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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| 37118. | Winter (jamesbandit) | 57.21 | 96% | 2023-05-25 |
| 37119. | Carin (bs_kda_5alas) | 57.21 | 96% | 2024-04-18 |
| 37120. | Adrian (regalkarma) | 57.21 | 96% | 2023-10-05 |
| 37121. | gamal (gamal123) | 57.21 | 95% | 2023-03-21 |
| 37122. | Khassan (kheldebek) | 57.21 | 96% | 2021-03-24 |
| 37123. | (abhinandanarya) | 57.21 | 96% | 2022-02-26 |
| 37124. | João (joaoff69) | 57.21 | 95% | 2021-01-25 |
| 37125. | buhcat (buhcat) | 57.20 | 96% | 2024-06-18 |
| 37126. | Boss Temx (boss_temx) | 57.20 | 96% | 2024-12-13 |
| 37127. | Sam (samsterminator) | 57.20 | 90% | 2016-06-21 |
| 37128. | tao1111007 (tao1111007) | 57.20 | 96% | 2024-08-21 |
| 37129. | AsikTypist.123 (asikindian) | 57.20 | 94% | 2023-12-29 |
| 37130. | Aj (ajtyperperson) | 57.20 | 99% | 2024-01-23 |
| 37131. | Pravash (pravash1988) | 57.20 | 96.6% | 2021-02-17 |
| 37132. | Remee (remeelopez) | 57.20 | 95% | 2011-11-07 |
| 37133. | Angelo (calleja1973) | 57.20 | 92% | 2011-08-19 |
| 37134. | Kavya Mohan (not_realkavya) | 57.19 | 96% | 2024-12-30 |
| 37135. | GabWasTaken (bored_dude) | 57.19 | 96% | 2021-08-13 |
| 37136. | crackerjack322 (crackerjack... | 57.18 | 97% | 2023-04-14 |
| 37137. | Zach (touchurpad) | 57.18 | 97% | 2024-03-21 |
| 37138. | Sanna (sannanananoo) | 57.18 | 92.4% | 2024-03-19 |
| 37139. | Chetan Kale (chetan_sk) | 57.18 | 97% | 2024-09-24 |
| 37140. | Nik (meto_js) | 57.18 | 94% | 2020-08-11 |
| 37141. | (amithps66) | 57.18 | 96% | 2023-03-13 |
| 37142. | Keiko (keiko) | 57.18 | 96% | 2012-02-19 |
| 37143. | Cameron (thescorch) | 57.18 | 95% | 2019-07-10 |
| 37144. | UYEN (uyen.lt.1998@gmail.com) | 57.18 | 95% | 2015-05-10 |
| 37145. | Mat (mabernet) | 57.18 | 92% | 2013-09-01 |
| 37146. | Rochelle (chellenyasmin1) | 57.18 | 96% | 2024-07-19 |
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| 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 |