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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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47263. | Shan (shingail) | 43.17 | 94% | 2016-06-14 |
| 47264. | shanmu (shanmu95) | 43.17 | 95% | 2017-06-13 |
| 47265. | KeySpeed (keyspeeddemon69) | 43.16 | 97.1% | 2024-10-10 |
| 47266. | Rakib (rakib_02) | 43.16 | 94% | 2025-01-01 |
| 47267. | abid (abid_shah5771@yahoo.com) | 43.16 | 83% | 2015-10-08 |
| 47268. | Suiiiiiiiiiiiiii (dhanushad... | 43.15 | 94.4% | 2024-03-26 |
| 47269. | sileshi (sile1000) | 43.14 | 94% | 2023-12-06 |
| 47270. | Yvonne (yperrett) | 43.14 | — | 2011-02-05 |
| 47271. | IISJ (smoothmofo) | 43.14 | 93% | 2015-07-12 |
| 47272. | Robert (robert987654321) | 43.13 | 99% | 2025-06-04 |
| 47273. | Nubenstein (nubenstein) | 43.13 | 95% | 2025-05-21 |
| 47274. | Jake (sirsilverhawk) | 43.13 | 94% | 2018-06-06 |
| 47275. | Sean (sean24taylor) | 43.13 | 94% | 2026-02-18 |
| 47276. | Alfie (alfie_op) | 43.12 | 93% | 2021-05-15 |
| 47277. | Ibrahim (ibbu2017) | 43.11 | 92.7% | 2024-06-26 |
| 47278. | Atilla (gamer_662) | 43.10 | 91.7% | 2025-01-10 |
| 47279. | mehdi (midi_1069) | 43.07 | 90% | 2013-11-07 |
| 47280. | Rade (rodrigues_123) | 43.06 | 94.3% | 2024-04-29 |
| 47281. | atul (jsrvh) | 43.06 | 89% | 2015-06-07 |
| 47282. | ravi (riz_ravi111) | 43.05 | 95% | 2026-01-11 |
| 47283. | ENOCHSHUAI (enochshuai) | 43.05 | 95% | 2025-02-20 |
| 47284. | spookleso (spookleso) | 43.04 | 94% | 2020-12-23 |
| 47285. | Moni (moni_) | 43.04 | 96% | 2025-01-31 |
| 47286. | NEGI (negi_21) | 43.04 | 94% | 2024-03-09 |
| 47287. | gyarmy (gyarmy) | 43.04 | 95% | 2022-07-08 |
| 47288. | Feelingpricey03 (feelingpri... | 43.02 | 95% | 2025-02-12 |
| 47289. | Dave (d_avie) | 43.02 | 95% | 2025-10-21 |
| 47290. | shimmy (shimmy00) | 43.01 | 96.2% | 2024-07-17 |
| 47291. | SearchForBoyyy (searchforbo... | 43.01 | 93% | 2024-02-01 |
| 47292. | Peter (petertypist) | 43.01 | 93% | 2014-05-21 |
| 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 |