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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5881. | gradient (misaelmmorales06) | 97.19 | 98% | 2022-04-13 |
5882. | Kaylee (kaycamper19) | 97.18 | 98% | 2021-07-14 |
5883. | KBA (kdlt) | 97.18 | 97% | 2020-05-30 |
5884. | Jonathan (mabberino) | 97.18 | 98% | 2022-07-29 |
5885. | Robert (z1lc) | 97.18 | 94% | 2012-04-18 |
5886. | hugo ツ AZERTY enjoyer (ex... | 97.17 | 94.5% | 2023-10-20 |
5887. | Lauren (merpling) | 97.17 | 98% | 2021-11-21 |
5888. | Nick (nidzoni) | 97.17 | 97% | 2021-10-25 |
5889. | JJ (japie4life) | 97.17 | 92% | 2016-10-29 |
5890. | Cooper (gainczak) | 97.16 | 97% | 2022-10-01 |
5891. | New typer (otherslowtyper) | 97.16 | 99% | 2023-12-05 |
5892. | pnjzz.colemakDH_layout (pnjzz) | 97.16 | 98% | 2023-06-20 |
5893. | ぴくるす (danny45) | 97.16 | — | 2010-12-06 |
5894. | Paul (paul_lebedev) | 97.15 | 97% | 2022-01-03 |
5895. | Katy (kittymeowers) | 97.15 | 99% | 2017-07-19 |
5896. | Emily (milay68) | 97.15 | — | 2010-10-25 |
5897. | azangeho (coreiscool) | 97.14 | 97% | 2021-06-13 |
5898. | Shiki (cheng500) | 97.14 | 95% | 2013-07-29 |
5899. | Chi (348cdt21) | 97.14 | 99% | 2015-11-07 |
5900. | (✿ ◕‿◕) (heavyseas) | 97.14 | 90% | 2012-12-28 |
5901. | RainFury (reiner24) | 97.13 | 98.1% | 2023-12-16 |
5902. | bub (eatoe) | 97.13 | 97% | 2023-04-28 |
5903. | Alison (monarca) | 97.13 | 97% | 2012-07-31 |
5904. | Kacper (frgtn) | 97.13 | 97% | 2018-08-10 |
5905. | Pianist (kagamiyu) | 97.12 | 99% | 2019-05-03 |
5906. | Frank (frankieeeeej) | 97.12 | 95% | 2021-02-10 |
5907. | Hong Phuc (meta7) | 97.12 | 97% | 2015-02-09 |
5908. | Moy (moy280) | 97.11 | 97% | 2022-04-29 |
5909. | Erik (dasklumpital) | 97.11 | 94% | 2013-03-19 |
5910. | Haskier (haskier) | 97.11 | 96% | 2015-10-20 |
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 |