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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| 14778. | Matt (rodo_) | 83.56 | 97% | 2023-05-05 |
| 14779. | J (yeonoson) | 83.56 | — | 2010-07-31 |
| 14780. | Mata (dragon261) | 83.56 | 98% | 2022-04-04 |
| 14781. | Boom (moeroach) | 83.55 | 97% | 2012-05-09 |
| 14782. | Nic (nalaro) | 83.55 | 97% | 2024-10-02 |
| 14783. | Trichpe (jakich9) | 83.55 | 95% | 2016-05-25 |
| 14784. | Abe (abe21) | 83.55 | 98% | 2025-06-08 |
| 14785. | Critical (malfunction1) | 83.55 | 97% | 2019-10-01 |
| 14786. | coolapple (coolapple) | 83.55 | 96% | 2023-12-22 |
| 14787. | Antoines (antoines_0) | 83.55 | 96.3% | 2024-02-07 |
| 14788. | Paul (laule9) | 83.55 | 96% | 2025-03-29 |
| 14789. | Save Gaza! (scisaif) | 83.55 | 96.9% | 2024-02-10 |
| 14790. | Melchorio (jcquints) | 83.55 | 98% | 2021-05-24 |
| 14791. | Nolan (nolypants) | 83.55 | 97% | 2019-02-14 |
| 14792. | dinqissa (dinqissa) | 83.55 | 95% | 2022-11-07 |
| 14793. | Mukesh Yadav (mukeshyadav) | 83.55 | 98% | 2018-09-18 |
| 14794. | Ammn Qureshi (ammntot) | 83.54 | 97% | 2024-03-27 |
| 14795. | Guest (train9013c) | 83.54 | 97% | 2025-08-14 |
| 14796. | righteous (trustjesus) | 83.54 | 97% | 2020-01-13 |
| 14797. | Treefitty (treefitty) | 83.54 | 95% | 2015-06-30 |
| 14798. | Jason (kyajason) | 83.54 | — | 2011-03-13 |
| 14799. | Elgin™ (elginz) | 83.54 | 96% | 2013-09-19 |
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| 14802. | Hazelnut (hazelnut4070) | 83.53 | 97% | 2024-02-17 |
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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 |
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| ##typeracer | 4 | 75.56 | January 9, 2021 |
| Walsh Middle School | 1 | 81.61 | November 28, 2011 |