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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| 24059. | Brad (lilbrad52) | 71.56 | 98% | 2017-08-20 |
| 24060. | fallagrim (fallagrim) | 71.56 | 95% | 2021-02-10 |
| 24061. | Sailor (spongi12) | 71.56 | 95% | 2016-04-27 |
| 24062. | Madelaine (madtherad) | 71.56 | 91% | 2017-06-01 |
| 24063. | Gail (gailrickman@yahoo.com) | 71.56 | 95% | 2015-03-10 |
| 24064. | Harry (hb12312369) | 71.55 | 97% | 2024-12-05 |
| 24065. | vikrant singh panwar (vikra... | 71.55 | 99% | 2024-07-04 |
| 24066. | Chris (whocareidont) | 71.55 | 93% | 2016-10-20 |
| 24067. | one38 (one38) | 71.55 | 97.2% | 2023-11-30 |
| 24068. | ritwik (ritwik3856) | 71.55 | 97% | 2021-07-06 |
| 24069. | Bepsi (thesaltiestsea) | 71.55 | 94% | 2018-06-27 |
| 24070. | Amaanudeen (amaanudeen) | 71.55 | 98.8% | 2024-07-02 |
| 24071. | Daneshvar (daneshvara) | 71.55 | 87% | 2016-10-31 |
| 24072. | Ole Einar (zyphie) | 71.55 | 97% | 2013-07-04 |
| 24073. | mczerwi (mczerwi) | 71.55 | 94% | 2015-04-18 |
| 24074. | Flying Fingers (butler78) | 71.55 | 98% | 2013-09-13 |
| 24075. | sgtk (sgjk) | 71.54 | 98% | 2025-03-10 |
| 24076. | Milla (kuyajames) | 71.54 | 96.7% | 2025-03-25 |
| 24077. | Jeff Bezos (dissentforyou) | 71.54 | 96% | 2025-01-24 |
| 24078. | Chelsea (oxfordkarma) | 71.54 | 96.8% | 2024-01-15 |
| 24079. | Sujash (sujash03) | 71.54 | 98% | 2024-02-13 |
| 24080. | t (tvctft) | 71.54 | 97% | 2014-03-15 |
| 24081. | ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) (sarsippius) | 71.54 | 96% | 2017-08-01 |
| 24082. | Gary (serialvelocity9) | 71.53 | 99% | 2024-12-23 |
| 24083. | typeracerverstrappen (typer... | 71.53 | 96% | 2024-09-15 |
| 24084. | Jeremy (jbathan24) | 71.53 | 95% | 2024-02-22 |
| 24085. | Evan (eh30) | 71.53 | 96.6% | 2024-05-18 |
| 24086. | Le Hoang (gampingbua) | 71.53 | 96.5% | 2024-05-24 |
| 24087. | z1nk (z1nkz1nk) | 71.53 | 97.6% | 2023-12-29 |
| 24088. | Redon (redon1998) | 71.53 | 96.6% | 2024-10-31 |
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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 |