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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| 24746. | terror67890 (terror67890) | 71.19 | 97% | 2017-10-21 |
| 24747. | Uzair (uzih) | 71.18 | 93% | 2012-10-09 |
| 24748. | El (el_mago) | 71.18 | 95.9% | 2025-05-16 |
| 24749. | kazle (amazing_potato) | 71.18 | 96% | 2022-10-05 |
| 24750. | Amir (amirnik) | 71.18 | 95% | 2013-11-09 |
| 24751. | Hi (d3itchd) | 71.18 | 95% | 2024-12-03 |
| 24752. | Parm (parm_85) | 71.18 | — | 2010-09-06 |
| 24753. | Chris (million7) | 71.18 | 93% | 2014-03-30 |
| 24754. | Daniel (dsonger20) | 71.17 | 96% | 2021-07-17 |
| 24755. | Lakshay (lakshay007) | 71.17 | 96.5% | 2024-09-19 |
| 24756. | EternalTempest (eternaltemp... | 71.17 | 95.2% | 2025-01-01 |
| 24757. | Bone (mrstyles) | 71.17 | 96% | 2014-02-03 |
| 24758. | Joey (joeyp123) | 71.17 | 96.8% | 2023-12-17 |
| 24759. | 4fun (eyeping) | 71.17 | 98% | 2019-01-01 |
| 24760. | Water (jeffersonjap) | 71.17 | 96% | 2019-03-01 |
| 24761. | dakkon (d4kk0n1234) | 71.17 | — | 2010-06-22 |
| 24762. | Tony (liiaohaier) | 71.16 | 95% | 2022-04-09 |
| 24763. | Dikshant (goodname_) | 71.16 | 96.3% | 2024-05-30 |
| 24764. | Samuel (synergysam17) | 71.16 | 96% | 2025-05-31 |
| 24765. | Kuma (kumatero1) | 71.16 | 98% | 2022-09-15 |
| 24766. | Anas (anas_harby) | 71.16 | 95% | 2019-12-03 |
| 24767. | bobe (bobbeb) | 71.16 | 96% | 2023-12-21 |
| 24768. | skibidi rizz sigma gyatt (d... | 71.16 | 96% | 2022-09-26 |
| 24769. | Phin (uncleshelby) | 71.16 | 85% | 2016-06-13 |
| 24770. | Michwael Redpants (endlessm... | 71.16 | 98% | 2018-05-18 |
| 24771. | ohayou (ohayo_velotype) | 71.16 | 99% | 2017-03-12 |
| 24772. | Maritta (maritta) | 71.16 | — | 2010-11-10 |
| 24773. | Akbar Khan (akbar56) | 71.15 | 96.6% | 2024-12-16 |
| 24774. | Jabber (syncsq) | 71.15 | 95% | 2025-05-23 |
| 24775. | Timothy (skyblue7) | 71.15 | 96.4% | 2025-04-28 |
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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 |