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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4017. | Billy (battlefieldragon) | 104.04 | 99% | 2021-12-03 |
4018. | Mike (tsunami21) | 104.04 | 99% | 2021-05-18 |
4019. | Ledio (looshi) | 104.04 | 96% | 2015-09-18 |
4020. | Aethyl (aethyl) | 104.04 | 97% | 2018-07-06 |
4021. | Juan Miguel (migzmigzmigz) | 104.02 | 95% | 2014-04-22 |
4022. | PelMeni (pelmeni) | 104.02 | 98% | 2023-11-13 |
4023. | Diana (dkl2108) | 104.02 | — | 2011-03-11 |
4024. | dick (pools2) | 104.01 | 96.7% | 2023-10-19 |
4025. | Ayaka (ayakamain) | 104.01 | 97% | 2023-08-29 |
4026. | sam (samdauphi) | 104.01 | 98% | 2022-08-05 |
4027. | deon (deontan) | 104.01 | 98% | 2021-09-24 |
4028. | Birdie (birdienz) | 104.01 | 97% | 2014-05-28 |
4029. | Radleigh (antiviro) | 104.00 | 99% | 2018-03-17 |
4030. | botw80 (botw80) | 103.99 | 98% | 2024-04-07 |
4031. | Matthew (juanspoon) | 103.99 | 99% | 2021-10-12 |
4032. | Sam (akkoro) | 103.99 | 98% | 2022-10-21 |
4033. | Fred (coolerfred) | 103.98 | 97% | 2022-06-17 |
4034. | Jenny (jennypooh) | 103.98 | — | 2011-03-27 |
4035. | ekoadipg (ekoadipg) | 103.98 | 97% | 2015-02-24 |
4036. | Julian (raicon) | 103.97 | 93% | 2015-10-17 |
4037. | alex (davidfellows) | 103.97 | 98% | 2018-03-01 |
4038. | Aarushan (aarushan) | 103.96 | 96% | 2024-01-25 |
4039. | Someone (18lauey2) | 103.96 | 95% | 2022-07-27 |
4040. | pro typo-ist (mrcynric) | 103.95 | 99% | 2023-06-09 |
4041. | Robert (stantor) | 103.95 | 97% | 2021-03-12 |
4042. | Sunny (sun573) | 103.95 | 99% | 2018-09-09 |
4043. | Tanuj (tanuj23) | 103.94 | 97.9% | 2024-04-03 |
4044. | Andy (savioric) | 103.93 | 96% | 2012-11-26 |
4045. | KC (hotdogkc) | 103.93 | 98.1% | 2021-02-03 |
4046. | BupsterWavelength (bupsterw... | 103.92 | 97% | 2022-02-16 |
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 |