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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| 42004. | Arunkumar (arunkumar49) | 55.21 | 94% | 2021-06-30 |
| 42005. | Daniel (daniboi528) | 55.21 | — | 2010-08-14 |
| 42006. | Pankaj Delhi (rockspk) | 55.20 | 82% | 2016-08-09 |
| 42007. | Michael (odorf91) | 55.20 | 96% | 2023-01-27 |
| 42008. | talamayari (talamayari) | 55.20 | 97% | 2024-07-18 |
| 42009. | Mohit (s7rgglr) | 55.20 | 96% | 2023-04-09 |
| 42010. | Cassie (cassiiethereal) | 55.20 | 94.4% | 2023-11-19 |
| 42011. | Suraj Gurung (samiraz) | 55.20 | 97% | 2024-02-19 |
| 42012. | Garrett (joejoefriez) | 55.20 | 93% | 2018-04-03 |
| 42013. | rk (east4564) | 55.20 | 94% | 2014-12-17 |
| 42014. | Brett (kaaji03) | 55.19 | 95.6% | 2024-02-24 |
| 42015. | Teddy (rampagingteddy) | 55.19 | 97% | 2022-09-02 |
| 42016. | Aqib (mohdaqibriaz) | 55.19 | 97% | 2014-06-02 |
| 42017. | manoj (jatinswami) | 55.19 | 95% | 2014-05-31 |
| 42018. | 🥤☕Topre☕🥤 (granol... | 55.19 | 86% | 2015-01-03 |
| 42019. | 4thewin (4thewin) | 55.19 | 94% | 2014-09-15 |
| 42020. | Nuke (nukeeeeeee) | 55.18 | 96% | 2024-04-22 |
| 42021. | Eli (szaboilles) | 55.18 | 97.9% | 2024-12-11 |
| 42022. | عفاف (afafemad187) | 55.18 | 96.6% | 2023-09-29 |
| 42023. | Tazeem (tazeem) | 55.18 | 93% | 2016-06-09 |
| 42024. | Loafie (loafie) | 55.18 | 94% | 2015-07-04 |
| 42025. | Agnes (lem123) | 55.18 | 99% | 2019-10-02 |
| 42026. | warlord (warlord1999) | 55.17 | 96% | 2025-09-20 |
| 42027. | Tetz (tetzzz) | 55.17 | 93% | 2016-06-23 |
| 42028. | Vidzo (vidzo) | 55.17 | 96% | 2025-09-29 |
| 42029. | Linn (merlinn) | 55.17 | 96% | 2024-04-16 |
| 42030. | Joey (donkeysyrup21) | 55.17 | 96% | 2024-01-27 |
| 42031. | Mohammad (mohammadimami) | 55.17 | 95% | 2023-07-08 |
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| 42033. | Matt (matthewsfanclub) | 55.16 | 89% | 2017-02-13 |
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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 |