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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41838. | yojuice (yojuice) | 50.72 | 94% | 2023-02-07 |
41839. | Pratik Mahajan (pratik_243) | 50.72 | 95.5% | 2025-01-07 |
41840. | Keith (fingers_skills) | 50.72 | 95.6% | 2024-09-17 |
41841. | Adam (vincentadam) | 50.72 | 97% | 2021-06-21 |
41842. | CookieMonstah (cookiemonsta... | 50.72 | 97.7% | 2023-11-26 |
41843. | Royal (sreejith_41191) | 50.71 | 96% | 2024-09-23 |
41844. | bum rammer (typingduck69) | 50.71 | 93% | 2024-06-04 |
41845. | Anoymonus (needforspeed84) | 50.71 | 94% | 2025-01-26 |
41846. | Aryan (nemyx) | 50.71 | 97% | 2024-11-27 |
41847. | Aibol (41b0l123) | 50.71 | 86% | 2014-10-29 |
41848. | Coco (coco23) | 50.71 | 89% | 2013-11-11 |
41849. | Jay (zigzagzizag) | 50.70 | 95% | 2025-04-23 |
41850. | Wapoke (wapoke) | 50.70 | 97% | 2024-05-13 |
41851. | DANG3R (ehayes) | 50.70 | 94% | 2024-11-04 |
41852. | Mudu (muduxd) | 50.70 | 94% | 2021-11-29 |
41853. | Mª José (breo9gan@terra.es) | 50.70 | 93% | 2012-02-10 |
41854. | Nicole (calgaryqt4u) | 50.69 | 96% | 2025-03-10 |
41855. | Daveduhhh (daveduhhh) | 50.69 | 96.7% | 2024-04-23 |
41856. | Tara MacPherson (thespindiva) | 50.69 | 98% | 2023-11-19 |
41857. | Abucay (medleypond) | 50.69 | 96% | 2023-04-11 |
41858. | Jakub (kubakakauko) | 50.69 | 93% | 2020-03-14 |
41859. | Joana (joana_ming7) | 50.69 | — | 2010-06-11 |
41860. | Bill Bob (lightstar) | 50.69 | 93% | 2012-05-25 |
41861. | great chaser (gagankhurana) | 50.69 | — | 2011-03-28 |
41862. | Elyas (cpp_native) | 50.68 | 98% | 2024-08-06 |
41863. | Andrew (addineen) | 50.68 | 97% | 2024-06-12 |
41864. | Avijit (avi3777) | 50.68 | 96% | 2017-06-15 |
41865. | Too-Too (serhii) | 50.68 | 98% | 2023-04-29 |
41866. | ideapad (shailesh_21) | 50.67 | 94% | 2024-10-22 |
41867. | Nick (nick43) | 50.67 | 95.3% | 2024-12-17 |
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 |