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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Rank | Username | WPM | Accuracy | Date |
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29844. | Storm Shadow (samitrai) | 51.91 | 95% | 2017-06-11 |
29845. | amankwa (hla885) | 51.91 | 94% | 2012-05-17 |
29846. | Kevin (kasistores) | 51.91 | 86% | 2017-01-12 |
29847. | JUNED (juned) | 51.91 | 92% | 2011-09-28 |
29848. | Sammie (digbhg) | 51.91 | 94% | 2013-01-16 |
29849. | Mavvy (mavvy_289) | 51.90 | 95% | 2022-06-27 |
29850. | Maddie (madkool) | 51.90 | 96% | 2023-11-14 |
29851. | Tommie (tommiecat) | 51.90 | 93% | 2016-06-21 |
29852. | PeanutJam (peanutjam) | 51.90 | 88% | 2013-12-10 |
29853. | PhanhotboY (phanhotboy) | 51.89 | 97% | 2023-04-14 |
29854. | Noushad (noushuk512) | 51.89 | 95.4% | 2024-01-30 |
29855. | Mike (mike777) | 51.89 | 96% | 2014-04-25 |
29856. | anindya (mayamayo) | 51.89 | 93% | 2013-01-22 |
29857. | Bdog (bdogblue) | 51.88 | 98% | 2022-02-22 |
29858. | sanket (sanket7) | 51.88 | 94% | 2014-10-08 |
29859. | Igum (igumhau) | 51.88 | 95% | 2011-12-21 |
29860. | Umang (youknowmewell) | 51.87 | 96% | 2023-06-23 |
29861. | Ronald (200275146) | 51.87 | — | 2011-01-10 |
29862. | Juan (juanpalx) | 51.87 | 85% | 2013-04-25 |
29863. | Michael (michaz) | 51.86 | 96% | 2022-04-03 |
29864. | iStealCatNips (i_steal_cat_... | 51.85 | 93% | 2022-03-20 |
29865. | Rico (cujodog09) | 51.85 | 83% | 2014-01-10 |
29866. | Hner (hner) | 51.85 | 88% | 2016-08-10 |
29867. | J (jj024) | 51.84 | 96% | 2022-03-09 |
29868. | Albert (ag100) | 51.84 | 96.6% | 2023-11-22 |
29869. | Marko (antilx) | 51.84 | 90% | 2015-01-09 |
29870. | Nightmare (nightmare_foxy) | 51.83 | 93% | 2020-08-23 |
29871. | Do (tai230) | 51.83 | 94% | 2014-11-04 |
29872. | helen (lordmayor) | 51.83 | 98% | 2012-02-01 |
29873. | danthemcman (danthemcman) | 51.82 | 97% | 2024-01-23 |
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 |