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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21325. | Montgomery (montgomery_oppe... | 67.23 | 95% | 2024-05-05 |
21326. | BigPenus (_nayeem) | 67.23 | 97% | 2024-05-14 |
21327. | Anthony (thekingboo) | 67.23 | 96% | 2021-03-06 |
21328. | Jacob (jsmith182) | 67.23 | 96% | 2016-03-30 |
21329. | Theo (theotype) | 67.23 | 96% | 2021-01-04 |
21330. | tonghua (tonghua) | 67.23 | — | 2010-07-01 |
21331. | amran (netcse) | 67.23 | 96% | 2018-12-05 |
21332. | Mikias (mikias1) | 67.22 | 97.9% | 2024-01-14 |
21333. | Mia (miaawiaa) | 67.22 | 96% | 2024-01-08 |
21334. | javier (jf1442) | 67.22 | 95% | 2024-03-05 |
21335. | Nguyễn Quang (hapro9x) | 67.22 | 89% | 2015-08-04 |
21336. | Tina (tina_pig) | 67.22 | 96% | 2011-05-11 |
21337. | Sebastian (sebperez) | 67.22 | 92% | 2015-05-21 |
21338. | Bibba (bibba27) | 67.21 | 93% | 2021-10-28 |
21339. | purushothaman (purush1702) | 67.21 | 88% | 2013-06-16 |
21340. | Finn (finn7736) | 67.21 | 95% | 2016-11-18 |
21341. | James Baker (jamesbakermm) | 67.20 | 95.4% | 2024-02-13 |
21342. | Grodo (gordoman) | 67.20 | 98% | 2024-02-11 |
21343. | Splash (ekamp18) | 67.20 | 94% | 2016-02-02 |
21344. | Bluebear (bluebear69) | 67.20 | 94% | 2012-06-08 |
21345. | Chiranjivee (cjthehacker7) | 67.20 | 94% | 2014-05-30 |
21346. | Baumpilz (baumpilz) | 67.20 | 97% | 2013-02-04 |
21347. | Adam (adrakpro) | 67.20 | 94% | 2018-11-02 |
21348. | gorblesaur (gorblesaur) | 67.19 | 95% | 2024-03-08 |
21349. | Manav (manavkush) | 67.19 | 97.2% | 2023-12-18 |
21350. | Kuba (wino) | 67.19 | 94% | 2013-03-11 |
21351. | jcm (jan500) | 67.19 | 97% | 2014-04-12 |
21352. | im crying ♡ (roan_miru) | 67.18 | 95% | 2022-03-13 |
21353. | Aidan (aidan22cheese) | 67.18 | 96% | 2024-03-05 |
21354. | jay (jay1212) | 67.18 | 98% | 2016-01-20 |
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 |