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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21558. | bachkimz (bachkimz) | 67.01 | 94% | 2013-10-02 |
21559. | Fadil (fadililham306) | 67.00 | 94% | 2022-06-05 |
21560. | Eric (godhand4826) | 67.00 | 97% | 2021-05-03 |
21561. | day (dayletter) | 67.00 | 95% | 2011-05-21 |
21562. | VitalBuggy (vitalbuggy) | 66.99 | 94% | 2021-03-04 |
21563. | Sanchit (imperpetualmachine) | 66.99 | 96% | 2018-11-01 |
21564. | Pushkar (azuloto) | 66.99 | 99% | 2024-02-16 |
21565. | Nazar (welaskez) | 66.98 | 97% | 2023-12-09 |
21566. | rumit (rumit0406) | 66.98 | 97% | 2022-03-21 |
21567. | Ben (mrcas1) | 66.98 | 91% | 2012-10-19 |
21568. | Iru (archlinux) | 66.98 | 97% | 2015-04-16 |
21569. | John (slappy116) | 66.98 | 97.3% | 2023-12-20 |
21570. | niseboi (theweirdo9) | 66.97 | 88% | 2017-02-24 |
21571. | suriadi (suriadi) | 66.97 | 93% | 2016-07-22 |
21572. | Hanchy (hanchyguy) | 66.97 | 97% | 2015-10-08 |
21573. | Bryan (articulate) | 66.97 | 93% | 2012-05-12 |
21574. | Weebmachine (weebmachine) | 66.96 | 96% | 2021-11-03 |
21575. | turtle ninja (uttammor) | 66.96 | 98% | 2024-02-24 |
21576. | Immanuel (ball_point) | 66.96 | 96% | 2024-03-10 |
21577. | Botanic (botanic) | 66.96 | 97% | 2024-02-18 |
21578. | Ppantnt (ppantnt_dv) | 66.96 | 95% | 2024-03-28 |
21579. | Mark (inthe) | 66.96 | 95% | 2022-10-13 |
21580. | Michael (thecreepyguy) | 66.96 | 96% | 2022-04-22 |
21581. | werpyp_dvorak (werpyp) | 66.96 | 95% | 2020-12-23 |
21582. | Maruschka (chaalbertine) | 66.96 | 92% | 2017-02-07 |
21583. | Anastasia (te_nero) | 66.96 | 98% | 2018-06-16 |
21584. | Zero (zerogravt) | 66.96 | 98% | 2012-02-09 |
21585. | John (drtype) | 66.96 | 98% | 2013-03-13 |
21586. | Aathish964 (aathish964) | 66.95 | 96% | 2024-01-01 |
21587. | Marshall (crabzy) | 66.95 | 96% | 2021-05-24 |
Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
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Default (English) | 70,097 | 81.38 | June 9, 2010 |
Long Texts | 89 | 92.00 | December 30, 2016 |
Instant Death Mode | 49 | 84.87 | July 2, 2010 |
##typeracer | 4 | 75.56 | January 9, 2021 |
Walsh Middle School | 1 | 81.61 | November 28, 2011 |
Smoke Rise Prep | 0 | 0.00 | January 1, 1970 |