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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25284. | Fahim (shahriar193) | 61.00 | 96% | 2024-01-15 |
25285. | Zachary (zacharylawrence00) | 60.99 | 97% | 2019-02-10 |
25286. | Marcus (marcusradell) | 60.99 | 98% | 2021-03-18 |
25287. | Lala (wuyangbeijing) | 60.99 | 90% | 2017-05-09 |
25288. | cindy (cynct954) | 60.99 | 97% | 2018-11-19 |
25289. | Shroudy (senthasiddu) | 60.99 | 95% | 2017-07-18 |
25290. | a (dasilva05) | 60.99 | 95% | 2012-06-07 |
25291. | ella (ellalovestaylorswift) | 60.98 | 96.9% | 2023-12-18 |
25292. | Joel (joel_lalu) | 60.98 | 94% | 2016-05-25 |
25293. | Xander (ba_ba_boey49) | 60.98 | 95% | 2021-01-05 |
25294. | Mike (mike816) | 60.98 | 96% | 2021-08-10 |
25295. | Jeffrey (jjsung) | 60.98 | 97% | 2018-02-12 |
25296. | Peter (slangekop66) | 60.98 | 96% | 2020-10-29 |
25297. | Emad (neymar985) | 60.98 | 92% | 2016-04-28 |
25298. | Gerri (gerri) | 60.98 | — | 2010-12-22 |
25299. | abart (abart711) | 60.98 | 91% | 2014-05-16 |
25300. | ohlav (ohlav) | 60.97 | 95% | 2024-04-09 |
25301. | JuStEmO (justemo6) | 60.97 | 95% | 2024-02-16 |
25302. | Mehto (mehto22) | 60.97 | 95% | 2024-01-31 |
25303. | CommanderJiJi (jeromealmogu... | 60.97 | 95.3% | 2023-11-23 |
25304. | Joshua (havix) | 60.97 | 94% | 2016-04-13 |
25305. | Sujash (sujash03) | 60.97 | 96% | 2019-12-09 |
25306. | Maxius (marioxorz) | 60.97 | 94% | 2012-11-21 |
25307. | Kareem (kimo1) | 60.97 | 94% | 2019-07-02 |
25308. | atmcab (atmosphericcabbage) | 60.96 | 95% | 2024-04-04 |
25309. | Shakhzodbek (yuldoshov) | 60.96 | 96% | 2021-03-01 |
25310. | Zephyr (zephyrkai) | 60.96 | 96% | 2020-08-11 |
25311. | Lekhraj (lekhrajprasad) | 60.96 | 95% | 2018-09-25 |
25312. | Kostyan (kostyan) | 60.96 | 96% | 2019-07-02 |
25313. | Vic (opposite) | 60.96 | — | 2011-03-03 |
Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
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Default (English) | 70,097 | 81.38 | June 9, 2010 |
Long Texts | 89 | 92.00 | December 30, 2016 |
Instant Death Mode | 49 | 84.87 | July 2, 2010 |
##typeracer | 4 | 75.56 | January 9, 2021 |
Walsh Middle School | 1 | 81.61 | November 28, 2011 |
Smoke Rise Prep | 0 | 0.00 | January 1, 1970 |