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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22683. | KoSak (kosak) | 73.58 | 93% | 2014-12-16 |
22684. | Kshitij (jsparrow) | 73.57 | 98% | 2021-01-07 |
22685. | badguy (howtowineverytime) | 73.57 | 97% | 2024-03-08 |
22686. | for the typing gainzzz (dee... | 73.57 | 98% | 2023-11-26 |
22687. | ThatkneeGa (thatkneega) | 73.57 | 95.3% | 2023-11-13 |
22688. | Mohammed (mhdco7) | 73.57 | 99% | 2014-07-01 |
22689. | Hammond (hammond1) | 73.57 | — | 2011-02-15 |
22690. | Fayaz Ali (fayazalilashari) | 73.57 | — | 2010-10-19 |
22691. | Draiko (stangmar) | 73.56 | 94% | 2018-06-24 |
22692. | Typing (typotyper1738) | 73.56 | 96.3% | 2024-02-02 |
22693. | Kyle (close55) | 73.56 | 99% | 2024-02-29 |
22694. | Schlong Master (schlongmaster) | 73.56 | 97.7% | 2024-02-09 |
22695. | Michael (seddwick) | 73.56 | 96% | 2020-02-01 |
22696. | Jonathan (jah_n_i) | 73.56 | 96% | 2021-11-24 |
22697. | Huhuhn (huhuhn) | 73.56 | 97% | 2016-03-12 |
22698. | ha.na234-love (haruna) | 73.56 | 94% | 2012-03-18 |
22699. | dexd (dexd) | 73.55 | 98% | 2025-04-26 |
22700. | Grumpex (grumpex) | 73.55 | 94% | 2025-03-08 |
22701. | soufien (sff_user) | 73.55 | 97% | 2025-03-16 |
22702. | bsbs (lazyswami) | 73.55 | 94.8% | 2024-05-26 |
22703. | tstats[j_ai] (j_ai) | 73.55 | 97% | 2025-06-04 |
22704. | ItsmeHiwad (hiwadkarimi) | 73.55 | 98.8% | 2023-05-16 |
22705. | tstats[rebecca_annn] (rebec... | 73.55 | 97% | 2020-04-02 |
22706. | Jagan (ijagan) | 73.55 | 94% | 2012-01-03 |
22707. | nemasu (nemasu) | 73.55 | 95% | 2011-09-22 |
22708. | r00ch (r00ch) | 73.54 | 95% | 2015-03-19 |
22709. | khalil (credendo) | 73.54 | 97% | 2021-08-03 |
22710. | Abraham (beastmode256) | 73.54 | 95% | 2025-03-04 |
22711. | Adrian (boomponitgt123) | 73.54 | 95% | 2022-10-10 |
22712. | pippersthegreat (pippersthe... | 73.54 | 98% | 2024-01-10 |
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 |