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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6972. | ARK [alt for colemak-dhm] (... | 94.05 | 99% | 2022-07-26 |
6973. | Andrew (andrewlee1030) | 94.04 | 94% | 2012-08-01 |
6974. | Raymond (cid222) | 94.04 | 98% | 2021-07-28 |
6975. | Tina (teenytina) | 94.04 | 96% | 2012-08-20 |
6976. | random (randomasdf97) | 94.04 | 98% | 2015-03-31 |
6977. | MC (marcone) | 94.03 | 97% | 2021-12-21 |
6978. | Ali (dracius16) | 94.03 | 99% | 2021-11-14 |
6979. | Henry (dumbutgood) | 94.03 | 97% | 2021-04-14 |
6980. | connor (i_cant_do_this) | 94.03 | 98% | 2015-06-26 |
6981. | Loc (tonimorrison) | 94.03 | 97% | 2012-12-29 |
6982. | Shourya (mastermind497) | 94.02 | 96% | 2021-02-10 |
6983. | Sly (sly_) | 94.01 | 98.6% | 2023-10-22 |
6984. | Girffe (girffe) | 94.01 | 94% | 2013-02-02 |
6985. | Andrew (gazino) | 94.01 | 97% | 2019-09-12 |
6986. | usstudent101 (usstudent101) | 94.00 | 96% | 2021-09-30 |
6987. | personal (tefeuz) | 94.00 | 99% | 2021-01-19 |
6988. | malew (jpen369) | 93.99 | 95% | 2024-02-10 |
6989. | hi (kor_kron) | 93.99 | 97% | 2017-06-14 |
6990. | Mauricio (maurizzzio) | 93.99 | 97% | 2024-03-08 |
6991. | lua (lualua) | 93.99 | 97% | 2013-09-09 |
6992. | tuesday (tuesday404) | 93.98 | 96% | 2024-02-07 |
6993. | Rueben (rlib) | 93.98 | 96% | 2016-12-07 |
6994. | Danny (danno7) | 93.98 | — | 2011-01-28 |
6995. | tyrell (tyrell_welick) | 93.97 | 99% | 2021-06-11 |
6996. | qWudge (qwudge) | 93.97 | 99% | 2023-07-14 |
6997. | Struuly (wtfstruuly) | 93.96 | 99% | 2012-11-30 |
6998. | TypingMaster3 (typingmaster... | 93.95 | 99% | 2022-10-10 |
6999. | godspeed (xgodspeed) | 93.95 | 96% | 2024-03-07 |
7000. | bruh_momentum (travis358) | 93.95 | 98% | 2019-12-07 |
7001. | burppppp (gotburptodo) | 93.95 | 97% | 2019-01-24 |
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 |