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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13908. | (nikasaur) | 79.36 | 89% | 2012-01-11 |
13909. | Neil (crazazyasian1337) | 79.35 | — | 2010-12-22 |
13910. | Kasper (probablykasper) | 79.35 | 96% | 2024-04-14 |
13911. | Nathan (craizar) | 79.35 | 98% | 2018-02-24 |
13912. | Juraj (jurajkremser) | 79.35 | 98% | 2014-07-03 |
13913. | Sebastian (sebaci) | 79.35 | — | 2011-01-19 |
13914. | Michael (mastermew122) | 79.34 | 96% | 2024-04-20 |
13915. | T (t664) | 79.34 | 96% | 2024-03-27 |
13916. | Shawna (shawnanic856) | 79.34 | 97% | 2021-08-03 |
13917. | Vincent (filtertype) | 79.34 | 97% | 2021-12-17 |
13918. | Sandesh (sandeshjoshi) | 79.34 | 97% | 2023-01-22 |
13919. | Terra (mcterra) | 79.34 | 99% | 2022-01-10 |
13920. | Learning (beginnercolemak) | 79.34 | 91% | 2013-09-13 |
13921. | Skt (sktboi) | 79.33 | 93% | 2015-07-05 |
13922. | hinomy (hinomiya) | 79.33 | 96% | 2017-02-22 |
13923. | Nguyen Canh (ctna) | 79.33 | 98% | 2011-12-09 |
13924. | Clay (milk1018) | 79.32 | 97% | 2021-09-09 |
13925. | Rick (hanschenz) | 79.32 | 95% | 2012-09-28 |
13926. | Ganesh (ganesh2) | 79.32 | 97% | 2024-02-23 |
13927. | ObiWanKeyboardobi (obiwanke... | 79.32 | 97% | 2021-11-19 |
13928. | Ben (hhkbpro) | 79.32 | 94% | 2015-10-25 |
13929. | Adel (adelcoom77) | 79.32 | 95% | 2015-09-22 |
13930. | Winner... (afghanistan) | 79.32 | 99% | 2012-08-09 |
13931. | Mr. (stealthykoalaber) | 79.31 | 95% | 2018-06-10 |
13932. | Chris (chris_meng41) | 79.31 | 90% | 2014-03-01 |
13933. | YenShuo (yenshuo) | 79.31 | 98% | 2013-07-18 |
13934. | Kate (katedo) | 79.31 | 97% | 2012-04-28 |
13935. | Yo (azurewinter) | 79.31 | 97% | 2020-06-18 |
13936. | A.A.Fouad (snkpl) | 79.30 | 97% | 2022-02-21 |
13937. | Kris (kris_p_l) | 79.30 | 96% | 2020-01-22 |
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 |