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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14299. | Chase (flash_g0rd0n) | 78.92 | 96% | 2023-02-19 |
14300. | Neil (neildg) | 78.92 | 97% | 2021-03-11 |
14301. | Some (heavy_metal123) | 78.92 | 94% | 2015-10-21 |
14302. | jpow (jpowwow) | 78.92 | 97.3% | 2021-02-01 |
14303. | Animehoshi.com (joshuafly) | 78.92 | 96% | 2018-07-20 |
14304. | Clayton Schroeder (cl8on8or) | 78.91 | 96% | 2024-03-24 |
14305. | Max (maxstellar) | 78.91 | 95.8% | 2024-04-02 |
14306. | Some1uknow (some1uknow) | 78.91 | 97% | 2023-12-31 |
14307. | Ben (bmainbird) | 78.91 | 98% | 2023-05-28 |
14308. | Pan con Palta (panconpalta123) | 78.91 | 97% | 2020-11-04 |
14309. | Dawg (goon_goonster) | 78.91 | 97% | 2021-05-30 |
14310. | Thelonious (thelonious) | 78.91 | 95% | 2013-07-13 |
14311. | Hannes (excaligo) | 78.91 | 92% | 2014-03-03 |
14312. | handsomejack (handsomejack) | 78.91 | 97% | 2013-12-17 |
14313. | ZAHID (zahidmisgar) | 78.91 | 96% | 2019-05-30 |
14314. | 4Head (anele) | 78.91 | 97% | 2016-09-09 |
14315. | Reemie (reemie1710) | 78.90 | 97% | 2024-02-18 |
14316. | Hristo (thespooner) | 78.90 | 97% | 2018-01-09 |
14317. | xd (palmate) | 78.90 | 96.2% | 2023-11-18 |
14318. | Anukool (anukooldeval) | 78.90 | — | 2010-08-07 |
14319. | Ansen (ansenon) | 78.90 | 92% | 2015-03-02 |
14320. | Zeb (foghorn) | 78.90 | 94% | 2012-05-09 |
14321. | Adam (adamx03) | 78.90 | 92% | 2017-02-07 |
14322. | Seiji (sati2030) | 78.89 | 96% | 2024-05-01 |
14323. | Henry (onrie) | 78.89 | 95.8% | 2023-12-14 |
14324. | Andre (dreson03) | 78.89 | 95% | 2021-09-24 |
14325. | Seth (tricarix) | 78.89 | 95% | 2012-11-06 |
14326. | James (youngtack) | 78.89 | 97% | 2018-01-09 |
14327. | James (womalish) | 78.89 | 96% | 2017-06-15 |
14328. | Matthew (mastermatthew) | 78.89 | 96% | 2011-11-22 |
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 |