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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9453. | Violet (nidtsg1113) | 87.97 | 96% | 2019-02-28 |
9454. | mo (ceiba) | 87.97 | 98% | 2014-07-01 |
9455. | Christian (cjlax18) | 87.96 | 95% | 2020-10-13 |
9456. | John (g_fuel) | 87.95 | 98% | 2023-02-03 |
9457. | Robochu (robochu) | 87.95 | 98% | 2023-07-21 |
9458. | Marcel (nerias) | 87.95 | 98% | 2016-02-02 |
9459. | Tull (torfindel) | 87.95 | 96% | 2018-02-13 |
9460. | Petruccio (lolbraumm) | 87.94 | 99% | 2021-10-09 |
9461. | Timothy (timaloy) | 87.94 | 97% | 2022-02-18 |
9462. | Nik-Nik (niknoodle) | 87.94 | — | 2011-01-24 |
9463. | am (apb1) | 87.94 | — | 2010-11-22 |
9464. | mic (michaljanik) | 87.93 | 99% | 2023-12-18 |
9465. | Type (granwizard) | 87.93 | 99% | 2022-09-16 |
9466. | mrlago (mrlago) | 87.93 | 96% | 2014-03-26 |
9467. | Michal (psusylovar) | 87.93 | — | 2010-11-11 |
9468. | cowbot (peedir) | 87.93 | 98% | 2015-11-08 |
9469. | Someone (codingboy) | 87.92 | 96% | 2022-09-22 |
9470. | Cheese (arandomasiankid) | 87.92 | 97% | 2022-02-05 |
9471. | Fast (fastturkish) | 87.92 | 95% | 2013-06-30 |
9472. | Igor (skeef79) | 87.92 | 97% | 2021-02-10 |
9473. | Gabe (gabetan) | 87.92 | 99% | 2019-03-13 |
9474. | Nick (mathguy11) | 87.92 | 96% | 2014-02-09 |
9475. | Minh Kiet (buimonkey) | 87.91 | 97% | 2018-08-09 |
9476. | TonySoprano (tony_soprano) | 87.91 | 99% | 2020-04-14 |
9477. | Abhisek (_typing_) | 87.91 | 98% | 2022-08-26 |
9478. | swng (swng) | 87.91 | 98% | 2015-06-07 |
9479. | Shannon (shannon8605) | 87.91 | 95% | 2012-03-04 |
9480. | MST (stereotypist) | 87.90 | 99% | 2022-05-19 |
9481. | k (mc0sta) | 87.90 | 99% | 2022-09-07 |
9482. | Kenny (riggedcontingency) | 87.90 | 97% | 2020-10-17 |
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 |