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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| 9163. | Ben (hulkunleashed) | 93.16 | 97% | 2022-02-07 |
| 9164. | (thelurkerman) | 93.16 | 91% | 2013-05-07 |
| 9165. | Benjamin (bshammond) | 93.16 | 98% | 2012-10-05 |
| 9166. | Brad (risen_au) | 93.16 | 99% | 2013-01-16 |
| 9167. | Kieran (glasses85) | 93.16 | 98% | 2015-03-20 |
| 9168. | Gyeoulie (yennie) | 93.15 | 97% | 2022-06-11 |
| 9169. | Nathaniel (zarrakk) | 93.15 | 98% | 2015-03-02 |
| 9170. | zoger (blade8227) | 93.15 | 92% | 2016-03-26 |
| 9171. | Jade (pokemonluv98) | 93.14 | 98.1% | 2025-02-02 |
| 9172. | Peter (habibp) | 93.14 | 99% | 2024-08-29 |
| 9173. | Tyler (xtios) | 93.14 | 96% | 2020-05-12 |
| 9174. | Ilan (ilanzs) | 93.14 | 97% | 2021-06-08 |
| 9175. | Marcin (virus11828) | 93.13 | 97% | 2014-10-23 |
| 9176. | eduardo (eduardonobre) | 93.13 | 99% | 2022-07-06 |
| 9177. | Satter (marcama) | 93.13 | 95% | 2014-08-01 |
| 9178. | Isaac (isaac2001) | 93.13 | 99% | 2025-07-20 |
| 9179. | Michael (mrusnak) | 93.12 | 96% | 2021-05-21 |
| 9180. | Alpuds (alpuds) | 93.12 | 97% | 2023-08-21 |
| 9181. | Guest (colorblindpilot) | 93.12 | 99% | 2016-12-28 |
| 9182. | Christina (bahserte) | 93.12 | 99% | 2012-03-13 |
| 9183. | sgstst (sgstst) | 93.11 | 96% | 2025-10-13 |
| 9184. | brandaniels (toesinmyfeet) | 93.11 | 97% | 2019-11-25 |
| 9185. | Bono (sp000neyarc123) | 93.10 | 97% | 2025-12-01 |
| 9186. | cayouu (slowesttypist19) | 93.10 | 97.8% | 2024-05-29 |
| 9187. | Pranav Shetty (prawny_0) | 93.10 | 97.9% | 2024-01-23 |
| 9188. | Alinda (alindacheung) | 93.10 | 97% | 2020-04-14 |
| 9189. | Pillsbury (acidreindeer) | 93.10 | 96.5% | 2024-06-19 |
| 9190. | Om (omsharma612) | 93.10 | 97% | 2023-03-27 |
| 9191. | Timothy (chokehech) | 93.10 | 96% | 2016-08-26 |
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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 |