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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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19098. | ben (itsbenatkinson) | 77.32 | 94% | 2015-08-24 |
| 19099. | Z. (zazz4) | 77.31 | 95% | 2012-12-22 |
| 19100. | Rohit Kumar (rohit234432) | 77.31 | 97% | 2024-05-30 |
| 19101. | Jack K (overjoyed__owl) | 77.31 | 96% | 2024-10-15 |
| 19102. | Carlton (wizardhero) | 77.31 | 97% | 2022-05-22 |
| 19103. | Golf GTI (typeracer_user_) | 77.31 | 96% | 2021-08-05 |
| 19104. | Antoine (antoine92) | 77.31 | 99% | 2020-03-27 |
| 19105. | Daniele (tighro) | 77.31 | 96% | 2013-01-26 |
| 19106. | Ari (ariqly) | 77.31 | 96% | 2022-04-12 |
| 19107. | jirafey (jirafey_qwerty) | 77.30 | 96% | 2024-08-11 |
| 19108. | vitor (vitorbasso) | 77.30 | 98% | 2019-03-06 |
| 19109. | cyril (bunnytoxic) | 77.30 | 98% | 2019-09-28 |
| 19110. | asdsfdg (asdfgdsf) | 77.30 | 98% | 2024-11-21 |
| 19111. | Jacob (prod1241480) | 77.30 | 94% | 2011-11-09 |
| 19112. | tranman1118 (tranman1118) | 77.30 | 96% | 2021-05-18 |
| 19113. | nullandvoid (theprogrammer) | 77.30 | 96% | 2016-01-08 |
| 19114. | aladino_lk (aladino_lk) | 77.29 | 98.4% | 2024-11-14 |
| 19115. | Havinastroke (saltyhavin) | 77.29 | 98% | 2024-12-02 |
| 19116. | crowxsharingan (crowsharingan) | 77.29 | 95.8% | 2024-11-24 |
| 19117. | Spork4 (spork4) | 77.29 | 98% | 2018-08-25 |
| 19118. | probindomans (probindomans92) | 77.28 | 97% | 2024-11-24 |
| 19119. | doof (deformed_banana) | 77.28 | 97% | 2024-02-15 |
| 19120. | adam (lhallant) | 77.28 | 98% | 2022-08-24 |
| 19121. | flair (ellemo) | 77.28 | 97.7% | 2023-11-16 |
| 19122. | Abdullah (i3bodfc) | 77.28 | 96% | 2021-07-17 |
| 19123. | James (vietnommyz) | 77.28 | 94% | 2016-04-23 |
| 19124. | sarah (sek1129) | 77.28 | 93% | 2012-03-13 |
| 19125. | geonna (geonna) | 77.27 | 96% | 2022-11-20 |
| 19126. | UsmanTyper (usmantypist) | 77.27 | 98% | 2024-10-19 |
| 19127. | Charcoal (tmleavitt) | 77.27 | 96% | 2018-08-27 |
| 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 |