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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30607. | The Sharker (therocketer) | 48.21 | 96% | 2024-01-16 |
30608. | blueeagle (style.my.passion... | 48.21 | 94% | 2013-10-18 |
30609. | infinite (infinite_wotah) | 48.20 | 96% | 2021-10-21 |
30610. | Wakeat (wakeat) | 48.20 | 94% | 2018-09-30 |
30611. | Maria (maria5555) | 48.20 | 97% | 2019-06-17 |
30612. | crspyWtrMeln (k_u_n_a_l) | 48.19 | 97% | 2024-01-05 |
30613. | Matthew (cwehttam) | 48.18 | 95% | 2022-09-15 |
30614. | Abdulrahman (at7t) | 48.17 | 95.7% | 2024-01-02 |
30615. | FA (fa00) | 48.16 | 94.6% | 2023-11-18 |
30616. | Djkh (djkh) | 48.16 | 95% | 2023-06-25 |
30617. | ncampos0033@.lausd.net (nik... | 48.15 | 98% | 2023-12-07 |
30618. | xuan (xcoivie) | 48.15 | — | 2011-02-19 |
30619. | Enzo (mr_salt_turtle) | 48.14 | 95.5% | 2023-12-18 |
30620. | hei (heihei31) | 48.13 | 93% | 2015-08-23 |
30621. | Arijit (arijit91) | 48.13 | — | 2010-09-09 |
30622. | MrBuis (mrbuis) | 48.12 | 97% | 2024-03-23 |
30623. | elvis (elvispresley) | 48.11 | 96% | 2013-11-03 |
30624. | . (nerdivist) | 48.11 | 91% | 2013-10-16 |
30625. | Trash (trshgod) | 48.10 | 96% | 2022-07-02 |
30626. | ProbablyMine (probablymine08) | 48.10 | 96% | 2020-07-31 |
30627. | sebastian Twisk (albatross1... | 48.09 | 96% | 2024-04-14 |
30628. | Istiaq (istiaq28) | 48.09 | 87% | 2016-03-10 |
30629. | Lewis (manorvic) | 48.09 | 90% | 2016-02-24 |
30630. | Sunny (hanc1970) | 48.09 | 94% | 2011-10-07 |
30631. | lebenson (lebenson) | 48.07 | 90% | 2013-01-18 |
30632. | Karla (meanlady) | 48.07 | 98% | 2016-08-03 |
30633. | m77o (m77o) | 48.05 | 94% | 2024-03-08 |
30634. | Steven (txp2037) | 48.05 | 96% | 2018-07-27 |
30635. | Hamideh (zigoorat_826) | 48.05 | 93% | 2017-04-11 |
30636. | Mia (mia_pie) | 48.04 | 91% | 2016-08-07 |
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 |