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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7169. | lily (awyite) | 93.51 | 98% | 2024-02-14 |
7170. | D (dwizzle59) | 93.51 | 96% | 2022-04-24 |
7171. | blulb (blusader) | 93.51 | 98% | 2022-06-16 |
7172. | kappa (kappakon) | 93.51 | 96% | 2023-06-01 |
7173. | Dylan (coolguybro) | 93.51 | 92% | 2016-10-13 |
7174. | Cripler (cripler07) | 93.50 | 98% | 2024-03-27 |
7175. | Branson (timeinterloper) | 93.50 | 97% | 2024-04-04 |
7176. | LockStock (lockstock) | 93.50 | 99% | 2019-10-14 |
7177. | Daniel (dan350z) | 93.50 | 92% | 2014-01-30 |
7178. | Rutger (rutger_w) | 93.49 | 95% | 2023-05-16 |
7179. | Rusty (epic_pharaoh) | 93.49 | 98.2% | 2023-11-30 |
7180. | Pcgnome (pcgnome) | 93.49 | 98% | 2015-09-09 |
7181. | Pedro (pedro5370) | 93.49 | 98% | 2022-01-14 |
7182. | Bako (tabakz) | 93.49 | 95% | 2013-06-17 |
7183. | William (sneakywill) | 93.49 | 93% | 2017-05-14 |
7184. | Realest mang in town (gambah) | 93.49 | 93% | 2015-07-29 |
7185. | Mark (markadsp) | 93.48 | 98% | 2022-04-28 |
7186. | player (writer35) | 93.48 | 95.8% | 2023-12-08 |
7187. | Ronnie (ronnie15) | 93.48 | 96% | 2012-11-06 |
7188. | ZF (zf0215) | 93.48 | 96% | 2014-03-23 |
7189. | Matthew (dj_matttam) | 93.47 | 96% | 2020-11-01 |
7190. | Shroom (ezshroom) | 93.47 | 97% | 2022-01-15 |
7191. | Suthep (suthep) | 93.47 | 100% | 2014-10-22 |
7192. | Khoi (khoitran) | 93.47 | 98.4% | 2024-01-01 |
7193. | Jake (jakesc) | 93.47 | 96% | 2017-05-07 |
7194. | Matt (mphelan) | 93.47 | — | 2011-03-23 |
7195. | Recluse (simbabwe) | 93.46 | 96% | 2024-05-31 |
7196. | Ezekiel (ezfe) | 93.46 | 93% | 2015-06-23 |
7197. | LUIOFFICIAL (luiofficial) | 93.46 | 97% | 2021-09-11 |
7198. | Christabella (christabellai... | 93.46 | 88% | 2014-12-27 |
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 |