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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22442. | Jellybean (jellybean84) | 65.81 | 97% | 2019-05-01 |
22443. | Agent Red (agent_red) | 65.81 | 90% | 2012-01-24 |
22444. | AbdulQader (abdulqader) | 65.80 | 96% | 2021-11-23 |
22445. | Ohle (ohle) | 65.80 | 97% | 2022-12-17 |
22446. | Aaron (shadracon) | 65.80 | 91% | 2017-01-16 |
22447. | Joshua (jacan) | 65.80 | 93% | 2014-10-06 |
22448. | IonCube (ioncube) | 65.79 | 98% | 2020-08-27 |
22449. | Nairi (nairiash) | 65.79 | 96% | 2021-09-04 |
22450. | David (dvdvmchmch) | 65.79 | 96% | 2022-03-21 |
22451. | Aleks (aleks8) | 65.79 | 98% | 2020-05-29 |
22452. | ryah (rybaby) | 65.78 | 98% | 2023-12-19 |
22453. | Mohammed (ledger67) | 65.78 | 96% | 2021-05-12 |
22454. | Akshat (kim375) | 65.78 | 95% | 2021-03-18 |
22455. | Hieu (zenmonk) | 65.78 | 97% | 2011-07-02 |
22456. | Max (maxcampman) | 65.78 | 98% | 2019-04-08 |
22457. | gail (gail_5rickman) | 65.78 | 96% | 2012-09-03 |
22458. | seanypie (seanbarry86) | 65.77 | 95% | 2024-02-08 |
22459. | mansanmo (anmol_27) | 65.77 | 95.9% | 2023-12-19 |
22460. | Joe (joeuntd) | 65.77 | 96% | 2023-12-02 |
22461. | max (soleimsen) | 65.77 | 96.6% | 2023-12-18 |
22462. | Big k (lawda) | 65.77 | 95% | 2022-03-06 |
22463. | Anesh (aneshsh) | 65.76 | 95% | 2017-03-06 |
22464. | Decker (decker12) | 65.76 | 97% | 2024-03-20 |
22465. | The Flash (tonystark_3000) | 65.76 | 96% | 2023-03-15 |
22466. | August (myracule) | 65.76 | 97% | 2022-02-23 |
22467. | Ben (benbennza1) | 65.76 | 97% | 2020-02-19 |
22468. | barry (mixhype) | 65.76 | — | 2010-07-07 |
22469. | jimmy_toes (jimmy_toes) | 65.75 | — | 2011-02-23 |
22470. | Ben (thisisben) | 65.75 | 97% | 2021-06-24 |
22471. | ruben (artaban666) | 65.75 | 95% | 2024-02-22 |
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 |