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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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1402. | (h7karu) | 122.29 | 98.6% | 2024-10-14 |
| 1403. | (tyrisal) | 122.29 | 94% | 2013-01-07 |
| 1404. | (johnbonham) | 122.27 | 98% | 2011-08-27 |
| 1405. | (itstade) | 122.27 | 98% | 2020-06-16 |
| 1406. | ❗ youtu.be/T2FPRc5jKbw (c... | 122.25 | 98% | 2021-05-26 |
| 1407. | Zachary (zachattack972) | 122.24 | 97% | 2022-02-28 |
| 1408. | (blandblur) | 122.23 | 95% | 2012-09-29 |
| 1409. | (micahfo) | 122.22 | 98% | 2024-12-21 |
| 1410. | (saywut830) | 122.22 | 96% | 2016-10-05 |
| 1411. | (dtphorealzdawg) | 122.21 | 97% | 2014-10-28 |
| 1412. | Serhii (skyiea) | 122.21 | 95% | 2015-08-21 |
| 1413. | Justiss is the best (kbeast) | 122.20 | 95% | 2017-02-26 |
| 1414. | (tipsyplc) | 122.18 | 99.5% | 2024-10-27 |
| 1415. | (eruk) | 122.18 | 99% | 2012-06-25 |
| 1416. | Gordon (gordon_ramsay) | 122.17 | 99% | 2023-12-21 |
| 1417. | (kkoon) | 122.17 | 95% | 2015-12-12 |
| 1418. | (nulloyd) | 122.16 | 93% | 2012-08-16 |
| 1419. | (theworryrock) | 122.16 | — | 2010-11-09 |
| 1420. | Henry (henryumeash) | 122.16 | 98% | 2013-10-08 |
| 1421. | SalmanMKC (hellothen) | 122.15 | 98.1% | 2024-01-20 |
| 1422. | (cnp_) | 122.15 | 98.6% | 2024-06-04 |
| 1423. | (tsarnicholasii) | 122.14 | 98% | 2022-07-03 |
| 1424. | Customality (customality) | 122.12 | 98% | 2019-09-28 |
| 1425. | essntialz (essntialz) | 122.09 | 99% | 2023-08-02 |
| 1426. | Sean (sullyw555) | 122.08 | 99.5% | 2023-11-27 |
| 1427. | selphy (selphy) | 122.08 | 97% | 2011-09-15 |
| 1428. | (cypher_xd) | 122.08 | 97% | 2019-11-07 |
| 1429. | Jason (jasonsu) | 122.08 | 93% | 2013-03-27 |
| 1430. | (special_vegetable) | 122.07 | 98% | 2022-12-31 |
| 1431. | Samdo (sammematt) | 122.06 | 97% | 2025-11-24 |
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| Default (English) | 101,604 | 78.55 | June 9, 2010 |
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| Instant Death Mode | 49 | 84.87 | July 2, 2010 |
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| ##typeracer | 4 | 75.56 | January 9, 2021 |
| Walsh Middle School | 1 | 81.61 | November 28, 2011 |