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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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23280. | Dylan (dyl0e) | 73.98 | 97% | 2021-07-18 |
| 23281. | Gage (gagedorl) | 73.98 | 97% | 2022-04-03 |
| 23282. | Branched (branchedstem) | 73.98 | 97% | 2021-03-23 |
| 23283. | Austin (austincolibaba) | 73.98 | 98% | 2023-03-25 |
| 23284. | rajender (rajenderrautela) | 73.98 | 96% | 2011-06-30 |
| 23285. | tom (feelthewrath) | 73.97 | 98% | 2025-04-18 |
| 23286. | Kartikeya Khullar (khullar_... | 73.97 | 95% | 2025-06-08 |
| 23287. | Simon (knull) | 73.97 | 97% | 2018-11-14 |
| 23288. | Nobody (kinghades) | 73.97 | 96% | 2024-02-14 |
| 23289. | Artei (artei) | 73.97 | 97.6% | 2023-11-17 |
| 23290. | Newb (newbcoder) | 73.97 | — | 2011-04-22 |
| 23291. | Vic (akamech) | 73.97 | 97% | 2023-09-04 |
| 23292. | Snibler (snibler) | 73.97 | 88% | 2015-10-18 |
| 23293. | sherimori (sherimori) | 73.97 | 93% | 2017-01-30 |
| 23294. | Noah (nesharps) | 73.97 | 91% | 2016-04-18 |
| 23295. | †KKD†™ (hkkdt1) | 73.97 | — | 2011-03-15 |
| 23296. | Dan (paracor) | 73.96 | 96% | 2025-10-19 |
| 23297. | faisal (f_is_l_kh_n) | 73.96 | 96% | 2023-01-08 |
| 23298. | salah (kaltab) | 73.96 | 97.7% | 2024-08-19 |
| 23299. | sxy (sxyla) | 73.96 | 94.9% | 2024-01-13 |
| 23300. | i can't be asked (perfectio... | 73.96 | 95% | 2021-08-27 |
| 23301. | HUONO (gghuono) | 73.96 | 95% | 2024-06-10 |
| 23302. | Rex (redrex) | 73.96 | 91% | 2013-03-13 |
| 23303. | Michael (f294075) | 73.95 | 95% | 2011-10-28 |
| 23304. | Mahir (mahir_aug) | 73.95 | 97% | 2025-09-20 |
| 23305. | Anton (peko_enjoyer) | 73.95 | 96% | 2024-06-25 |
| 23306. | Subscribe (imlerith) | 73.95 | 96% | 2021-08-19 |
| 23307. | Salted (whyisitsohardto) | 73.95 | 95% | 2021-11-13 |
| 23308. | ixsam (ixsam) | 73.95 | — | 2010-10-31 |
| 23309. | Anže (sumc96) | 73.95 | 92% | 2016-04-28 |
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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 |