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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| 14325. | Lars (aaberg) | 82.98 | 99% | 2024-09-15 |
| 14326. | J (jerrrybeansman) | 82.97 | 97% | 2019-08-31 |
| 14327. | cius (cius1) | 82.97 | 97% | 2023-08-24 |
| 14328. | Ben (bensnake) | 82.97 | 97% | 2021-07-10 |
| 14329. | E (phillipcool127) | 82.96 | 96.3% | 2023-11-29 |
| 14330. | Hai (haiphan) | 82.96 | 96% | 2024-09-22 |
| 14331. | Karl (relentlesstyper) | 82.96 | 98% | 2021-11-07 |
| 14332. | Henry (dreamej) | 82.96 | 96% | 2018-08-01 |
| 14333. | shahbaz (shahbaz_kazi09) | 82.96 | 98% | 2019-03-06 |
| 14334. | Chicken (chickenpowerftw) | 82.95 | 94% | 2024-07-23 |
| 14335. | Kyan (naykworb) | 82.95 | 98% | 2021-06-06 |
| 14336. | mav (maverror) | 82.95 | 95% | 2021-02-22 |
| 14337. | DrApe (howardshan) | 82.95 | 96% | 2014-05-14 |
| 14338. | JoJo (jojofox) | 82.95 | 88% | 2014-10-16 |
| 14339. | Arshad (marshadalimughal@gm... | 82.95 | 97% | 2012-01-13 |
| 14340. | Tyler (foreign_man_23) | 82.95 | 92% | 2013-11-28 |
| 14341. | Fi (swiftfries) | 82.94 | 98% | 2024-05-14 |
| 14342. | gen (wpm9) | 82.94 | 96% | 2024-04-06 |
| 14343. | Theo (smuox) | 82.94 | 97.5% | 2024-11-16 |
| 14344. | B (tajooki) | 82.94 | 96% | 2024-05-14 |
| 14345. | eZson (foliuss) | 82.94 | 94% | 2011-12-07 |
| 14346. | NoStress (nostress313) | 82.94 | 98% | 2023-08-02 |
| 14347. | Wei (charles2007) | 82.94 | 97% | 2021-08-31 |
| 14348. | Jose Antonio (jarceantonio) | 82.94 | 99% | 2024-03-03 |
| 14349. | moo (mcgalaxy) | 82.94 | 95% | 2020-09-24 |
| 14350. | khersoncity (div_ilia) | 82.94 | — | 2010-12-15 |
| 14351. | ushanka (ushanka12123) | 82.93 | 95% | 2025-03-01 |
| 14352. | boop.png (bbop4460) | 82.93 | 96% | 2023-07-15 |
| 14353. | King (cre0006) | 82.93 | 96.5% | 2023-09-20 |
| 14354. | Ryan (lilchicken) | 82.93 | 97% | 2021-09-25 |
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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 |