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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| 23034. | Antti (antchu17) | 72.74 | 98% | 2024-02-12 |
| 23035. | Meet (mhscool) | 72.74 | 93% | 2015-02-05 |
| 23036. | the swedish flash (kristoff... | 72.74 | 82% | 2016-10-04 |
| 23037. | janet (janetcon) | 72.74 | — | 2010-12-10 |
| 23038. | Patrick (psheng) | 72.73 | 94% | 2022-05-15 |
| 23039. | Gengchen (thallium54) | 72.73 | 97% | 2021-09-16 |
| 23040. | Sjoerd (vitrus) | 72.73 | 95% | 2018-03-13 |
| 23041. | Foxy (nam_nai) | 72.73 | 98% | 2022-09-09 |
| 23042. | shoomural (shoo1) | 72.72 | 99% | 2024-09-13 |
| 23043. | Ramen (clearride) | 72.72 | 96% | 2020-09-04 |
| 23044. | dnt (dntg) | 72.72 | 95% | 2024-04-01 |
| 23045. | Benjamin Martin (benjamin_m... | 72.72 | 97.1% | 2024-10-25 |
| 23046. | Ariscottle (ariscottle3106) | 72.72 | 97.2% | 2021-01-29 |
| 23047. | shaun (shaunbot_123) | 72.72 | 99% | 2022-01-13 |
| 23048. | Jessica (khalia12) | 72.72 | 98% | 2024-03-04 |
| 23049. | discbox_colemak (discbox_co... | 72.72 | 97% | 2013-01-20 |
| 23050. | Kunal (snickersbarr) | 72.71 | 87% | 2014-11-19 |
| 23051. | Meagan (meagan_ycs) | 72.71 | 97% | 2024-10-06 |
| 23052. | sleepyyyyhead (sleepyyyyhead) | 72.71 | 94% | 2016-03-12 |
| 23053. | kim (kim_jong_un_og) | 72.71 | 97% | 2024-11-18 |
| 23054. | Junaed (junaed_siam) | 72.71 | 97.2% | 2023-12-31 |
| 23055. | K Man (wraynmakur) | 72.71 | 97% | 2012-06-04 |
| 23056. | Ethan (raintalonx) | 72.71 | 96% | 2022-04-06 |
| 23057. | AvocadoTM (avocadotm) | 72.71 | 96.4% | 2023-12-16 |
| 23058. | You (checkicus) | 72.71 | 100% | 2020-06-05 |
| 23059. | White (beast_5) | 72.71 | 96% | 2021-12-30 |
| 23060. | Md. Mamun (mamun_sheikh) | 72.71 | 98.3% | 2025-03-07 |
| 23061. | Hopelezz (zerloth) | 72.71 | 97% | 2021-08-13 |
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| 23063. | Aside (aside) | 72.71 | 92% | 2016-02-22 |
| 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 |