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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| 20181. | Michael (cus4ever) | 75.98 | 95% | 2021-03-15 |
| 20182. | Pontiff Sulyvahn (ayushjoshi) | 75.98 | 97% | 2022-07-31 |
| 20183. | othman (othmanhhh) | 75.98 | 97% | 2021-01-27 |
| 20184. | Chrisi (fedayin) | 75.98 | 97% | 2013-10-05 |
| 20185. | Dan (danvnbls) | 75.97 | 97% | 2024-12-23 |
| 20186. | Manuel (manu_iesmurgi) | 75.97 | 95% | 2023-11-27 |
| 20187. | Ez (ezpass) | 75.97 | 95% | 2022-01-24 |
| 20188. | Marco (deggamargo) | 75.97 | 96% | 2022-07-23 |
| 20189. | Mateo (mateozr21) | 75.96 | 97.5% | 2024-01-27 |
| 20190. | Giacomo (giaco30) | 75.96 | 96.5% | 2025-01-15 |
| 20191. | Berkan (berkanss) | 75.96 | 97% | 2023-04-07 |
| 20192. | William (fiendchain) | 75.96 | 98% | 2021-01-13 |
| 20193. | Pramod (pramood8686) | 75.96 | 95% | 2014-10-05 |
| 20194. | MeHdi (mehdiii8) | 75.96 | 97% | 2016-06-30 |
| 20195. | autumn (honeycocaine) | 75.96 | 87% | 2017-04-03 |
| 20196. | Khánh Duy (duy_sau_rom) | 75.96 | 91% | 2015-02-02 |
| 20197. | Francisco (88frank) | 75.95 | 96% | 2024-04-22 |
| 20198. | L (alisonlevi) | 75.95 | 96% | 2016-03-21 |
| 20199. | ZeRandom (fastnt) | 75.95 | 98% | 2021-10-14 |
| 20200. | 575depression (maxdotcom) | 75.95 | 95% | 2024-02-21 |
| 20201. | chicken (chicken_wrap) | 75.95 | 94.6% | 2024-10-27 |
| 20202. | d (dafeiji) | 75.95 | 95% | 2018-11-16 |
| 20203. | Doreen Zhao (tyson_straight) | 75.95 | 89% | 2013-10-23 |
| 20204. | Sami (race_for_u) | 75.95 | 95% | 2012-11-18 |
| 20205. | Gelo (man_roange) | 75.94 | 98% | 2024-11-28 |
| 20206. | irene (iryy_890) | 75.94 | 96.2% | 2023-10-06 |
| 20207. | Galtorix (galtorix) | 75.94 | 97% | 2024-02-17 |
| 20208. | -rjas- (_rjas_) | 75.94 | 98% | 2025-03-03 |
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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 |