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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| 33484. | khushi Agarwal (khushiiiiii... | 64.06 | 94% | 2024-04-30 |
| 33485. | Dominique (uncledom12) | 64.06 | 95% | 2025-03-06 |
| 33486. | Thunderer (thunderer) | 64.06 | 93% | 2012-09-07 |
| 33487. | Fahim (shahriar193) | 64.06 | 97.4% | 2024-09-21 |
| 33488. | David (czhdavid) | 64.06 | 96% | 2023-02-20 |
| 33489. | שפיצער (spitzer722) | 64.06 | 98% | 2026-04-19 |
| 33490. | Ugly_Viper (mordecailev) | 64.05 | 95% | 2025-06-18 |
| 33491. | Gordy (thatonevietnamese) | 64.05 | 96% | 2024-11-17 |
| 33492. | Yoana (jhpetr) | 64.05 | 97% | 2025-08-18 |
| 33493. | Chase (noodlelou) | 64.05 | 94% | 2020-04-19 |
| 33494. | tominator (tominator_7) | 64.05 | 98% | 2022-07-07 |
| 33495. | Denis (me4ls_0n_whee1s) | 64.05 | 96% | 2021-10-03 |
| 33496. | Valentino (pugaccino) | 64.05 | 95% | 2025-01-21 |
| 33497. | DInokyd (dinokyd) | 64.05 | 96% | 2022-03-30 |
| 33498. | Tristan (thavelick) | 64.05 | 98% | 2012-01-03 |
| 33499. | Jeff (jeprei) | 64.05 | 91% | 2014-07-03 |
| 33500. | Łukasz (bukow) | 64.04 | 97% | 2026-03-15 |
| 33501. | Muhammad Irfan (malikirfan66) | 64.04 | 99% | 2024-05-17 |
| 33502. | boiax (boiax) | 64.04 | 95% | 2022-09-20 |
| 33503. | Pid (blackpanther4289) | 64.04 | 97% | 2012-07-29 |
| 33504. | xReptoon (xreptoon) | 64.04 | 97% | 2018-01-04 |
| 33505. | Shreyas (shreyaschavhan) | 64.04 | 97.5% | 2023-07-01 |
| 33506. | PeterParker20 (piter11116) | 64.04 | 95% | 2021-02-08 |
| 33507. | Michael (mchen3) | 64.03 | 94.1% | 2024-08-24 |
| 33508. | sugarcube130 (sugarcube130) | 64.03 | 95% | 2024-12-20 |
| 33509. | Leah (3pou_) | 64.03 | 96% | 2024-04-26 |
| 33510. | Tinna (tinna17) | 64.03 | 100% | 2021-01-15 |
| 33511. | Simon (apantan) | 64.03 | 90% | 2016-01-11 |
| 33512. | Joe (cobiejoe) | 64.03 | 96% | 2016-03-03 |
| 33513. | Brady Flowers (tombradyfr) | 64.02 | 95% | 2024-03-01 |
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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 |