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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14100. | Brother (fancyasspigeon) | 79.04 | 98% | 2021-07-27 |
14101. | Violet (violetsareblue) | 79.04 | 97.3% | 2021-02-12 |
14102. | Guest (insi) | 79.04 | 97% | 2016-08-21 |
14103. | Andreas (asbestos) | 79.04 | 98% | 2015-06-26 |
14104. | Hose (skaldsss) | 79.03 | 97% | 2021-06-13 |
14105. | Ara Ara (vinhwiu) | 79.03 | 97% | 2022-02-12 |
14106. | Aisuru (r_chin) | 79.03 | 97% | 2022-09-07 |
14107. | Free_Palestine (irugaryoga) | 79.02 | 96% | 2024-05-28 |
14108. | Julius (julius0520) | 79.02 | 96% | 2022-12-17 |
14109. | Nick (blafl) | 79.02 | 95% | 2016-11-05 |
14110. | Ahmad (apathicss) | 79.02 | 97% | 2021-12-05 |
14111. | RoyalFlush (royalflush21) | 79.02 | 93% | 2016-08-17 |
14112. | sin (dalysin) | 79.02 | 97% | 2022-09-02 |
14113. | Isuck (austin_was_here) | 79.02 | 95% | 2014-12-27 |
14114. | sammy (sammyismuff) | 79.01 | 96.7% | 2023-12-03 |
14115. | Lammy (benstickobi595) | 79.01 | 98.1% | 2024-01-01 |
14116. | minnie (aceycanttype) | 79.00 | 96% | 2021-05-08 |
14117. | Teodor (teo_climber) | 79.00 | 98% | 2023-07-26 |
14118. | Lara (goddess_111) | 79.00 | 95% | 2021-09-21 |
14119. | Alexander (taklit) | 79.00 | 98% | 2022-03-09 |
14120. | Tracie (masako) | 79.00 | 92% | 2012-04-14 |
14121. | harventhy (harventhy) | 79.00 | 97% | 2019-12-28 |
14122. | Petro (vpetro) | 79.00 | 95% | 2011-10-31 |
14123. | Akshar (aksharchrome) | 79.00 | 93% | 2016-07-13 |
14124. | squidite (squidite) | 78.99 | 97% | 2024-04-23 |
14125. | Luke (luthedog) | 78.99 | 99% | 2024-03-21 |
14126. | Vanessa (vanaenaeee) | 78.99 | 98% | 2021-05-15 |
14127. | GMHazem (gm_hazem02) | 78.99 | 96.7% | 2024-01-08 |
14128. | Onigirya 🍙 (x3npai) | 78.99 | 96% | 2020-12-22 |
14129. | Andrè (andrree) | 78.99 | 97% | 2024-04-11 |
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 |