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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6054. | chimp (phucktyping) | 99.41 | 98% | 2021-11-30 |
6055. | a (sophie3333) | 99.41 | 98% | 2024-07-02 |
6056. | Specter (spectergrrim) | 99.41 | 99% | 2024-10-23 |
6057. | san_ (san__) | 99.41 | 96% | 2023-05-21 |
6058. | Christian (breeboy) | 99.41 | 98% | 2021-02-11 |
6059. | svinfia (svinfia) | 99.41 | — | 2010-07-17 |
6060. | Mureed (mureed) | 99.41 | 97% | 2016-01-29 |
6061. | hello (winter_tree) | 99.40 | 98% | 2024-06-15 |
6062. | Zach (digslasher) | 99.40 | 94% | 2014-07-31 |
6063. | Justin (justinjd) | 99.40 | 97% | 2011-06-06 |
6064. | Fxh7+ (bossrubik) | 99.40 | 98% | 2016-04-06 |
6065. | Jonathan (jonoz0r) | 99.39 | 96% | 2020-07-30 |
6066. | Antonio (antaloaalonso) | 99.39 | 97% | 2025-01-02 |
6067. | Tommy (dextonjl) | 99.39 | 98% | 2021-04-04 |
6068. | Data (datainferno) | 99.38 | 95.6% | 2024-11-21 |
6069. | Devin (gootar) | 99.38 | 99% | 2014-02-20 |
6070. | Waynelolz (waynelolz) | 99.37 | 95% | 2016-06-03 |
6071. | James (bevojames) | 99.37 | 96% | 2011-09-29 |
6072. | Flippers (willywonkathefear... | 99.37 | 96% | 2016-01-07 |
6073. | Phany (telugu_manishi) | 99.37 | 98% | 2012-10-15 |
6074. | spencer (spencerspencer) | 99.37 | 95% | 2016-01-10 |
6075. | Connor (c42855) | 99.37 | 99% | 2019-01-23 |
6076. | Hi (aspenink) | 99.37 | 97% | 2013-10-04 |
6077. | tstats[quansonacci] (quanso... | 99.36 | 98% | 2023-12-04 |
6078. | Darcy (mrdarcy1800) | 99.36 | 97% | 2021-05-13 |
6079. | Ivani (ivansingo) | 99.36 | 98% | 2023-06-08 |
6080. | Mukundan (mukundan314) | 99.36 | 98% | 2023-03-17 |
6081. | Teemu (tpudas) | 99.35 | 97% | 2014-12-26 |
6082. | lillith (watafromboris) | 99.34 | 98% | 2025-06-12 |
6083. | Brandon (inbloom) | 99.34 | 98% | 2012-11-05 |
Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
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Default (English) | 101,604 | 78.55 | June 9, 2010 |
Long Texts | 153 | 84.32 | December 30, 2016 |
Instant Death Mode | 49 | 84.87 | July 2, 2010 |
Smoke Rise Prep | 12 | 71.91 | January 1, 2024 |
##typeracer | 4 | 75.56 | January 9, 2021 |
Walsh Middle School | 1 | 81.61 | November 28, 2011 |