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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| 39933. | manthan (manthan123) | 57.34 | 96% | 2021-03-24 |
| 39934. | Phle (plegethas) | 57.34 | 95% | 2024-02-05 |
| 39935. | Rajeeb (rajeeb23k) | 57.34 | — | 2010-07-01 |
| 39936. | Ghazi (lynnackerman) | 57.33 | 95% | 2021-10-26 |
| 39937. | shahidul islam (prantoislam... | 57.33 | 97% | 2022-03-12 |
| 39938. | OberonVorty (oberonvorty) | 57.33 | 95% | 2025-01-18 |
| 39939. | reduth (reduth) | 57.33 | 96% | 2024-09-14 |
| 39940. | Lee (whaocool) | 57.33 | 96% | 2018-09-01 |
| 39941. | gnomy12 (gnomy12) | 57.33 | 88% | 2012-12-08 |
| 39942. | Victor (anuktoy) | 57.33 | 95% | 2012-01-15 |
| 39943. | Heikki (ann1h1lator) | 57.33 | 94% | 2015-12-13 |
| 39944. | Stephen (stephen_rivero) | 57.32 | 98% | 2021-01-07 |
| 39945. | Olivia (coliviana) | 57.32 | 95% | 2024-02-13 |
| 39946. | Robert (roberthun) | 57.32 | 97% | 2024-08-12 |
| 39947. | Aidan (weezelface66) | 57.32 | 90% | 2013-05-30 |
| 39948. | Widy (grazerc0de) | 57.32 | 91% | 2013-12-20 |
| 39949. | Sebastian (musashi_dono) | 57.31 | 94.6% | 2025-02-10 |
| 39950. | Sploph (sploph) | 57.31 | 95% | 2024-01-26 |
| 39951. | SaiRam (sairam__01) | 57.31 | 95% | 2024-08-04 |
| 39952. | VIkram (xtrimis0) | 57.31 | 95.1% | 2024-04-19 |
| 39953. | Kieran (kieranspy547) | 57.31 | 95.7% | 2021-02-05 |
| 39954. | Kyle J. (kylejmiles) | 57.31 | 92% | 2015-06-02 |
| 39955. | Bartek (baryla69) | 57.31 | 95% | 2016-05-25 |
| 39956. | flamescareme (flamescareme) | 57.30 | 95.9% | 2024-06-13 |
| 39957. | Angelos (mangas) | 57.30 | 91% | 2016-07-11 |
| 39958. | Glarkus (fictional_chair) | 57.30 | 95% | 2023-07-28 |
| 39959. | Brinky404 (brinky404) | 57.30 | 94.5% | 2024-08-15 |
| 39960. | Justin (ilikepotatoes) | 57.30 | — | 2011-04-25 |
| 39961. | bahaa dax (bahaa_dax123) | 57.28 | 96% | 2025-12-20 |
| 39962. | Wanted (snowflakeforyou) | 57.28 | 95% | 2024-05-04 |
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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 |