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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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19194. | Mike (slowboithe20th) | 77.25 | 98% | 2024-09-27 |
| 19195. | gchenstephen (gchenstephen) | 77.25 | 97% | 2017-10-08 |
| 19196. | Blankout (blankout) | 77.25 | 96% | 2012-03-19 |
| 19197. | Myke (apilak) | 77.25 | 91% | 2011-07-20 |
| 19198. | Kso (k_so) | 77.24 | 96.3% | 2024-10-16 |
| 19199. | PaiN (desipai) | 77.24 | 97.9% | 2024-12-30 |
| 19200. | Kel (potapakals) | 77.24 | 96.7% | 2024-01-17 |
| 19201. | GBT (r_tog) | 77.24 | 98.2% | 2024-03-31 |
| 19202. | Numfy_ (numfy) | 77.24 | 96.7% | 2025-03-30 |
| 19203. | WAD (_waddup_) | 77.24 | 97.1% | 2023-11-11 |
| 19204. | Declan (dg05) | 77.24 | 96% | 2022-05-30 |
| 19205. | keon (keonxqt) | 77.24 | 95% | 2022-08-14 |
| 19206. | Victo (victo_sn) | 77.24 | 97% | 2021-03-19 |
| 19207. | mutbuerger (mutbuerger) | 77.24 | 100% | 2015-10-01 |
| 19208. | Evildark (evildarkown) | 77.24 | 97% | 2018-02-15 |
| 19209. | Erik (Colemak) (erw_learnin... | 77.24 | 98% | 2014-11-08 |
| 19210. | Snusek (snusek) | 77.23 | 98% | 2024-06-18 |
| 19211. | fhbjnrng (fhbjnrng) | 77.23 | 91% | 2016-01-11 |
| 19212. | max (max_el) | 77.23 | 98% | 2022-08-04 |
| 19213. | EconEdgeLinch (linch8) | 77.23 | 97% | 2021-04-25 |
| 19214. | totnamjoon (off_the_page) | 77.23 | 95% | 2015-03-22 |
| 19215. | Log (logbt) | 77.23 | 94% | 2023-12-25 |
| 19216. | Anupam (plaanupam) | 77.23 | 99% | 2021-11-18 |
| 19217. | one day 💯 (cyard) | 77.23 | 96% | 2020-11-24 |
| 19218. | fdsafdsa (szesz) | 77.22 | 98% | 2021-09-18 |
| 19219. | Race (raceracerace) | 77.22 | 90% | 2014-01-29 |
| 19220. | Farah (superduper26) | 77.22 | 98% | 2016-07-05 |
| 19221. | Atongs (atongs) | 77.22 | — | 2010-08-01 |
| 19222. | mrjeff (hoodiesd) | 77.22 | 95% | 2016-11-04 |
| 19223. | Chong (chongkim) | 77.22 | 96% | 2015-03-26 |
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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 |