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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22167. | sweets (lynnpineda) | 65.96 | 96% | 2015-02-07 |
22168. | Ben (bunjow) | 65.96 | 100% | 2017-11-21 |
22169. | Luke (lukedude123) | 65.96 | 89% | 2014-11-17 |
22170. | Ivandro Ismael (ivandrofly) | 65.96 | 94% | 2013-11-12 |
22171. | Ashley (shwee) | 65.95 | 91% | 2016-05-19 |
22172. | Sehun (typesmasher__) | 65.95 | 97% | 2023-12-13 |
22173. | Dean (dtsaltas) | 65.95 | 95% | 2016-01-17 |
22174. | Weslly (weslly) | 65.95 | 97% | 2013-12-23 |
22175. | Jay (jayderby) | 65.95 | 94% | 2015-03-03 |
22176. | QWERTY23 (qwerty09_) | 65.94 | 97% | 2024-04-12 |
22177. | adrianna (adriannna) | 65.94 | 95% | 2021-11-11 |
22178. | Zoro (zoro_kaorts) | 65.94 | 96% | 2023-09-16 |
22179. | Knight (14_knights) | 65.94 | 95% | 2021-04-10 |
22180. | john (jpom16) | 65.94 | 98% | 2022-07-24 |
22181. | eunjee (kimeunjee) | 65.94 | 97% | 2012-03-04 |
22182. | Atai (atai) | 65.94 | 96% | 2015-07-13 |
22183. | Daniel (danasdfg) | 65.93 | 94.5% | 2024-05-17 |
22184. | Corey (corey_m) | 65.93 | 97% | 2024-04-13 |
22185. | Dylan (neverest357) | 65.93 | 91% | 2016-09-13 |
22186. | Jessica (jessica_phuong) | 65.93 | 93% | 2014-06-21 |
22187. | Ollt (ollt) | 65.93 | 94% | 2022-11-08 |
22188. | Ng (kinkhai) | 65.93 | 96% | 2022-01-07 |
22189. | edison (edisonfong123) | 65.93 | 95% | 2014-09-07 |
22190. | gzip1 (gzip1) | 65.93 | 99% | 2016-09-25 |
22191. | Dennis (paklick27) | 65.93 | 96% | 2016-06-18 |
22192. | Zorg (zorg__) | 65.93 | 95% | 2014-08-01 |
22193. | Gagan Deep (slim0123) | 65.93 | 95% | 2011-11-15 |
22194. | Vikash (punkreddevil) | 65.92 | 85% | 2011-11-12 |
22195. | Love (dontrun01) | 65.91 | 97.3% | 2023-12-31 |
22196. | Dima (dima14) | 65.91 | 95% | 2023-01-17 |
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 |