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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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20403. | Bean (doomlegume) | 75.73 | 95% | 2021-04-30 |
| 20404. | typer101 (typreracer) | 75.73 | 95% | 2017-01-26 |
| 20405. | Josh (zeubermensch1337) | 75.72 | 99% | 2020-10-03 |
| 20406. | Carpal Tunnel is TMS! (qwer... | 75.72 | 97% | 2025-04-14 |
| 20407. | RemonCro (remoncro) | 75.72 | 97% | 2024-05-07 |
| 20408. | shjork (shjork) | 75.72 | 98% | 2023-12-23 |
| 20409. | Will (smoothwillyd) | 75.72 | 98% | 2021-09-23 |
| 20410. | ╠═══╣Lets build a... | 75.72 | 95% | 2016-11-18 |
| 20411. | wireman (gensetman) | 75.72 | 97% | 2013-11-26 |
| 20412. | Alessandra (cutiepiesaar) | 75.71 | 96% | 2025-01-21 |
| 20413. | Fizik (fiziksouljya) | 75.71 | 95% | 2024-04-12 |
| 20414. | Globu (themagicglobe) | 75.71 | 95% | 2022-12-27 |
| 20415. | Tom (kacpix) | 75.71 | 94% | 2016-06-07 |
| 20416. | sachit (sachitad) | 75.71 | 88% | 2013-08-26 |
| 20417. | Joel (althie) | 75.71 | 93% | 2012-12-05 |
| 20418. | Tom (tomw03) | 75.71 | — | 2010-09-24 |
| 20419. | Temmie (ralismark) | 75.70 | 95% | 2019-11-01 |
| 20420. | lorentz0 (lorentz0) | 75.70 | 96% | 2024-09-19 |
| 20421. | Paul (paulindrome) | 75.70 | 99% | 2024-07-16 |
| 20422. | Garrett (gkuhn98) | 75.70 | 97% | 2024-01-02 |
| 20423. | Allanbow (allanbow) | 75.70 | 97% | 2025-01-26 |
| 20424. | Mekrigen (mekrigen) | 75.70 | 98% | 2024-10-10 |
| 20425. | Twicemawed (twicemawed) | 75.70 | 98% | 2023-11-22 |
| 20426. | Galatia (xisnyang) | 75.70 | 96% | 2019-09-21 |
| 20427. | cho (chcastr) | 75.70 | 96% | 2017-06-24 |
| 20428. | Armadyz (armadyz) | 75.70 | 90% | 2015-11-26 |
| 20429. | Ron (lucifron28) | 75.69 | 96.1% | 2024-07-21 |
| 20430. | Nicole (metrova) | 75.69 | 96% | 2023-12-31 |
| 20431. | Vaibhav (genius6) | 75.69 | 95% | 2024-11-18 |
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| 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 |