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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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2161. | Alex (national235) | 116.02 | 100% | 2020-11-23 |
| 2162. | Re (nbevi000) | 116.01 | 99% | 2011-11-22 |
| 2163. | Tyler (briefcasebomb) | 116.00 | 93% | 2016-01-22 |
| 2164. | a (apno) | 115.99 | 98% | 2021-08-25 |
| 2165. | Nash (digitalnash) | 115.99 | 95% | 2013-05-10 |
| 2166. | Aqua (aquablitz11) | 115.99 | 95% | 2015-02-25 |
| 2167. | Jimbo (sanosuke) | 115.98 | 97% | 2014-01-11 |
| 2168. | Tomas (extr3mer) | 115.97 | 97% | 2015-06-07 |
| 2169. | Sira (sira) | 115.97 | 96% | 2012-01-18 |
| 2170. | Andrew (cherryz) | 115.96 | 95% | 2014-11-13 |
| 2171. | 🍉 Palestine Will be Free... | 115.95 | 100% | 2022-09-14 |
| 2172. | d (dc37) | 115.95 | 95% | 2017-01-05 |
| 2173. | Bilbo (bilboballins) | 115.94 | 97.9% | 2025-04-09 |
| 2174. | - (waynelin14) | 115.93 | 97% | 2014-01-17 |
| 2175. | Benjamin (orangeflyingcow) | 115.93 | 96% | 2013-07-25 |
| 2176. | Bucky (buckyplaysatwork) | 115.91 | 99% | 2018-07-31 |
| 2177. | Nick (bakern2317) | 115.90 | 96% | 2024-06-07 |
| 2178. | sally (creamdonut) | 115.90 | 98% | 2022-04-17 |
| 2179. | Sapient (sapient) | 115.90 | 99% | 2025-05-03 |
| 2180. | Daniel (dluoshouyi) | 115.90 | 100% | 2023-04-12 |
| 2181. | disgusting butterfly (swall... | 115.90 | 93% | 2014-04-18 |
| 2182. | sam (samdauphi) | 115.89 | 98% | 2024-10-04 |
| 2183. | Niels (nielsjensen) | 115.88 | 97.3% | 2023-12-09 |
| 2184. | Brian (darebird) | 115.88 | 97% | 2014-12-24 |
| 2185. | Harwinder (honeyageraccxr) | 115.86 | 100% | 2017-06-28 |
| 2186. | Kevin (trimak) | 115.86 | 93% | 2012-03-08 |
| 2187. | James (jaaammes) | 115.85 | 97% | 2018-02-06 |
| 2188. | Hugh (mrpiface101) | 115.84 | 96.8% | 2024-01-09 |
| 2189. | will (floppinglife) | 115.84 | 96% | 2016-12-19 |
| 2190. | Tevin (tevinkang) | 115.83 | 97% | 2014-10-16 |
| 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 |