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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| 44057. | rap (raprics) | 44.89 | 87% | 2013-07-22 |
| 44058. | Vân (nhvha81) | 44.87 | 96% | 2022-10-10 |
| 44059. | Magnus (sareme) | 44.87 | 89% | 2013-01-16 |
| 44060. | Thomas (t_lyhne) | 44.86 | 96% | 2022-11-30 |
| 44061. | Rachel Nguyen (rachel1701) | 44.85 | 94% | 2024-08-01 |
| 44062. | Santaigo (rinzlayer) | 44.84 | 92% | 2024-07-13 |
| 44063. | Dair Kashkaraev (9lettt3rs) | 44.84 | 94.1% | 2024-10-10 |
| 44064. | haffy (haffy_1) | 44.84 | 94.1% | 2024-07-21 |
| 44065. | Chris (resignss) | 44.84 | 96% | 2017-09-08 |
| 44066. | Grace (geg5) | 44.84 | 91% | 2011-08-28 |
| 44067. | Nrimanta (nwiziyanow) | 44.83 | 95% | 2021-12-21 |
| 44068. | amateur (joetomjob) | 44.82 | 91% | 2024-08-13 |
| 44069. | Freddie (freddie2007) | 44.82 | 94% | 2024-12-29 |
| 44070. | tomartus (tomartusintuit) | 44.82 | 96.7% | 2024-10-21 |
| 44071. | Kimberly (kimberlydelacruz3... | 44.81 | 96% | 2025-05-07 |
| 44072. | Lori (lorisie) | 44.81 | 97% | 2014-05-13 |
| 44073. | Josh (speedyjosh) | 44.79 | 93% | 2025-04-04 |
| 44074. | TJ (baba_tt) | 44.79 | 95% | 2024-02-18 |
| 44075. | AKSHAT (jainakshat674) | 44.79 | 92% | 2025-04-30 |
| 44076. | mackatron (mackatron5000) | 44.78 | 95% | 2024-05-09 |
| 44077. | LaughingAvocado (laughingav... | 44.77 | 95.6% | 2024-01-19 |
| 44078. | ptchipoc (ptchipoc) | 44.77 | 94.8% | 2025-03-01 |
| 44079. | Mujahid Fadzil (abemuja) | 44.77 | 95.7% | 2024-04-03 |
| 44080. | Casualrice (typepractice0) | 44.74 | 93.1% | 2025-01-26 |
| 44081. | Timurlan (timurlan_07) | 44.74 | 94.9% | 2024-01-24 |
| 44082. | steyn@moin (styen) | 44.73 | 95% | 2025-02-03 |
| 44083. | Brooke (plubr) | 44.73 | 95.3% | 2024-03-25 |
| 44084. | nabin (monkeyrenjin) | 44.73 | 92% | 2014-07-09 |
| 44085. | Oli (olied) | 44.73 | 91% | 2015-04-23 |
| 44086. | OnetypePD (onetypepd) | 44.71 | 91.6% | 2024-06-24 |
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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 |