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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| 31783. | john (jpom16) | 65.94 | 98% | 2022-07-24 |
| 31784. | Knight (14_knights) | 65.94 | 95% | 2021-04-10 |
| 31785. | eunjee (kimeunjee) | 65.94 | 97% | 2012-03-04 |
| 31786. | Atai (atai) | 65.94 | 96% | 2015-07-13 |
| 31787. | Ollt (ollt) | 65.93 | 94% | 2022-11-08 |
| 31788. | Corey (corey_m) | 65.93 | 97% | 2024-04-13 |
| 31789. | soumik (type_turtle_noob) | 65.93 | 96% | 2025-08-25 |
| 31790. | Daniel (danasdfg) | 65.93 | 94.5% | 2024-05-17 |
| 31791. | Hanna Murao (hannamurao) | 65.93 | 97% | 2024-03-29 |
| 31792. | Dylan (neverest357) | 65.93 | 91% | 2016-09-13 |
| 31793. | Jessica (jessica_phuong) | 65.93 | 93% | 2014-06-21 |
| 31794. | Ng (kinkhai) | 65.93 | 96% | 2022-01-07 |
| 31795. | edison (edisonfong123) | 65.93 | 95% | 2014-09-07 |
| 31796. | gzip1 (gzip1) | 65.93 | 99% | 2016-09-25 |
| 31797. | Dennis (paklick27) | 65.93 | 96% | 2016-06-18 |
| 31798. | Zorg (zorg__) | 65.93 | 95% | 2014-08-01 |
| 31799. | Kazak (kazakmihai) | 65.92 | 97% | 2025-12-19 |
| 31800. | ZAKARIA (zwzone) | 65.92 | 96.5% | 2025-02-06 |
| 31801. | Master (master_2010) | 65.92 | 95.4% | 2024-02-16 |
| 31802. | AJ (anjt) | 65.92 | 96.1% | 2024-05-17 |
| 31803. | Vikash (punkreddevil) | 65.92 | 85% | 2011-11-12 |
| 31804. | Dima (dima14) | 65.91 | 95% | 2023-01-17 |
| 31805. | Wathlfes (wathfles) | 65.91 | 96% | 2025-04-03 |
| 31806. | mohamed (nohamedgp) | 65.91 | 96% | 2025-01-07 |
| 31807. | Shubham (shubhamabhang77) | 65.91 | 96.6% | 2024-01-01 |
| 31808. | weeb (cv01) | 65.91 | 95.6% | 2024-01-26 |
| 31809. | I_love_seulgi (seulgischurro) | 65.91 | 94% | 2018-10-20 |
| 31810. | Quang (lavecoi) | 65.91 | 93% | 2016-05-18 |
| 31811. | Emmanuel (bodmas) | 65.91 | 89% | 2017-05-05 |
| 31812. | Serik (akademic) | 65.91 | 92% | 2013-11-28 |
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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 |