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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20311. | Chris (nasageek) | 69.06 | — | 2010-11-28 |
20312. | CaptainBlood (captainblood) | 69.06 | 93% | 2012-11-03 |
20313. | marji (marjiva) | 69.06 | 97% | 2014-08-27 |
20314. | Arsalan (vodkagunznbabez) | 69.06 | 90% | 2017-05-15 |
20315. | Andy Quest (andyquest) | 69.05 | 96% | 2024-01-19 |
20316. | Zaid (supremestflame) | 69.05 | 95% | 2016-08-21 |
20317. | Case (sauceman6913) | 69.05 | 96% | 2019-09-04 |
20318. | Dipak (dipakv) | 69.05 | 95% | 2015-07-09 |
20319. | WhatOnWhat (what_on_what1) | 69.04 | 97.1% | 2023-11-27 |
20320. | Vishal (vishal__) | 69.04 | 96% | 2021-06-01 |
20321. | Nithish (theunique_123) | 69.04 | 95% | 2022-05-31 |
20322. | andrey (maksay) | 69.04 | — | 2011-01-25 |
20323. | Oper (oper24) | 69.03 | 96% | 2024-04-11 |
20324. | bigfatchickan (suchaslowpoke) | 69.03 | 95% | 2022-07-21 |
20325. | Karthik (_karthik_jamadagni) | 69.03 | 96% | 2024-03-20 |
20326. | HowToWisnia (howtowisnia) | 69.03 | 93% | 2017-03-29 |
20327. | Aizaki (aizaki_) | 69.02 | 96% | 2022-11-19 |
20328. | Muugii (m_orgilmn) | 69.02 | 95% | 2023-11-30 |
20329. | AM (amesh8301) | 69.02 | 96% | 2023-02-20 |
20330. | Marben (skidl0ck_kazaf) | 69.02 | 97% | 2021-01-10 |
20331. | Meme (helix487) | 69.02 | 94% | 2017-07-24 |
20332. | Ahmed (ahmedkotb) | 69.02 | — | 2011-03-17 |
20333. | doctor velociraptor (doctor... | 69.01 | 96.9% | 2024-01-14 |
20334. | Macmed (macmed) | 69.01 | 93% | 2015-12-10 |
20335. | CurB (cur_b) | 69.01 | 96% | 2021-12-12 |
20336. | Snow (nyx2805) | 69.01 | 96% | 2020-12-20 |
20337. | Debarghya (d33dy) | 69.01 | 87% | 2013-02-08 |
20338. | Majid (majid87) | 69.01 | — | 2011-03-02 |
20339. | Hailee (haileeshower) | 69.01 | 93% | 2016-06-28 |
20340. | Simo (simo_) | 69.00 | 95% | 2016-06-10 |
Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
---|---|---|---|
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 |