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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| 4971. | (eggsy001) | 103.47 | 97.9% | 2025-04-10 |
| 4972. | (resaebiunne) | 103.47 | 98% | 2011-11-29 |
| 4973. | Penggembala Babi (pengembal... | 103.46 | 99% | 2025-12-25 |
| 4974. | (philipyu17) | 103.46 | 98% | 2021-09-06 |
| 4975. | Juan (juanyougay) | 103.46 | 98% | 2026-04-22 |
| 4976. | (bauhaus7) | 103.45 | 98% | 2018-09-04 |
| 4977. | (failtrex) | 103.45 | 99% | 2019-12-01 |
| 4978. | (bingdolly) | 103.45 | 97% | 2012-10-02 |
| 4979. | (jwatkins) | 103.45 | 99% | 2015-12-17 |
| 4980. | (muhammad_s) | 103.45 | 92% | 2016-12-10 |
| 4981. | (frostyc) | 103.45 | 94% | 2013-04-27 |
| 4982. | (minipewz) | 103.44 | 98% | 2022-10-16 |
| 4983. | (jf31092) | 103.44 | 96% | 2014-04-16 |
| 4984. | (rushlync) | 103.42 | 98.2% | 2024-01-27 |
| 4985. | (firebolt1914) | 103.42 | 95% | 2016-02-06 |
| 4986. | (mintym1nt) | 103.42 | 98% | 2018-10-16 |
| 4987. | (humasta) | 103.41 | 97% | 2013-05-14 |
| 4988. | (alextheowl) | 103.41 | 98% | 2021-04-19 |
| 4989. | (penguinstar123) | 103.41 | 98.8% | 2023-07-25 |
| 4990. | (jteef) | 103.41 | 97% | 2012-03-17 |
| 4991. | (helena_rae) | 103.40 | 100% | 2024-07-13 |
| 4992. | (magicmagic) | 103.40 | 97.5% | 2024-03-31 |
| 4993. | (jeffreyz8) | 103.40 | 95% | 2015-04-09 |
| 4994. | (r8ven) | 103.39 | 99% | 2025-01-25 |
| 4995. | (joeash) | 103.39 | 98% | 2022-10-01 |
| 4996. | (vervesz) | 103.39 | 95% | 2015-03-17 |
| 4997. | (cyclicamp) | 103.38 | 95% | 2014-08-30 |
| 4998. | (planta) | 103.37 | 98.4% | 2024-03-02 |
| 4999. | (rstylebr) | 103.37 | 98% | 2019-10-16 |
| 5000. | (aznsushi89) | 103.37 | 93% | 2011-05-12 |
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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 |