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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25958. | Nhi (nhi_nguyen) | 58.54 | 96% | 2014-11-16 |
25959. | subzcuber (subzcuber) | 58.53 | 96% | 2024-04-16 |
25960. | Yeyi (xiaolemon) | 58.53 | 98% | 2024-02-07 |
25961. | Mezbauddin (FREE PALESTINE)... | 58.53 | 94% | 2024-01-17 |
25962. | Saifee (saifeepathan) | 58.53 | 98% | 2013-05-19 |
25963. | ruthlessauto (prkbits) | 58.53 | 95% | 2023-11-24 |
25964. | Nicholas (nicholasyeet) | 58.53 | 96% | 2020-07-18 |
25965. | matasa (matat) | 58.53 | 97% | 2012-04-28 |
25966. | Steven (mercatres) | 58.53 | 97% | 2013-02-25 |
25967. | Nilotpal Hajong (nilozen) | 58.52 | 93% | 2024-02-03 |
25968. | Patrik (pgdth) | 58.52 | 96% | 2024-01-29 |
25969. | blaze (blaze_012) | 58.52 | 96% | 2021-12-30 |
25970. | Brian (briansu) | 58.52 | 95% | 2019-08-23 |
25971. | Kelly (strawberry05) | 58.52 | 97% | 2015-04-02 |
25972. | Maria (oshjosh) | 58.52 | — | 2011-04-20 |
25973. | moon (ivan442211) | 58.52 | 98% | 2015-07-06 |
25974. | reiline89 (reiline) | 58.51 | 96% | 2024-01-15 |
25975. | G Praveen (g_praveen) | 58.51 | 93% | 2015-06-25 |
25976. | Firman (muntaco) | 58.51 | 96% | 2011-12-17 |
25977. | Lucas (yzl427) | 58.51 | 90% | 2015-07-08 |
25978. | RealForce (firemp) | 58.51 | 96% | 2013-04-04 |
25979. | Melanie (mellijade) | 58.50 | 95.1% | 2023-11-14 |
25980. | Adam (adamanz) | 58.50 | 96% | 2018-03-29 |
25981. | ochko (ochkofficial) | 58.50 | 96% | 2021-02-28 |
25982. | Guest (njdarton) | 58.50 | 95% | 2011-08-31 |
25983. | Irfan (rawalpindiexpress) | 58.50 | 97% | 2016-03-14 |
25984. | Fung (keith12321) | 58.50 | 95% | 2012-11-26 |
25985. | Christopher (christophersit) | 58.49 | 88% | 2017-02-13 |
25986. | Vesko (baskettaz) | 58.49 | 98% | 2024-04-09 |
25987. | Yerzhan (erzhands) | 58.49 | 97% | 2018-02-27 |
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 |