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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22530. | WinterWonderLulu (winterwon... | 64.72 | 96% | 2019-01-05 |
22531. | Rick Hojun (facehunt) | 64.72 | 90% | 2015-06-18 |
22532. | moses (mowoses) | 64.71 | 96% | 2023-03-14 |
22533. | Ola (adetoro_o) | 64.71 | 98.6% | 2023-11-11 |
22534. | Soham (shampark) | 64.71 | 94% | 2014-11-19 |
22535. | joshi (jehoshuah) | 64.70 | 92% | 2015-07-19 |
22536. | Tarre (tarre) | 64.70 | — | 2011-03-24 |
22537. | K (zhanbolat) | 64.70 | 95% | 2020-05-24 |
22538. | Frodo (htthames) | 64.69 | 97% | 2024-01-05 |
22539. | SUNIL (sunil_babyblu) | 64.69 | 95% | 2023-07-22 |
22540. | vani (vanii) | 64.69 | 99% | 2013-03-29 |
22541. | Joshua (windos) | 64.69 | 94% | 2013-04-03 |
22542. | Caglar (cypriotboi) | 64.69 | 96% | 2015-12-23 |
22543. | Phteven (sleezy_dvorak) | 64.69 | 94% | 2015-09-29 |
22544. | Theany (p_theany) | 64.69 | — | 2010-08-24 |
22545. | Frunze (frunze) | 64.69 | 96% | 2011-05-31 |
22546. | Arr (arrfuu) | 64.68 | 95% | 2021-07-08 |
22547. | Bobby (bets47) | 64.68 | 96% | 2018-09-21 |
22548. | Ahmed (jesuisahmedn) | 64.68 | 96% | 2018-01-16 |
22549. | KB_Acolyte (kb_acolyte) | 64.68 | 96% | 2023-07-24 |
22550. | Marc (toonings) | 64.68 | 96.9% | 2023-11-14 |
22551. | Steven (mindblast3r) | 64.68 | 95% | 2014-04-26 |
22552. | Vinu (vinudominic) | 64.68 | 94% | 2016-02-15 |
22553. | Anon (anony) | 64.68 | 95% | 2011-09-09 |
22554. | Leonardo (leo_121) | 64.67 | 94.8% | 2023-12-18 |
22555. | Bart (orzelek) | 64.67 | 97.6% | 2023-11-26 |
22556. | Emil (emilsh519) | 64.67 | 95% | 2014-09-18 |
22557. | Matteo (matteoriad) | 64.66 | 93% | 2014-02-18 |
22558. | tstats[durin237] (durin237) | 64.66 | 96% | 2023-12-13 |
22559. | Ariel (ariel_has_a_greyhound) | 64.66 | 96.9% | 2024-01-11 |
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 |