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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31336. | Corey (hank0cean) | 45.41 | 94% | 2017-12-18 |
31337. | yen (yenphatass) | 45.40 | 96% | 2024-04-18 |
31338. | Shadyn McCord (shadynerd) | 45.40 | 95% | 2023-12-15 |
31339. | Shubham Kawane (shubham_kaw... | 45.37 | 96.5% | 2023-10-12 |
31340. | Saurabh (ssb456) | 45.36 | 96% | 2023-07-22 |
31341. | griz (grizia) | 45.35 | 95% | 2024-04-23 |
31342. | Zaib (zaib_107) | 45.34 | 94% | 2024-02-04 |
31343. | Killuminati (ahmedali25jan) | 45.32 | 92% | 2013-01-03 |
31344. | physicst (skr90) | 45.32 | 95% | 2015-07-28 |
31345. | benjamin (dyingthief12) | 45.32 | 87% | 2011-06-24 |
31346. | oscar (oscartete) | 45.30 | 94% | 2024-03-05 |
31347. | akiyuama (akiuama) | 45.30 | 97% | 2019-09-08 |
31348. | oanh (oanhnguyen89) | 45.29 | — | 2010-10-07 |
31349. | Mehmet (kapitan_aus_irak) | 45.27 | 93% | 2022-02-19 |
31350. | BABAboi (sahiljangir) | 45.27 | 95% | 2022-02-27 |
31351. | Tarkyn (nrgtaco) | 45.26 | 97% | 2021-07-08 |
31352. | Tony (zonfen) | 45.25 | 87% | 2013-01-30 |
31353. | Billy (jigonk) | 45.25 | 88% | 2011-09-28 |
31354. | gowenk (gowenk) | 45.25 | 94% | 2015-07-29 |
31355. | Rodrigo (rodri71) | 45.24 | 93.5% | 2024-05-15 |
31356. | Daddy (badassabd) | 45.24 | 96% | 2021-12-01 |
31357. | Shiro (shiroshi) | 45.23 | 89% | 2013-11-24 |
31358. | Aditya (adi22) | 45.23 | 97% | 2014-10-18 |
31359. | BoredButton (boredbutton) | 45.20 | 97% | 2014-03-17 |
31360. | aditya (adityaraj322) | 45.19 | 93% | 2019-04-06 |
31361. | Oogway (oogwayxd) | 45.18 | 94% | 2023-12-26 |
31362. | Prem (batprem) | 45.18 | 93% | 2022-09-11 |
31363. | sky (skymario) | 45.17 | 92% | 2021-04-17 |
31364. | Luke Squire (lukieboi) | 45.16 | 94.2% | 2023-12-02 |
31365. | SAN (san1102) | 45.16 | 93% | 2017-06-21 |
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 |