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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21173. | Ioannis (ipaio) | 67.73 | 97% | 2020-07-18 |
21174. | DankerTanker (danky420) | 67.72 | 97% | 2023-01-15 |
21175. | Antoine (frenchtwan) | 67.72 | 94% | 2016-09-22 |
21176. | Alibi (f_1_0_1w) | 67.72 | 94.9% | 2023-11-15 |
21177. | evan (eash628) | 67.72 | — | 2010-10-11 |
21178. | tstats[osmio190] (osmio190) | 67.72 | 94% | 2011-07-07 |
21179. | Cheryl (cheryl_cao) | 67.72 | 95% | 2015-01-18 |
21180. | ankit (ank_08) | 67.72 | — | 2011-01-21 |
21181. | Uladzislau (tumilok) | 67.71 | 98% | 2021-11-26 |
21182. | sammy (sam_i_am01) | 67.71 | 99% | 2021-02-27 |
21183. | merk (undernewb) | 67.71 | 90% | 2017-03-08 |
21184. | shaun (shaun1234) | 67.71 | 87% | 2016-05-27 |
21185. | Hrant (hrant99) | 67.71 | 96% | 2015-12-26 |
21186. | Twis (twis23) | 67.70 | 96% | 2021-07-23 |
21187. | aNoNyMoUs (phantom_18) | 67.70 | 96% | 2024-03-06 |
21188. | Sarah (snmn211) | 67.70 | — | 2010-08-30 |
21189. | Sloth Typist (yourxianda) | 67.69 | 96.8% | 2023-12-28 |
21190. | Joaquin (super_gaboboy) | 67.69 | 96.5% | 2023-12-17 |
21191. | ken (ken_no_kizzi) | 67.69 | 94.1% | 2023-11-14 |
21192. | I'm slow... (ac_type) | 67.69 | 94% | 2023-04-10 |
21193. | Aelyos learns to type (aely... | 67.69 | 99% | 2024-01-29 |
21194. | WayTo (sisiko8) | 67.69 | 97% | 2021-03-02 |
21195. | Just Melo (psyclone) | 67.69 | 95.4% | 2021-01-29 |
21196. | Im jeong min (qwerasdf123) | 67.69 | — | 2011-01-19 |
21197. | Marc (marcr) | 67.69 | 93% | 2015-04-28 |
21198. | tan (alextbh) | 67.69 | 92% | 2016-06-07 |
21199. | maxsquared (maxsquared) | 67.68 | 99% | 2024-04-05 |
21200. | Vip Lew (vipakornl) | 67.68 | 98% | 2023-12-04 |
21201. | Jimmy Man (jimman935) | 67.68 | 97% | 2023-12-23 |
21202. | Rick (never_gonna_give_you_... | 67.68 | 98% | 2023-12-16 |
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 |