| 15052. | Petar (hogar5) | 82.84 | 98.3% | 2024-08-13 |
| 15053. | Basit Ali (thebasitali) | 82.84 | 97.5% | 2023-12-30 |
| 15054. | goose (thankmrgoose) | 82.84 | 96% | 2021-01-15 |
| 15055. | Evan Dale (avendael) | 82.84 | 96% | 2014-09-06 |
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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 |