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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| 15375. | Aproop (aproop) | 82.24 | 90% | 2017-01-28 |
| 15376. | Amin Jalal (aminxiv) | 82.23 | 98% | 2025-01-13 |
| 15377. | Christopher (chrischafin) | 82.23 | 96% | 2023-02-04 |
| 15378. | Scott (scottnew) | 82.23 | 88% | 2013-12-31 |
| 15379. | Zapphy (ronaldlincon) | 82.23 | 95% | 2021-11-05 |
| 15380. | Slash (rezki889) | 82.23 | 97% | 2018-08-04 |
| 15381. | Max (maxhalo) | 82.23 | 95% | 2018-10-02 |
| 15382. | Kardo (ricardolaulh) | 82.22 | 98% | 2024-08-22 |
| 15383. | Max (slicckky) | 82.22 | 94.7% | 2024-06-15 |
| 15384. | Matthew (1matthew7) | 82.22 | 97.2% | 2024-08-28 |
| 15385. | (op4steve) | 82.22 | 97% | 2024-01-27 |
| 15386. | Angkana (ployyjen) | 82.22 | 98% | 2021-09-24 |
| 15387. | jj (d_11p) | 82.22 | 97% | 2024-10-19 |
| 15388. | Stephan (shadwgod) | 82.22 | 97% | 2019-08-23 |
| 15389. | Hajar (hajar424) | 82.22 | 97.4% | 2021-02-20 |
| 15390. | Bantu (bantu88) | 82.22 | 97% | 2016-06-14 |
| 15391. | nikita (mikrozaika) | 82.21 | 97% | 2024-06-12 |
| 15392. | Hamza (archer_01) | 82.21 | 97% | 2023-09-25 |
| 15393. | trin (trinitytobot) | 82.20 | 96% | 2024-10-10 |
| 15394. | Dmitri (drichardson) | 82.20 | 98.4% | 2024-09-06 |
| 15395. | Vash (vash13) | 82.20 | 97% | 2024-08-26 |
| 15396. | name (crazymario) | 82.20 | 96% | 2016-05-23 |
| 15397. | Please use an appropriate n... | 82.19 | 97.5% | 2025-04-18 |
| 15398. | Diogo (kronikal) | 82.19 | 96% | 2024-05-30 |
| 15399. | Aaron (theredspartan) | 82.19 | 99% | 2019-02-20 |
| 15400. | dj-viking (dj_viking) | 82.19 | 97% | 2023-11-26 |
| 15401. | coldEr66 (colder66) | 82.19 | 97% | 2021-10-04 |
| 15402. | George (gtsop) | 82.19 | 97% | 2016-02-16 |
| 15403. | Ferry (superipey) | 82.19 | 93% | 2013-10-08 |
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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 |