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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| 46701. | Sayat (sayko05) | 44.92 | 95% | 2022-01-20 |
| 46702. | imran (md_imran268) | 44.92 | 93% | 2013-06-24 |
| 46703. | Milo Dino (js_sweetie_pie) | 44.91 | 95% | 2024-11-18 |
| 46704. | BaoOtakun (baootakun) | 44.91 | 93% | 2023-12-28 |
| 46705. | Optimized (notoptimized) | 44.90 | 95% | 2024-03-29 |
| 46706. | Ariful Haque (alpha313) | 44.90 | 95% | 2025-10-04 |
| 46707. | rollynmae (rollynmae26) | 44.90 | 94% | 2024-10-22 |
| 46708. | Ad (shmldb) | 44.90 | 98% | 2022-08-22 |
| 46709. | savoeurn (savoeurn.vatt@gma... | 44.89 | 94% | 2014-06-05 |
| 46710. | rap (raprics) | 44.89 | 87% | 2013-07-22 |
| 46711. | ZHU (zhujiaqi) | 44.88 | 95% | 2025-09-15 |
| 46712. | Vân (nhvha81) | 44.87 | 96% | 2022-10-10 |
| 46713. | Magnus (sareme) | 44.87 | 89% | 2013-01-16 |
| 46714. | hosam mohamed (hsoam211) | 44.86 | 93% | 2025-10-20 |
| 46715. | Thomas (t_lyhne) | 44.86 | 96% | 2022-11-30 |
| 46716. | Rachel Nguyen (rachel1701) | 44.85 | 94% | 2024-08-01 |
| 46717. | Santaigo (rinzlayer) | 44.84 | 92% | 2024-07-13 |
| 46718. | Dair Kashkaraev (9lettt3rs) | 44.84 | 94.1% | 2024-10-10 |
| 46719. | haffy (haffy_1) | 44.84 | 94.1% | 2024-07-21 |
| 46720. | Chris (resignss) | 44.84 | 96% | 2017-09-08 |
| 46721. | Grace (geg5) | 44.84 | 91% | 2011-08-28 |
| 46722. | Nrimanta (nwiziyanow) | 44.83 | 95% | 2021-12-21 |
| 46723. | amateur (joetomjob) | 44.82 | 91% | 2024-08-13 |
| 46724. | Freddie (freddie2007) | 44.82 | 94% | 2024-12-29 |
| 46725. | tomartus (tomartusintuit) | 44.82 | 96.7% | 2024-10-21 |
| 46726. | Kimberly (kimberlydelacruz3... | 44.81 | 96% | 2025-05-07 |
| 46727. | Lori (lorisie) | 44.81 | 97% | 2014-05-13 |
| 46728. | Riyaj Mondal (riyaj_mondal) | 44.79 | 97% | 2024-09-28 |
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| 46730. | TJ (baba_tt) | 44.79 | 95% | 2024-02-18 |
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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 |