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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| 28373. | Socrates (socratesbatis) | 68.77 | 95% | 2021-05-25 |
| 28374. | Ehrick (ehrick_rhed) | 68.77 | 97% | 2022-06-05 |
| 28375. | skog (skogaern) | 68.77 | 91% | 2016-02-16 |
| 28376. | celine (leen4dastreets) | 68.76 | 95% | 2025-08-26 |
| 28377. | Muhammad Emon (emonsojib) | 68.76 | 97% | 2023-04-24 |
| 28378. | Cody (supercoolguy_321) | 68.76 | 95.9% | 2024-09-24 |
| 28379. | kamekame (wdakwdakdcw) | 68.76 | 93.4% | 2024-06-07 |
| 28380. | G0og (acoostic) | 68.76 | 96% | 2021-09-25 |
| 28381. | Sudo (sudo_009) | 68.76 | 97% | 2024-08-11 |
| 28382. | Ethan (skxrtyy) | 68.76 | 97.5% | 2024-05-21 |
| 28383. | Jake (worldscolide) | 68.76 | 98% | 2016-08-22 |
| 28384. | Patrick (kingcupcake99) | 68.76 | 97% | 2025-12-08 |
| 28385. | bum (gusta) | 68.76 | — | 2010-07-16 |
| 28386. | peter (ack7) | 68.76 | 98% | 2011-07-28 |
| 28387. | elliot (teapott) | 68.76 | 92% | 2014-01-21 |
| 28388. | Abhijit (abhijit86) | 68.76 | — | 2010-11-05 |
| 28389. | sanaa (typewriter10002) | 68.75 | 96.7% | 2025-02-01 |
| 28390. | Azan Shahid (azanshahid) | 68.75 | 99% | 2025-02-23 |
| 28391. | keikurono (keikurono) | 68.75 | 96% | 2024-09-20 |
| 28392. | Astro (astro1234) | 68.75 | 96% | 2024-10-07 |
| 28393. | Miketype (michaelpitluk) | 68.75 | 99% | 2024-10-31 |
| 28394. | YNCBearz (bear19930414) | 68.75 | 97% | 2021-06-28 |
| 28395. | Francis (fransissimo) | 68.75 | 90% | 2014-07-17 |
| 28396. | Boyan Slavov (bobotavar) | 68.75 | 95% | 2023-12-12 |
| 28397. | alex (alexsf_9000) | 68.75 | 96.5% | 2024-06-28 |
| 28398. | Noah (nhanks333) | 68.75 | 93% | 2015-01-05 |
| 28399. | Henry (nexx42) | 68.75 | — | 2011-03-26 |
| 28400. | Leleilolol (leleilolol) | 68.75 | 92% | 2012-03-23 |
| 28401. | GOD (luciferisking) | 68.74 | 99% | 2025-09-25 |
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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 |