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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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24119. | Lastre (lastre) | 71.60 | 97% | 2020-03-23 |
| 24120. | Vinh (shadeomen) | 71.60 | 95% | 2019-03-03 |
| 24121. | Turd (turd_nugget1337) | 71.59 | 96% | 2025-06-16 |
| 24122. | Ezzy (odezzy) | 71.59 | 94.9% | 2024-10-06 |
| 24123. | Leo (leo123457) | 71.59 | 97% | 2024-09-08 |
| 24124. | Scopic (scopic) | 71.59 | 97% | 2021-06-24 |
| 24125. | badtypist (josecostamartins) | 71.59 | 94% | 2016-10-14 |
| 24126. | hockpond (hockpond) | 71.59 | 98% | 2017-07-14 |
| 24127. | cassuvita (cassuvita) | 71.59 | 95% | 2012-01-10 |
| 24128. | Ellie (malvita) | 71.58 | 96% | 2015-11-10 |
| 24129. | (￣_,￣ ) (currkz) | 71.58 | 94.3% | 2024-03-12 |
| 24130. | Jake (jake845) | 71.58 | 97% | 2024-03-27 |
| 24131. | Kelvinhbo (kelvinhbo) | 71.58 | 98.1% | 2024-04-04 |
| 24132. | Matt (vinchenzoxl) | 71.58 | 96.3% | 2023-12-19 |
| 24133. | Maaaaajd (majd) | 71.58 | — | 2011-02-17 |
| 24134. | Renchenchen (renchenchen) | 71.58 | 97% | 2014-06-03 |
| 24135. | Jie (jieship) | 71.57 | 95% | 2015-03-29 |
| 24136. | Memresable (memresable) | 71.57 | 96% | 2025-03-18 |
| 24137. | Aly (alyscott) | 71.57 | 98% | 2024-05-13 |
| 24138. | Kevin (kraay) | 71.57 | 97% | 2024-02-22 |
| 24139. | ICKOStreet (ickostreet) | 71.57 | 94% | 2020-04-06 |
| 24140. | Cherie (akjng2) | 71.57 | 95% | 2020-01-25 |
| 24141. | Richard (ozzy1970) | 71.57 | 97.9% | 2024-04-20 |
| 24142. | Gita (gist23) | 71.57 | 97% | 2025-06-02 |
| 24143. | Sarvottam (sarvottampriyada... | 71.57 | 96.3% | 2021-02-17 |
| 24144. | Krystof (krystof26) | 71.57 | 95% | 2021-01-27 |
| 24145. | DerToastbrotmitButter (dert... | 71.57 | 94% | 2017-03-09 |
| 24146. | Hamza (hamzaa_94) | 71.57 | 91% | 2014-07-16 |
| 24147. | Philip (phast_with_ph) | 71.56 | 98% | 2024-05-28 |
| 24148. | Basith (basith_) | 71.56 | 97% | 2024-12-27 |
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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 |