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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5177. | Lucho (luchohs) | 99.30 | 96% | 2013-12-20 |
5178. | Demancer (demancer) | 99.30 | 98% | 2021-10-12 |
5179. | AB (ablah34) | 99.29 | 100% | 2024-02-07 |
5180. | (rioting) | 99.29 | 95% | 2020-07-03 |
5181. | Django (backstop13) | 99.29 | 100% | 2017-07-19 |
5182. | Lester (lester1) | 99.29 | 96% | 2012-08-05 |
5183. | John (johnprogrammer1) | 99.28 | 96% | 2023-09-05 |
5184. | Do-Hyun (dkim00) | 99.28 | 98.2% | 2024-01-03 |
5185. | Magz (magzse7en) | 99.28 | 99% | 2022-06-30 |
5186. | Jem (rollingapple) | 99.28 | 97% | 2022-06-03 |
5187. | Kyle (kylepuno) | 99.28 | 94% | 2014-02-06 |
5188. | Mikey (mikeybox) | 99.28 | 95% | 2012-08-20 |
5189. | Lex (thegodlyalien) | 99.27 | 95% | 2016-02-28 |
5190. | Max (fallacy) | 99.27 | 98% | 2012-12-30 |
5191. | Tristan (tristansibug) | 99.27 | 98% | 2021-08-02 |
5192. | Bruno (brunoooo) | 99.27 | 95% | 2012-01-30 |
5193. | Ricky (ricky_slugface) | 99.26 | 98.8% | 2021-02-18 |
5194. | Cyfer (cyfer) | 99.26 | 98% | 2024-02-15 |
5195. | JG (killerpiranahs) | 99.26 | — | 2010-12-14 |
5196. | Bob (typocheck) | 99.25 | 98.8% | 2023-11-26 |
5197. | Keren (balzaec) | 99.25 | 96% | 2014-03-28 |
5198. | S (anvilclash) | 99.25 | 97% | 2015-02-10 |
5199. | Patrick (negroider) | 99.25 | 92% | 2011-10-10 |
5200. | D (dmaulish) | 99.24 | 98% | 2022-09-22 |
5201. | Nadav (trimalchio) | 99.24 | 90% | 2012-10-24 |
5202. | Instance (xinstw) | 99.24 | 98% | 2011-11-08 |
5203. | Only One (only_one_left) | 99.23 | 97% | 2023-01-07 |
5204. | varun (varunaadeez) | 99.23 | 99% | 2015-12-11 |
5205. | She (angel242424) | 99.22 | 98% | 2021-06-30 |
5206. | Uxna (uxna) | 99.21 | 98% | 2021-11-11 |
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 |