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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| 24777. | Blitz (blitz22) | 70.91 | 98% | 2020-08-19 |
| 24778. | Mr (mrrius99) | 70.91 | 96% | 2022-06-16 |
| 24779. | Sam (samv3l) | 70.91 | 95.3% | 2025-02-09 |
| 24780. | Ekkah (ekkah_) | 70.91 | 95% | 2023-12-01 |
| 24781. | Musa (zilgar) | 70.91 | 95% | 2023-12-03 |
| 24782. | Mukul (mukuljsimpson) | 70.91 | 98% | 2021-07-14 |
| 24783. | thomas (takethemall) | 70.91 | 97% | 2024-03-07 |
| 24784. | Hazel (imahazelnut) | 70.91 | 96% | 2022-01-18 |
| 24785. | Ismael (ismaelmik) | 70.91 | 97% | 2021-01-14 |
| 24786. | Hoku (hokucat) | 70.91 | 97.4% | 2021-02-03 |
| 24787. | Dokkaebae (lulumonster) | 70.91 | 96% | 2020-04-20 |
| 24788. | Noriyuki (nori1993) | 70.91 | — | 2011-02-12 |
| 24789. | Nancy (lola124) | 70.91 | — | 2010-06-11 |
| 24790. | independence (independence) | 70.91 | 95% | 2011-05-09 |
| 24791. | Abraham EkGT (imspeed) | 70.91 | 93% | 2011-08-29 |
| 24792. | Angela (hylandangela) | 70.91 | 97% | 2012-06-21 |
| 24793. | mxrin4 (mxrin4) | 70.90 | 97.5% | 2024-05-29 |
| 24794. | Forlu (forlu) | 70.90 | 98% | 2024-08-01 |
| 24795. | Marcell Illes (itscomingx) | 70.90 | 99% | 2024-01-15 |
| 24796. | Rouclec (rouclec) | 70.90 | 97% | 2024-06-10 |
| 24797. | jackson (jacksonshuai) | 70.90 | 94% | 2023-05-05 |
| 24798. | allitAlmaty (allitalmaty) | 70.90 | 97% | 2017-10-21 |
| 24799. | Simon (douagar) | 70.90 | 95% | 2016-12-12 |
| 24800. | Prosper (prosperhuang) | 70.90 | 97% | 2022-03-24 |
| 24801. | vasilis (hackfree) | 70.90 | — | 2011-04-27 |
| 24802. | Radamel (thecaomonster) | 70.90 | 94% | 2016-12-13 |
| 24803. | xristina (xristina) | 70.90 | 95% | 2011-12-04 |
| 24804. | 9 Slow Fingers. (womblejomble) | 70.90 | 90% | 2016-10-18 |
| 24805. | Dennis (elru) | 70.90 | 98% | 2013-12-19 |
| 24806. | ee (wiseoldpleb) | 70.89 | 96% | 2024-11-11 |
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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 |