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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| 43453. | Afaq Ahmad (afaqahmad066) | 46.00 | 94% | 2025-04-15 |
| 43454. | Wazza001 (wazza001) | 46.00 | 96% | 2024-11-05 |
| 43455. | Bilbo (dalerasearl) | 46.00 | 91% | 2015-04-07 |
| 43456. | abhishek (abhi1912) | 45.99 | 92% | 2024-08-10 |
| 43457. | Alien (alien11) | 45.99 | 95.1% | 2021-02-20 |
| 43458. | Moamen (moumin1) | 45.99 | 94% | 2021-01-25 |
| 43459. | kristjan (biskslo) | 45.99 | 88% | 2012-10-29 |
| 43460. | Noraiz (nowiii1) | 45.98 | 96.2% | 2025-02-14 |
| 43461. | Dusk (duska) | 45.98 | 93% | 2020-12-26 |
| 43462. | George (georger284) | 45.97 | 95% | 2024-03-25 |
| 43463. | Wayne (mcdonawa) | 45.97 | 85% | 2015-02-16 |
| 43464. | Esther (modrehtse) | 45.96 | 95% | 2025-03-05 |
| 43465. | Anudari (anuka01) | 45.96 | 94% | 2021-05-30 |
| 43466. | potent (blind_sphere) | 45.96 | 98% | 2020-08-02 |
| 43467. | Tom (sj_mufasa) | 45.96 | — | 2010-07-04 |
| 43468. | Mykola (nikoliazekter) | 45.96 | 91% | 2016-10-01 |
| 43469. | gigi (gigitypes) | 45.95 | 95% | 2024-12-16 |
| 43470. | pete (lszhll) | 45.95 | 97% | 2024-04-07 |
| 43471. | Ben (bentypesfast) | 45.95 | 96.7% | 2024-05-08 |
| 43472. | Indiawale (indiawale_383) | 45.94 | 93.7% | 2025-01-14 |
| 43473. | Alex (tacobeef) | 45.94 | 98% | 2024-10-10 |
| 43474. | SirWonks (weeilers51) | 45.94 | 95.5% | 2024-09-17 |
| 43475. | Walter (eskaytee) | 45.94 | 92% | 2022-09-02 |
| 43476. | Andrew (yungwok) | 45.94 | 92% | 2017-02-21 |
| 43477. | prashant (prashant_2k) | 45.93 | 93.7% | 2023-11-19 |
| 43478. | Bappy (mdbappy1712251) | 45.93 | 97% | 2024-11-27 |
| 43479. | Keziah (worthless) | 45.92 | 95% | 2018-01-13 |
| 43480. | Sergio (rtos) | 45.92 | 94% | 2014-07-16 |
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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 |