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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16989. | Old Man Fingers (oldmanfing... | 74.27 | 98% | 2023-03-13 |
16990. | Samuel (monxii) | 74.27 | 95% | 2023-03-31 |
16991. | Cameron (camma) | 74.27 | 96% | 2021-12-28 |
16992. | Sam (derpysquidboy) | 74.27 | 96% | 2023-11-02 |
16993. | Eva (blue_is_a_color) | 74.27 | 96.1% | 2021-02-08 |
16994. | Neutz (neutr0n) | 74.27 | 95% | 2016-02-29 |
16995. | wavecap (clutchkid) | 74.27 | 98% | 2019-08-10 |
16996. | NDHK (disasterpieces) | 74.26 | 98% | 2024-02-09 |
16997. | Melihcan (melihcann) | 74.26 | 97% | 2019-11-28 |
16998. | Global (global_typer69) | 74.26 | 96% | 2021-11-21 |
16999. | Ashley (ashnicole4) | 74.26 | 95% | 2024-04-30 |
17000. | Gary (noima) | 74.26 | 91% | 2013-12-17 |
17001. | Bryan (bryanoncolemak) | 74.26 | 94% | 2013-01-17 |
17002. | You don't (austin101123) | 74.25 | 97% | 2012-03-31 |
17003. | Christian (freetendies) | 74.25 | 97% | 2021-03-05 |
17004. | Colemak (colemakschlick) | 74.25 | 97% | 2013-02-04 |
17005. | Kevin (guest123456789101112... | 74.24 | 96% | 2023-12-25 |
17006. | Lingabathula (thapaswi_01) | 74.24 | 98% | 2023-08-05 |
17007. | Hari (haribhaskar7) | 74.24 | 93% | 2013-10-12 |
17008. | Roy (rocko95) | 74.24 | 98% | 2021-05-22 |
17009. | Taylor James (trogers91) | 74.24 | 98% | 2016-04-05 |
17010. | Ygor (migore) | 74.24 | 95% | 2012-02-13 |
17011. | D.k. (kumardeep22) | 74.24 | — | 2010-06-21 |
17012. | Aspect (armstrong829) | 74.23 | 97% | 2019-02-01 |
17013. | Matooo (matooo) | 74.23 | 97.6% | 2023-11-30 |
17014. | nesco (robsub0905) | 74.23 | 98% | 2023-04-26 |
17015. | iglo3141 (iglo3141) | 74.23 | 95.5% | 2023-12-19 |
17016. | Janis (janisl1993) | 74.23 | 98% | 2022-05-11 |
17017. | Felipe (felipet) | 74.23 | 97% | 2021-06-03 |
17018. | Ivan (budabudimir) | 74.23 | 95% | 2016-04-29 |
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 |