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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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27323. | imZyerree (imzyerree) | 70.24 | 98.1% | 2025-02-04 |
| 27324. | nathan (chillyproductions) | 70.24 | 95% | 2024-10-25 |
| 27325. | trying_engram (trying_engram) | 70.24 | 98% | 2025-01-21 |
| 27326. | Susan (smr1007) | 70.24 | 97% | 2025-06-05 |
| 27327. | norf (cptn) | 70.24 | 97% | 2025-11-04 |
| 27328. | Sri (lulu25) | 70.23 | 90% | 2012-06-24 |
| 27329. | Jack (yiningzhao) | 70.23 | 91% | 2011-10-06 |
| 27330. | Jerald (j___g) | 70.23 | 94% | 2019-08-20 |
| 27331. | Kevin (gtwatt) | 70.23 | 97% | 2022-01-11 |
| 27332. | Abhishek (abhishekrn_) | 70.23 | 98.6% | 2024-02-24 |
| 27333. | rodvicj (rodvicj) | 70.23 | 97% | 2023-03-06 |
| 27334. | TarvTheTypist (tarvthetypist) | 70.23 | 94% | 2024-03-25 |
| 27335. | I'M BACK KIDDOS (modichaiwala) | 70.23 | 95% | 2025-09-16 |
| 27336. | L (zenren) | 70.23 | 92% | 2011-05-09 |
| 27337. | Faisal (faisalsharif1) | 70.23 | — | 2010-06-16 |
| 27338. | Amir (48u_54l1m) | 70.23 | 97% | 2022-08-19 |
| 27339. | Arman (yesenarman) | 70.22 | 92% | 2015-07-04 |
| 27340. | Kappa (kappa) | 70.22 | 96% | 2011-11-14 |
| 27341. | Chris (chris_p) | 70.22 | 98.6% | 2023-12-22 |
| 27342. | not (owlwurst) | 70.22 | 98% | 2023-05-17 |
| 27343. | Sadie (bloodrabbit) | 70.22 | 97% | 2024-03-15 |
| 27344. | Sam papa (sampapa) | 70.22 | 97% | 2024-06-15 |
| 27345. | Tristan (bluekidcrazy) | 70.22 | 96% | 2020-06-26 |
| 27346. | nooba (uminoobi) | 70.22 | 96% | 2024-06-12 |
| 27347. | Joseph (arfoire) | 70.22 | 97% | 2024-11-08 |
| 27348. | Neil Josten (plainbreadstick) | 70.22 | 95% | 2025-03-20 |
| 27349. | Max (maxbro) | 70.21 | 96% | 2020-05-21 |
| 27350. | Domantenas (domantenas) | 70.21 | 96% | 2024-05-20 |
| 27351. | Thugshaker (thugshaker_183) | 70.21 | 95.5% | 2024-08-12 |
| 27352. | BastianGram (bastiangram) | 70.21 | 96.4% | 2024-03-22 |
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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 |