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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| 38093. | drgo133 (drgo13) | 59.33 | 98% | 2024-04-18 |
| 38094. | Ignas (ignanasas) | 59.33 | 97% | 2024-12-10 |
| 38095. | Meirzhan (meir2004) | 59.32 | 94% | 2025-08-20 |
| 38096. | Nyx1an3 (nyx1an3) | 59.32 | 97.7% | 2024-04-08 |
| 38097. | Devour (cdbos) | 59.32 | 98% | 2025-01-26 |
| 38098. | rathan (rathan_george) | 59.32 | 97% | 2024-01-29 |
| 38099. | Moza (itzmoza) | 59.32 | 96% | 2025-03-12 |
| 38100. | Mari (marive) | 59.32 | 95.6% | 2023-10-18 |
| 38101. | Jacob (sugarwaffles) | 59.32 | 92% | 2014-05-13 |
| 38102. | Zaira (zaira77) | 59.32 | 97% | 2017-10-16 |
| 38103. | Corwin (corwin) | 59.32 | — | 2010-06-11 |
| 38104. | David Butler (conceitednobody) | 59.31 | 96% | 2025-03-16 |
| 38105. | koro (screwdog) | 59.31 | 97% | 2024-08-19 |
| 38106. | Domas (little1snipez) | 59.31 | 94.8% | 2021-01-28 |
| 38107. | Steve (mrsmith777) | 59.31 | 94% | 2017-02-24 |
| 38108. | DHARAMVEER (dharamveersingh) | 59.31 | 92% | 2013-05-13 |
| 38109. | Marty (partywithmarty43) | 59.30 | 96% | 2025-04-06 |
| 38110. | Aidan (slowdownplz) | 59.30 | 94% | 2025-10-24 |
| 38111. | cọc cọc (phinhuong) | 59.30 | 96.4% | 2024-06-20 |
| 38112. | Cao Huu (khanh300) | 59.30 | 97% | 2024-06-04 |
| 38113. | the.blaggy (colemak_blaggy) | 59.30 | 98% | 2021-01-09 |
| 38114. | ahmedtype (ahmedtype) | 59.30 | 95% | 2020-11-24 |
| 38115. | uchka (uchka0826) | 59.30 | 97% | 2020-06-04 |
| 38116. | Marco (tsanuma) | 59.30 | 84% | 2015-02-02 |
| 38117. | Jan (johny7897) | 59.30 | 92% | 2016-01-28 |
| 38118. | Max (maxpage) | 59.30 | 94% | 2021-05-19 |
| 38119. | Aimless (ladylike) | 59.30 | 98% | 2018-04-10 |
| 38120. | Sarath (_rahmanism) | 59.30 | 96% | 2018-07-13 |
| 38121. | jsab (jaydensab) | 59.29 | 93.8% | 2024-07-10 |
| 38122. | nedelja (nedelja112) | 59.29 | 97% | 2025-03-28 |
| Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
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| Default (English) | 101,604 | 78.55 | June 9, 2010 |
| Long Texts | 153 | 84.32 | December 30, 2016 |
| Instant Death Mode | 49 | 84.87 | July 2, 2010 |
| Smoke Rise Prep | 12 | 71.91 | January 1, 2024 |
| ##typeracer | 4 | 75.56 | January 9, 2021 |
| Walsh Middle School | 1 | 81.61 | November 28, 2011 |