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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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45957. | Robert (tt_learner) | 47.65 | 98% | 2020-11-13 |
| 45958. | Rohit (rohitchoudharii) | 47.64 | 98% | 2025-06-08 |
| 45959. | clam_digger (clam_digger) | 47.64 | 95% | 2024-04-02 |
| 45960. | Iaen (iaen) | 47.64 | 94.6% | 2024-06-09 |
| 45961. | Daniel (tribilin) | 47.64 | 92% | 2016-10-01 |
| 45962. | Monique (moni__) | 47.63 | 96.4% | 2025-02-06 |
| 45963. | Johnsonas (johnsonas) | 47.63 | 95.5% | 2024-12-13 |
| 45964. | mwags13 (mwags13) | 47.63 | 95% | 2024-06-24 |
| 45965. | Sense143 (__sense__) | 47.63 | 95% | 2024-04-18 |
| 45966. | Ajyo (ajyo) | 47.63 | 96.4% | 2024-11-15 |
| 45967. | Vahan (nanumyan) | 47.63 | 91% | 2015-02-16 |
| 45968. | Carolina (carolina_jm) | 47.63 | 86% | 2013-09-04 |
| 45969. | ♛₴𝕥o͓̽ᖇო·₴... | 47.62 | 95% | 2019-01-02 |
| 45970. | elbert (elbert1104) | 47.62 | 93% | 2021-08-24 |
| 45971. | TheOne (mister00anonymous) | 47.62 | 95% | 2014-03-02 |
| 45972. | wang (wangjian) | 47.62 | 98% | 2012-04-12 |
| 45973. | Ross (roosco) | 47.61 | 94.2% | 2025-01-13 |
| 45974. | logan0715 (logan0715) | 47.61 | 96.4% | 2025-04-08 |
| 45975. | Leafy (quandale_dingle12345... | 47.61 | 93% | 2023-07-22 |
| 45976. | Vikas (vikuman) | 47.61 | 97% | 2020-08-17 |
| 45977. | Elvis (flareblu_workman) | 47.61 | 95% | 2021-01-14 |
| 45978. | Bryan (tarasquetalk) | 47.61 | 93% | 2014-05-07 |
| 45979. | Myron (myron09) | 47.60 | 95.6% | 2025-02-14 |
| 45980. | an (neverforget) | 47.59 | 97.1% | 2024-11-24 |
| 45981. | Allie (alliemed) | 47.59 | 95% | 2024-12-18 |
| 45982. | Ian (metal_eddie) | 47.59 | 94% | 2024-04-16 |
| 45983. | remind (remind_winter) | 47.59 | 91% | 2011-11-04 |
| 45984. | sma (piano_reeves) | 47.58 | 97% | 2023-08-21 |
| 45985. | Maruti 800 (sarvesh718) | 47.58 | 94% | 2024-02-07 |
| 45986. | robchikkokchik (robchikkokc... | 47.58 | 94.9% | 2024-01-25 |
| 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 |