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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| 24270. | anant (anant059) | 71.43 | 99% | 2023-11-10 |
| 24271. | jacks (northice12) | 71.43 | 95% | 2022-10-07 |
| 24272. | Stevy (stevymu) | 71.43 | 97% | 2022-03-27 |
| 24273. | Vamsi Krishna (gordongecko) | 71.43 | 96% | 2021-05-06 |
| 24274. | Sam (jackles726) | 71.43 | 96.2% | 2024-09-21 |
| 24275. | Caissy (kayyyseee) | 71.43 | 98% | 2015-01-24 |
| 24276. | Claire (thegool) | 71.43 | 95% | 2018-03-30 |
| 24277. | Jonathan (jonmixnblend) | 71.43 | 97% | 2016-09-07 |
| 24278. | Matt (genios) | 71.43 | 98% | 2014-05-29 |
| 24279. | Aman (amanengineer) | 71.42 | 95% | 2022-06-28 |
| 24280. | じょりちっち (jorichi... | 71.42 | 97.7% | 2025-01-11 |
| 24281. | justacz (justacz) | 71.42 | 98% | 2024-10-01 |
| 24282. | Voak (voak) | 71.42 | 94% | 2025-01-06 |
| 24283. | SushiPizza (sushi_pizza_dvo... | 71.42 | 98.2% | 2024-06-09 |
| 24284. | Pat (artham) | 71.42 | 95% | 2018-12-12 |
| 24285. | Truong (blue5) | 71.42 | — | 2010-07-12 |
| 24286. | Whodat (whodat123) | 71.41 | 97% | 2025-03-28 |
| 24287. | CurryFurry (curryfurry) | 71.41 | 97% | 2024-01-21 |
| 24288. | MINARINNN (tonnam5683) | 71.41 | 97% | 2024-05-17 |
| 24289. | ZI TENG (chanziteng) | 71.41 | 96.6% | 2023-12-29 |
| 24290. | Add_Me_To_Friends (ps1hagrid) | 71.41 | 97% | 2021-03-05 |
| 24291. | Darius (darkmead) | 71.41 | 96% | 2013-12-23 |
| 24292. | sankirtan (sankidra) | 71.41 | 98% | 2013-11-10 |
| 24293. | MoonShadow (xinodonk) | 71.40 | 98% | 2025-01-03 |
| 24294. | Hannah (erlenmeyer) | 71.40 | 97% | 2024-04-08 |
| 24295. | Rakesh (rakeshsinghlohkana) | 71.40 | 98% | 2024-11-28 |
| 24296. | rae (rae29) | 71.40 | 92.8% | 2025-02-14 |
| 24297. | static (static32222) | 71.40 | 96% | 2016-01-04 |
| 24298. | t9 (tde9) | 71.39 | 97% | 2025-02-09 |
| 24299. | iitzSYNS_ttv (iitzsyns) | 71.39 | 98% | 2025-03-24 |
| 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 |