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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| 18378. | Michael (yomama500) | 78.61 | 98.1% | 2024-01-30 |
| 18379. | Unknown (valo) | 78.61 | 94% | 2012-01-31 |
| 18380. | adish (adishlelnub) | 78.61 | 92% | 2015-05-08 |
| 18381. | evripidaros (evripidaros) | 78.60 | 96.8% | 2024-09-12 |
| 18382. | Bo Cletus (bocletus) | 78.60 | 97% | 2025-03-18 |
| 18383. | Christopher (cmarcow10) | 78.60 | 95% | 2021-04-16 |
| 18384. | nate (yungnate) | 78.60 | 96% | 2021-02-23 |
| 18385. | Al (integralphysics) | 78.60 | 99% | 2017-11-07 |
| 18386. | 1st (toomtam) | 78.60 | 100% | 2019-02-20 |
| 18387. | King (kingshantha) | 78.60 | 97% | 2015-04-07 |
| 18388. | Tyson (frodozzi) | 78.59 | 96% | 2024-12-25 |
| 18389. | AnhFam (anhfam) | 78.59 | 97.5% | 2024-03-07 |
| 18390. | Ben (espo1234) | 78.59 | 90% | 2017-01-04 |
| 18391. | Manas (who_mana) | 78.59 | 98% | 2025-02-12 |
| 18392. | guis99 (carelessangel) | 78.59 | 98.1% | 2024-01-13 |
| 18393. | L (ynajd) | 78.59 | 97.9% | 2023-12-28 |
| 18394. | grass (grasschong_) | 78.58 | 97% | 2024-07-19 |
| 18395. | Eli (elewint) | 78.58 | 87% | 2016-02-19 |
| 18396. | Brad (lclp) | 78.58 | 98% | 2024-06-29 |
| 18397. | FATBUTTERYFINGERDS12312 (be... | 78.58 | 96% | 2021-08-11 |
| 18398. | Fourlamas (fourlamas) | 78.58 | 96% | 2018-02-27 |
| 18399. | Godlike (godlike228) | 78.58 | 92% | 2013-12-03 |
| 18400. | Ifar (mabrrrrr) | 78.57 | 96% | 2022-12-10 |
| 18401. | Ravindra (ravinder9090) | 78.57 | 99% | 2016-01-24 |
| 18402. | Shikhraj (shikhrajsingh) | 78.57 | 96% | 2021-06-28 |
| 18403. | Jacob (emptypaintbrush) | 78.57 | 98% | 2021-10-01 |
| 18404. | Mic (mku7) | 78.57 | 97% | 2013-07-29 |
| 18405. | Zach (fearxthis) | 78.57 | 93% | 2014-09-19 |
| 18406. | elnino (elnio2803) | 78.57 | 98% | 2025-07-05 |
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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 |