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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25288. | Lekhraj (lekhrajprasad) | 60.96 | 95% | 2018-09-25 |
25289. | Kostyan (kostyan) | 60.96 | 96% | 2019-07-02 |
25290. | Vic (opposite) | 60.96 | — | 2011-03-03 |
25291. | Jackson (jackson1995) | 60.96 | 97% | 2014-07-15 |
25292. | Bao (b_lam) | 60.96 | 94% | 2011-07-08 |
25293. | Donny (donnylicious) | 60.95 | 97% | 2022-02-13 |
25294. | Jonathan (rokk123) | 60.95 | 99% | 2011-11-18 |
25295. | r0t3n (r0t3n) | 60.94 | 95% | 2024-03-19 |
25296. | Sujith (sai_sujith) | 60.94 | 96.4% | 2023-11-12 |
25297. | Tomáš (thumsv) | 60.94 | 98% | 2020-04-29 |
25298. | (ṑḼṓ) (wraith98) | 60.94 | 93% | 2021-01-06 |
25299. | MinIcArdI (minicardi) | 60.94 | 94% | 2014-01-20 |
25300. | Bunna (skykid) | 60.94 | — | 2010-12-03 |
25301. | Midnight (onepanda) | 60.94 | 94% | 2016-11-26 |
25302. | Noba (noba) | 60.94 | 97% | 2014-11-14 |
25303. | G (mrconductor) | 60.94 | 95% | 2012-01-18 |
25304. | Kazi Ifat Iftiar Fahim (ifa... | 60.93 | 97% | 2024-03-17 |
25305. | Noah (champion8795) | 60.93 | 97% | 2021-10-28 |
25306. | jeremy (seeeooow) | 60.93 | 97% | 2024-03-28 |
25307. | Jason679 (jason679) | 60.93 | 96.5% | 2023-11-21 |
25308. | noneov (aidentypefast) | 60.93 | 95% | 2022-03-04 |
25309. | Richard (tbone001) | 60.93 | 95% | 2020-05-16 |
25310. | Lars (aaberg) | 60.93 | 97% | 2017-12-26 |
25311. | Vagabond (omonbobo) | 60.93 | 94% | 2011-06-20 |
25312. | eigo (eigo) | 60.93 | 99% | 2016-08-14 |
25313. | thehiep (thehiep8x) | 60.93 | 96% | 2014-05-09 |
25314. | Tonitoni (toni_puolakka) | 60.92 | 96% | 2024-02-10 |
25315. | Fei (feiyan) | 60.92 | 94% | 2023-09-20 |
25316. | Minh (bladesong) | 60.92 | 96% | 2013-08-19 |
25317. | chung (chungtc20209) | 60.92 | 93% | 2011-05-15 |
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 |