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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15932. | Palutena (merebitt) | 76.06 | 97% | 2022-10-14 |
15933. | Vladislove (vladislove) | 76.06 | 92% | 2015-08-22 |
15934. | pawitz (pawitzmu) | 76.06 | — | 2011-03-24 |
15935. | Makiven (maki_ven) | 76.05 | 99% | 2023-07-22 |
15936. | Alex (toperella) | 76.05 | 98% | 2024-02-29 |
15937. | Rio (riokku) | 76.05 | 88% | 2014-02-13 |
15938. | Savana (ssantos) | 76.05 | 95% | 2015-06-15 |
15939. | Cassidy (cbearap) | 76.05 | 95% | 2012-02-24 |
15940. | Jeremy (definee) | 76.04 | 91% | 2017-05-02 |
15941. | Uunituore (uunituore) | 76.04 | 96.9% | 2024-01-10 |
15942. | emon (emontsang) | 76.04 | 91% | 2016-10-19 |
15943. | ᴛᴀxɪ ᴅʀɪᴠᴇʀ ð... | 76.04 | 95.7% | 2023-11-11 |
15944. | Sebastian (nichtmonti) | 76.04 | 97% | 2021-11-30 |
15945. | chinguun (chinguun_0301) | 76.04 | 94.7% | 2023-11-10 |
15946. | JC (jcfermin) | 76.04 | 93% | 2014-09-21 |
15947. | wawang (wangzfu) | 76.04 | 95% | 2012-05-15 |
15948. | PianoRadek (piano_radek) | 76.03 | 96.4% | 2023-10-11 |
15949. | Me (usernamehere_) | 76.03 | 98% | 2024-02-10 |
15950. | Lai (lai_) | 76.03 | 97% | 2021-11-02 |
15951. | Conor (conniepoo) | 76.03 | 93% | 2014-06-24 |
15952. | Gay Toyholi (l3hargav) | 76.03 | 97% | 2021-08-11 |
15953. | Amethyst (artesoscuras) | 76.03 | 94% | 2016-07-19 |
15954. | Kelvino (viperz28) | 76.03 | 94% | 2014-06-27 |
15955. | Ryan (ramblinreck) | 76.03 | 95% | 2015-10-09 |
15956. | Scott (a_simple_educator) | 76.02 | 97% | 2022-09-18 |
15957. | MazzaM (typingproxyz) | 76.02 | 96% | 2021-04-18 |
15958. | shane (dmavrcks) | 76.02 | — | 2011-04-17 |
15959. | Rob (hybrii) | 76.02 | 91% | 2013-11-09 |
15960. | rahul (rahuldeora) | 76.02 | 96% | 2013-09-13 |
15961. | N (nicktrick) | 76.02 | 97% | 2015-05-17 |
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 |