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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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21997. | TurnAround (sasstyl000) | 75.50 | 97% | 2025-04-22 |
| 21998. | Joel (jouel) | 75.50 | 96% | 2021-10-12 |
| 21999. | windycity2020 (cocolike621) | 75.50 | 96% | 2021-01-19 |
| 22000. | Deron (deronpianoplayer) | 75.50 | 96% | 2016-02-13 |
| 22001. | kb noob (akh7) | 75.50 | 98% | 2020-06-30 |
| 22002. | realahhnigg (realahhnigg) | 75.49 | 97% | 2025-10-19 |
| 22003. | chollip (chollip) | 75.49 | 97% | 2019-01-09 |
| 22004. | Bruce (psycho777) | 75.49 | 95% | 2024-06-10 |
| 22005. | Hmmm... (in_the_jungle) | 75.49 | 97% | 2023-10-04 |
| 22006. | amongla (kagez) | 75.49 | 95% | 2021-01-14 |
| 22007. | George (georgedmi) | 75.49 | 97% | 2017-06-01 |
| 22008. | Daniel (daniel24jan) | 75.49 | 94% | 2013-10-20 |
| 22009. | RAMs3c (xander360) | 75.49 | 96.7% | 2024-12-21 |
| 22010. | Noe (noe7) | 75.49 | 94% | 2016-04-29 |
| 22011. | Justin (jwtalbott) | 75.49 | 90% | 2016-02-13 |
| 22012. | Pawel (japi) | 75.49 | 99% | 2013-01-03 |
| 22013. | Zqninja (zqninja) | 75.48 | 96% | 2024-06-06 |
| 22014. | Banana (djandoo7) | 75.48 | 97% | 2025-08-21 |
| 22015. | Anton (0ffbyone) | 75.48 | 97% | 2025-10-09 |
| 22016. | YADU (yadu_types) | 75.48 | 96.7% | 2024-12-16 |
| 22017. | Shai (20_shai_07) | 75.48 | 96.3% | 2025-01-29 |
| 22018. | Syit (syit) | 75.48 | 96% | 2024-04-23 |
| 22019. | daniel30 (daniel0330) | 75.48 | 96.2% | 2024-08-25 |
| 22020. | Mikael (mikael_abe) | 75.48 | 96.7% | 2024-01-28 |
| 22021. | shantanu (shantothegreat) | 75.48 | 97% | 2016-11-05 |
| 22022. | Marvin (maars) | 75.48 | 98% | 2022-08-15 |
| 22023. | Spavid (dadkos34) | 75.48 | 94.7% | 2021-01-31 |
| 22024. | Hieu (perfect314079) | 75.48 | 95% | 2014-05-15 |
| 22025. | christiandy (chriptales) | 75.47 | 98% | 2024-01-20 |
| 22026. | Sean (sebby_man) | 75.47 | 93% | 2012-11-22 |
| Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |