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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14769. | Fard12 (aaakribane131) | 78.04 | 95.1% | 2023-11-17 |
14770. | ArañaDelRio (kabsa1985) | 78.04 | 98% | 2021-06-13 |
14771. | gaddiel (gaddiel) | 78.04 | 97% | 2015-06-03 |
14772. | telionalk (telionalk) | 78.03 | 97% | 2024-03-27 |
14773. | Pasin (_hello_world) | 78.03 | 96.8% | 2023-11-12 |
14774. | Eros (tigeros) | 78.03 | 97% | 2023-01-31 |
14775. | Rho (hackinghorn) | 78.03 | 98% | 2012-06-15 |
14776. | Carlos (cpbh16) | 78.03 | 97% | 2013-07-25 |
14777. | Sid (pokecrater1) | 78.03 | 95% | 2021-05-16 |
14778. | Odudu (emmillio) | 78.03 | 97% | 2012-04-30 |
14779. | Daddy (wheresmaddy) | 78.03 | 90% | 2015-09-30 |
14780. | Yash (yashness) | 78.03 | 98% | 2015-05-12 |
14781. | Joe (peterlim968) | 78.02 | 94% | 2021-03-04 |
14782. | Sunil (chipu) | 78.02 | 97% | 2018-03-06 |
14783. | Gramm (alternativeink) | 78.02 | 94% | 2016-04-16 |
14784. | Aidan (aidan_) | 78.02 | 94% | 2016-02-20 |
14785. | tje (tje04) | 78.01 | 94% | 2021-07-18 |
14786. | Sultan (sultanreal) | 78.01 | 97.5% | 2023-11-19 |
14787. | yolo (yoloswag2000) | 78.01 | 95% | 2023-03-16 |
14788. | r (arcy) | 78.01 | 98% | 2015-12-17 |
14789. | Hex (galaxyyyy) | 78.01 | 95% | 2019-12-29 |
14790. | Cody (ydocakz) | 78.01 | 94% | 2014-01-12 |
14791. | Andy (agiantfish) | 78.01 | 97% | 2014-05-22 |
14792. | Kevin (klm242) | 78.00 | 98% | 2012-10-20 |
14793. | hissi (hissi) | 78.00 | 98% | 2020-09-22 |
14794. | MarxistLeninist (alasma) | 78.00 | 90% | 2016-05-13 |
14795. | Faisal (mfaisal98) | 77.99 | 100% | 2024-04-22 |
14796. | kd (kdrai007) | 77.99 | 96.9% | 2024-03-22 |
14797. | Angela (purplehalo3) | 77.99 | 96% | 2017-01-14 |
14798. | E (tmuk) | 77.99 | 99% | 2012-09-13 |
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 |