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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| 24086. | meli (m3lin) | 73.50 | 98.1% | 2024-02-29 |
| 24087. | Justin (der1) | 73.50 | 95.3% | 2025-02-27 |
| 24088. | Mangboi (richardmang) | 73.50 | 97% | 2015-03-28 |
| 24089. | Ramin (ramin2dkami) | 73.50 | 97% | 2014-01-08 |
| 24090. | Roy Angelo (lieloh) | 73.50 | 97% | 2013-02-19 |
| 24091. | frxdella (fredellio) | 73.49 | 97% | 2024-03-29 |
| 24092. | Théo (motorcycletheo) | 73.49 | 95% | 2025-09-19 |
| 24093. | TheBlackCrusade (theblackcr... | 73.49 | 96% | 2024-12-17 |
| 24094. | Dylan (batista1220) | 73.49 | 98.1% | 2024-04-26 |
| 24095. | JL (marielag25) | 73.49 | 97% | 2024-01-06 |
| 24096. | jesse (tusman420) | 73.49 | 96.1% | 2023-11-27 |
| 24097. | Coels (collie321) | 73.49 | 97% | 2021-04-16 |
| 24098. | Movis (movis) | 73.49 | 97% | 2021-04-18 |
| 24099. | Sean (seantronathon) | 73.49 | 96% | 2015-07-17 |
| 24100. | Michael (michaellco) | 73.49 | 96% | 2019-06-03 |
| 24101. | govind (govinsb) | 73.49 | — | 2010-08-17 |
| 24102. | Megi-_- (megiiiiii) | 73.48 | 96.5% | 2024-11-28 |
| 24103. | Chaitu (thenuke) | 73.48 | 97% | 2019-12-30 |
| 24104. | Jordan (jordan83221) | 73.48 | 93% | 2013-04-01 |
| 24105. | Hal (halzhang) | 73.48 | 97% | 2025-05-28 |
| 24106. | nani (typingfever) | 73.48 | 93% | 2020-06-04 |
| 24107. | WEST (shsaidul) | 73.48 | 99% | 2014-04-18 |
| 24108. | Eran (eranb) | 73.48 | 96% | 2017-02-12 |
| 24109. | Charlie (charliekemner) | 73.47 | 99% | 2025-05-31 |
| 24110. | Jack Edwards (szymule) | 73.47 | 96% | 2024-06-21 |
| 24111. | Diamond (diamondgod) | 73.47 | 99% | 2026-04-18 |
| 24112. | Abdelrahman Lulu (abdlulu) | 73.47 | 96% | 2024-07-27 |
| 24113. | 1spoder (1spoder) | 73.47 | 94.4% | 2023-12-27 |
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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 |