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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24458. | khan (asif_ali) | 62.22 | 96% | 2013-07-03 |
24459. | Lovre (mrlovre) | 62.21 | 91% | 2012-09-01 |
24460. | Bob (typeracerd) | 62.21 | 95% | 2016-04-19 |
24461. | Nazz (nazz_speedtyper1) | 62.20 | 98% | 2023-11-27 |
24462. | Julish (julish13) | 62.20 | 97% | 2023-09-15 |
24463. | JAvier (airho18) | 62.20 | 97% | 2021-02-21 |
24464. | Best (b123456) | 62.20 | — | 2011-03-22 |
24465. | ch (5411) | 62.20 | — | 2011-04-28 |
24466. | John Inyiama (ruthy12_john_w) | 62.19 | 97% | 2023-12-15 |
24467. | ryan (couchpotato1201) | 62.19 | 97% | 2021-12-22 |
24468. | Filip (flameouken) | 62.19 | 95% | 2022-01-02 |
24469. | Brennan (brenn52) | 62.19 | 96% | 2013-09-30 |
24470. | Morris (knuttintin) | 62.19 | 98% | 2022-10-25 |
24471. | Darkkiller12 (darkkiller12) | 62.19 | 94% | 2019-08-20 |
24472. | Sudipta (confusedphoton1) | 62.19 | 97% | 2017-06-22 |
24473. | Ken (kcbrill) | 62.19 | 94% | 2016-11-09 |
24474. | Akash gardas (akash932) | 62.18 | 97% | 2024-02-19 |
24475. | Leslie (ayeleslie) | 62.18 | 97% | 2022-09-07 |
24476. | Jo (oyangjo) | 62.18 | 97% | 2021-11-22 |
24477. | Gerardo (slow_down) | 62.18 | 93% | 2012-10-05 |
24478. | samier (samier) | 62.18 | 95% | 2011-09-29 |
24479. | Adam (adam1219) | 62.18 | 90% | 2014-07-15 |
24480. | solbit (solbit) | 62.17 | 97% | 2023-12-23 |
24481. | Sherbek Osmonaliev (mr_osmo) | 62.17 | 96% | 2023-12-17 |
24482. | Vera (veraknaapen) | 62.17 | 98.3% | 2024-01-01 |
24483. | j (jk993) | 62.17 | 94% | 2018-10-01 |
24484. | Spencer (migimik) | 62.17 | 97% | 2018-04-26 |
24485. | JoY (j0y_y) | 62.17 | 94% | 2021-08-26 |
24486. | Guest (abinaya1801@gmail.com) | 62.17 | 91% | 2014-09-24 |
24487. | Antonio (tonythegoat) | 62.16 | 96% | 2024-03-25 |
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 |