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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17392. | Aakash (aakash2483) | 73.76 | 98.8% | 2023-11-29 |
17393. | Jake (pickofdestiny) | 73.76 | 90% | 2013-02-20 |
17394. | Hello (dubla345) | 73.76 | 96% | 2013-03-22 |
17395. | aka49 (aka49) | 73.76 | 93% | 2016-07-21 |
17396. | Joe (treeoflifeblood) | 73.75 | 97% | 2022-12-23 |
17397. | Vadim (najke) | 73.75 | 98% | 2012-12-16 |
17398. | Skulkan (skulkan) | 73.75 | 92% | 2014-10-15 |
17399. | david (jrdupd) | 73.75 | 98% | 2016-02-08 |
17400. | J (jpero) | 73.75 | 96% | 2012-05-09 |
17401. | maltinyu (maltinyu) | 73.74 | 95.8% | 2023-12-15 |
17402. | Dickson (dxn126) | 73.74 | 97% | 2018-09-27 |
17403. | T (sds5432) | 73.74 | — | 2010-08-17 |
17404. | JeanValjean (johnvaljohn) | 73.74 | 97% | 2016-11-18 |
17405. | Joel (joeljohnstone) | 73.73 | 98% | 2022-06-17 |
17406. | edward (yeti509) | 73.73 | 96.4% | 2021-02-04 |
17407. | Brent (writerb) | 73.73 | 99% | 2013-02-01 |
17408. | No (therj) | 73.72 | 96.4% | 2023-11-19 |
17409. | mt (mtutunchi) | 73.72 | 95% | 2021-07-13 |
17410. | Roger (rogergnay) | 73.72 | 98% | 2020-12-14 |
17411. | Robert (sunasus) | 73.72 | 97% | 2020-01-30 |
17412. | T^T (asylumchess) | 73.72 | 97% | 2018-04-01 |
17413. | manner (stealthheli) | 73.71 | 95% | 2024-03-25 |
17414. | Blawizard (blaawizard) | 73.71 | 97% | 2024-01-06 |
17415. | Yazan (wa5rx3) | 73.71 | 98.3% | 2024-03-20 |
17416. | uwucat (uwucat) | 73.71 | 97% | 2021-06-24 |
17417. | Juan (yosohs) | 73.71 | 95% | 2024-03-20 |
17418. | 99_typing (kalef21) | 73.71 | 97% | 2017-12-14 |
17419. | orl (orjin) | 73.71 | 94.6% | 2021-02-07 |
17420. | Clannad AS (onepieceanime) | 73.71 | 96% | 2013-12-22 |
17421. | Rod (rod13824) | 73.71 | — | 2010-08-19 |
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 |