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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27048. | Shatrunjai (shatru) | 57.98 | 98% | 2023-04-19 |
27049. | Ayush (aluminiumnavigator) | 57.98 | 94% | 2022-02-21 |
27050. | Mug Hill (mug_hill) | 57.98 | 95% | 2024-01-05 |
27051. | Ivy (riccia) | 57.98 | 91% | 2014-05-06 |
27052. | Paris (parwon) | 57.98 | 95% | 2021-01-24 |
27053. | Tuguldur (tugulduruuu) | 57.97 | 96% | 2021-06-18 |
27054. | Wayne (wayne_jiang) | 57.97 | 95% | 2013-06-13 |
27055. | PoopSnake (jeremythegant) | 57.96 | 97% | 2024-02-27 |
27056. | Jakub (_kante_) | 57.96 | 95% | 2024-03-24 |
27057. | Yerzhan (venusbroken) | 57.96 | 94% | 2023-01-12 |
27058. | reed (reed1) | 57.96 | 93% | 2012-05-18 |
27059. | Stephanie (snbtower2) | 57.95 | 93% | 2016-09-01 |
27060. | Genzer (genzer) | 57.95 | 92% | 2012-03-02 |
27061. | Zann (buttocksenpai) | 57.95 | 96% | 2019-11-06 |
27062. | Kevin (kevant_7) | 57.95 | 88% | 2016-09-22 |
27063. | Nancy (error_200) | 57.95 | 93% | 2015-10-29 |
27064. | Leon (mattgeosnyder) | 57.94 | 95% | 2024-05-28 |
27065. | Kontik (kontik) | 57.94 | 94% | 2024-01-19 |
27066. | Pedro (neodarkpower) | 57.94 | 94.8% | 2023-12-31 |
27067. | Juliet (julicart) | 57.94 | 96% | 2023-11-14 |
27068. | Noob (_anto_200) | 57.94 | 97% | 2022-03-29 |
27069. | 浩然 (whr88) | 57.94 | 96% | 2022-03-29 |
27070. | Blue (blue_dev05) | 57.94 | 95% | 2023-03-25 |
27071. | Michael (mikeme1) | 57.94 | 91% | 2013-02-27 |
27072. | Bob (tooslownigz) | 57.94 | 85% | 2011-09-02 |
27073. | tstats[shinecross] (shinecr... | 57.93 | 93% | 2012-08-17 |
27074. | Dan B (db3300) | 57.93 | 97% | 2024-03-25 |
27075. | Niczer (niczek) | 57.93 | 94% | 2024-01-07 |
27076. | k (dilibra) | 57.93 | 97% | 2021-03-12 |
27077. | blooper (blooperzz) | 57.93 | 96% | 2021-02-06 |
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 |