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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31726. | guy (zagu) | 41.86 | 96% | 2020-04-25 |
31727. | El (elchapo0) | 41.84 | 96% | 2023-06-12 |
31728. | Igor (nyarlath) | 41.82 | 95% | 2012-04-10 |
31729. | Chris (safebet) | 41.80 | 96% | 2024-03-05 |
31730. | Note (_note_) | 41.78 | 92% | 2023-12-19 |
31731. | futoshi (futoshi) | 41.76 | 92% | 2015-06-13 |
31732. | phil (phil1) | 41.74 | 90% | 2012-09-08 |
31733. | Lev (leviity) | 41.71 | 91.6% | 2023-12-05 |
31734. | Rossi (rossifillz14) | 41.70 | 95% | 2015-06-11 |
31735. | Pluto (pluto_the_typer) | 41.67 | 94.3% | 2023-11-13 |
31736. | Bekzat (bekzat_abdikarimov) | 41.64 | 95% | 2021-08-24 |
31737. | Ferrari (typeracer333) | 41.64 | 85% | 2011-06-02 |
31738. | Chiu Wai (hsoscar) | 41.64 | 93% | 2014-11-26 |
31739. | benjamin (dyingthief) | 41.64 | 88% | 2011-10-08 |
31740. | Prudhvi (kingraju) | 41.62 | 83% | 2012-03-27 |
31741. | Law (dumbgumgum) | 41.60 | 96% | 2020-10-23 |
31742. | Murad (murad90) | 41.58 | 91% | 2021-09-26 |
31743. | Speeder (atspeeder) | 41.58 | 92% | 2017-04-23 |
31744. | mahmoud khater (mahmoudkharer) | 41.57 | 93.5% | 2024-01-10 |
31745. | KIRA (_arik_) | 41.57 | 93% | 2022-03-22 |
31746. | Guest (hamsterdragon) | 41.51 | 94% | 2023-12-20 |
31747. | talha (talhaparvez) | 41.49 | 96% | 2024-01-06 |
31748. | jacky (jackycai) | 41.49 | 95% | 2019-08-17 |
31749. | Jesmond (jesmond) | 41.48 | 95.5% | 2023-11-16 |
31750. | padra (sabat) | 41.45 | 89% | 2012-12-04 |
31751. | Mark Carrico (mcarrico) | 41.44 | 97% | 2024-01-05 |
31752. | sarah (infiniterace) | 41.37 | — | 2011-01-24 |
31753. | Michael (mickeymount) | 41.37 | 93% | 2012-04-27 |
31754. | Darth Vaper (ylrequiem) | 41.33 | 94% | 2024-04-18 |
31755. | nitish (hunt_123) | 41.32 | 92% | 2016-03-05 |
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 |