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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| 17020. | (47mike47) | 81.06 | 95% | 2013-04-20 |
| 17021. | (candycorndandy) | 81.05 | 96% | 2024-06-26 |
| 17022. | (andrew3927) | 81.05 | 99% | 2026-04-07 |
| 17023. | (grovee) | 81.05 | 97% | 2025-02-24 |
| 17024. | (fallowbrinks) | 81.05 | 97% | 2024-03-02 |
| 17025. | (4loy) | 81.05 | 98% | 2025-01-10 |
| 17026. | (jestillore) | 81.05 | 95% | 2015-10-02 |
| 17027. | (dcapa) | 81.05 | 96% | 2021-01-18 |
| 17028. | (kishor_1445) | 81.05 | 98.4% | 2023-12-20 |
| 17029. | Riding on the wings of DEAT... | 81.05 | — | 2010-12-25 |
| 17030. | Jacek (axee) | 81.05 | 98% | 2022-11-24 |
| 17031. | (archiveman) | 81.05 | 98% | 2013-10-17 |
| 17032. | (liquidlemon) | 81.05 | 97% | 2019-01-07 |
| 17033. | (topshelf) | 81.05 | 95% | 2016-11-14 |
| 17034. | IGA (amateur_) | 81.05 | 97% | 2011-08-11 |
| 17035. | (opponent) | 81.05 | 93% | 2015-06-09 |
| 17036. | (arabiansoap) | 81.04 | 97% | 2026-03-19 |
| 17037. | (jurniii) | 81.04 | 97% | 2024-09-20 |
| 17038. | (topkung26) | 81.04 | 95.5% | 2024-04-25 |
| 17039. | (ldebourse) | 81.04 | 98% | 2024-05-17 |
| 17040. | (khxnum) | 81.04 | 95% | 2024-03-19 |
| 17041. | (tophergopher) | 81.04 | 96.9% | 2024-03-01 |
| 17042. | (menth) | 81.04 | 90% | 2013-06-01 |
| 17043. | (danielgolem) | 81.03 | 98.5% | 2024-07-13 |
| 17044. | (bighoss6969) | 81.03 | 96.6% | 2024-10-22 |
| 17045. | (chadkouse) | 81.03 | 90% | 2014-09-23 |
| 17046. | (tutoo1) | 81.03 | 97.9% | 2021-02-13 |
| 17047. | (pvsukalkar) | 81.03 | 94% | 2014-04-03 |
| 17048. | (arimo) | 81.02 | 95.4% | 2025-01-23 |
| 17049. | (justlogan02) | 81.02 | 97% | 2023-04-28 |
| 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 |