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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| 4929. | (naman1601) | 103.63 | 98% | 2022-09-12 |
| 4930. | (imdahoe) | 103.63 | 94% | 2013-02-09 |
| 4931. | (nervii) | 103.62 | 97% | 2021-01-30 |
| 4932. | (jamesrb1) | 103.61 | 97% | 2019-11-10 |
| 4933. | MS (damanthc) | 103.61 | 98.3% | 2024-06-30 |
| 4934. | (dvorak_mg) | 103.60 | 96.3% | 2024-04-14 |
| 4935. | Yaz Saito (ysaito) | 103.60 | 99% | 2024-05-19 |
| 4936. | Jimmy (jimbozeub128) | 103.60 | 99% | 2022-04-19 |
| 4937. | trmpCmpgnWasSurveiled (1bit... | 103.60 | 99% | 2019-04-30 |
| 4938. | (race_pick_n_losers) | 103.60 | 98% | 2016-05-16 |
| 4939. | Chaman Jocho Mwaguadabo (al... | 103.60 | 98% | 2022-04-26 |
| 4940. | (mahz44meow) | 103.59 | 97% | 2025-12-08 |
| 4941. | (teamjunior) | 103.59 | 97% | 2019-03-24 |
| 4942. | anhar (_anhar) | 103.58 | 98% | 2022-02-24 |
| 4943. | (lodiak) | 103.58 | — | 2011-04-26 |
| 4944. | (janejellyroll) | 103.58 | 98% | 2011-07-25 |
| 4945. | (thathei) | 103.57 | 98.3% | 2024-04-02 |
| 4946. | (alehero) | 103.57 | 97% | 2023-03-26 |
| 4947. | (newbie424) | 103.57 | 95% | 2014-07-12 |
| 4948. | Thomas (loboru) | 103.56 | 100% | 2019-02-24 |
| 4949. | (ferraritype) | 103.55 | 97% | 2025-03-07 |
| 4950. | (michaelp_2222) | 103.55 | 98% | 2025-10-01 |
| 4951. | (printfast) | 103.55 | 97.1% | 2024-08-27 |
| 4952. | (stressless) | 103.55 | 96.8% | 2024-07-23 |
| 4953. | (terminuszwei) | 103.55 | 96.6% | 2024-04-21 |
| 4954. | Olu (olubean) | 103.54 | 99% | 2021-08-27 |
| 4955. | (ace_pan) | 103.54 | 98% | 2013-01-23 |
| 4956. | (evanz) | 103.52 | 97% | 2013-03-27 |
| 4957. | (axgurl) | 103.52 | 98% | 2025-10-12 |
| 4958. | (tinyclownshoes) | 103.51 | 99% | 2022-10-29 |
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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 |