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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| 22160. | Maphey (keepinupwmae) | 73.78 | 98% | 2025-05-11 |
| 22161. | daanos02 (daanos02) | 73.78 | 97% | 2024-12-18 |
| 22162. | FREEPALESTINE (fukzionists) | 73.78 | 95% | 2024-07-09 |
| 22163. | Themeh (themeh5) | 73.78 | 97% | 2025-01-31 |
| 22164. | Erdenebat (speed8019) | 73.78 | 97.9% | 2024-08-24 |
| 22165. | Simon (aasi) | 73.78 | 98% | 2013-05-31 |
| 22166. | Java (javatoxxi) | 73.77 | 96% | 2022-03-24 |
| 22167. | Hyena (wildhyena) | 73.77 | 95% | 2021-11-17 |
| 22168. | onah (learning_dvorak1) | 73.77 | 96% | 2020-07-01 |
| 22169. | Robert (trebordv) | 73.77 | 97% | 2020-05-05 |
| 22170. | Konrad (mathsage) | 73.77 | 95% | 2012-03-21 |
| 22171. | Derek (dtblanken81) | 73.77 | 99% | 2020-12-27 |
| 22172. | Dew123 (dew123) | 73.77 | 92% | 2013-02-06 |
| 22173. | Amir (amirhomayoun) | 73.77 | 95% | 2015-06-29 |
| 22174. | Yoshi (relientkuda) | 73.77 | 94% | 2014-12-26 |
| 22175. | Sebastian (im_a_cactus) | 73.77 | 93% | 2015-03-20 |
| 22176. | Nunya (sueflahey) | 73.76 | 96.3% | 2024-12-05 |
| 22177. | Serhii (serhii_cho) | 73.76 | 98% | 2024-10-31 |
| 22178. | Chanh Luu (hoangchanh) | 73.76 | 97.2% | 2024-10-02 |
| 22179. | bhu (bhumika25) | 73.76 | 96.9% | 2024-04-07 |
| 22180. | Leo (lemonheadx) | 73.76 | 97% | 2024-01-07 |
| 22181. | Aakash (aakash2483) | 73.76 | 98.8% | 2023-11-29 |
| 22182. | Albaraa (alboro2) | 73.76 | 96.8% | 2024-01-11 |
| 22183. | Jake (pickofdestiny) | 73.76 | 90% | 2013-02-20 |
| 22184. | Hello (dubla345) | 73.76 | 96% | 2013-03-22 |
| 22185. | aka49 (aka49) | 73.76 | 93% | 2016-07-21 |
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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 |