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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| 4238. | snaily (aqkward1) | 105.69 | 96% | 2020-04-06 |
| 4239. | unfrog (unfrog) | 105.69 | 99% | 2017-10-31 |
| 4240. | RealZesty (myxos) | 105.68 | 97% | 2016-07-22 |
| 4241. | Connor Blaha (prozcowtipper) | 105.68 | 98.6% | 2025-03-03 |
| 4242. | Yves (vroomsevy) | 105.68 | 98.1% | 2024-07-23 |
| 4243. | dudududu (er132er) | 105.68 | 98% | 2019-08-20 |
| 4244. | Phyrexia (ryanmarv14) | 105.67 | 98% | 2024-06-26 |
| 4245. | Sheng (shengalang) | 105.67 | 95% | 2015-01-11 |
| 4246. | kevin (hyp135) | 105.67 | 97% | 2017-10-13 |
| 4247. | Katie (kat41911) | 105.66 | 98% | 2025-02-15 |
| 4248. | hand tremors from meds :( (... | 105.65 | 97% | 2013-12-21 |
| 4249. | Eetu (eetuwaa) | 105.65 | 95% | 2015-04-03 |
| 4250. | multiflipex (multiflipex) | 105.65 | 99% | 2023-04-04 |
| 4251. | Garbage (nerdballer) | 105.65 | 93% | 2014-12-11 |
| 4252. | Jumz (mrpaperman) | 105.64 | 97% | 2023-07-09 |
| 4253. | Albert (hsabove) | 105.64 | 98.5% | 2023-12-02 |
| 4254. | Mr. Pogi (jazzver1) | 105.63 | 99% | 2024-09-15 |
| 4255. | :) (dividge) | 105.63 | 97.3% | 2023-06-14 |
| 4256. | Ben (bounciness) | 105.63 | 96% | 2014-09-16 |
| 4257. | Pinolicious (pinolicious) | 105.63 | 98% | 2018-05-10 |
| 4258. | Frank (frankxu) | 105.63 | 99% | 2019-10-23 |
| 4259. | Jack (delux10) | 105.63 | 96% | 2014-01-31 |
| 4260. | L (l_dog) | 105.62 | 97% | 2011-05-23 |
| 4261. | mptj (mptj) | 105.62 | 98% | 2018-02-20 |
| 4262. | Yatin (yatin01) | 105.60 | 99% | 2025-05-17 |
| 4263. | Boston (itsbzo) | 105.60 | 97% | 2018-02-23 |
| 4264. | Sanket (junkheadrooster) | 105.60 | 99% | 2019-09-21 |
| 4265. | Stadics (stadics) | 105.59 | 98% | 2022-03-27 |
| 4266. | Moritz (elagon) | 105.59 | 98.6% | 2024-11-22 |
| 4267. | Noah (bobapplepie) | 105.59 | 98% | 2023-06-15 |
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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 |