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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11072. | Eldgrisen (eldgrisen) | 84.68 | 96% | 2018-02-05 |
11073. | oluwatoba (oluwatoba) | 84.68 | 94% | 2012-11-24 |
11074. | Sam (disasterlooms) | 84.68 | 97% | 2019-02-03 |
11075. | ChimmyChungus (gregularjoe) | 84.67 | 98% | 2024-01-18 |
11076. | Viktor (wector77y) | 84.67 | 95% | 2021-12-09 |
11077. | Jackson (united9jackson) | 84.67 | 96% | 2021-11-12 |
11078. | Saman (kittipot1) | 84.67 | 98% | 2020-12-15 |
11079. | Brian (bsonde) | 84.67 | 97% | 2019-09-05 |
11080. | Abah (melaka) | 84.67 | 95% | 2014-08-22 |
11081. | Yo (schiggy) | 84.67 | 94% | 2014-12-05 |
11082. | ryan (dirtyphoenix) | 84.67 | 93% | 2016-03-19 |
11083. | Zen (zennabon) | 84.66 | 98% | 2022-08-06 |
11084. | CHRISTIAN (chris7ka) | 84.66 | 97.5% | 2024-05-03 |
11085. | Psycho (psychobrainman) | 84.66 | 100% | 2018-07-30 |
11086. | lebum (lebum) | 84.66 | 96% | 2015-08-09 |
11087. | d'Ar-apps (darapsas) | 84.66 | 99% | 2021-10-22 |
11088. | tony (nickjonaz) | 84.65 | 97% | 2023-09-22 |
11089. | Ethan (emahaulu20) | 84.65 | 97% | 2016-05-25 |
11090. | Brian (bfitz88) | 84.65 | 97% | 2016-02-19 |
11091. | BRETT KOHLER IS SCARED OF S... | 84.64 | 98% | 2013-09-17 |
11092. | 德古斯 (papaco) | 84.64 | 97% | 2018-01-26 |
11093. | undrash (undrash) | 84.63 | 98% | 2024-04-29 |
11094. | Real (slendymale) | 84.63 | 96% | 2022-12-03 |
11095. | Alberto (thearod5) | 84.63 | 98% | 2022-02-08 |
11096. | Zaw (zhphyo) | 84.63 | 95% | 2013-05-19 |
11097. | ayy (spurty) | 84.63 | 96% | 2018-01-30 |
11098. | Krishna (cold5r) | 84.63 | 97% | 2017-12-03 |
11099. | Thomas (tm97) | 84.62 | 98% | 2019-12-30 |
11100. | Ivar (eaves) | 84.62 | 98% | 2017-08-31 |
11101. | Anthony (orn59354) | 84.62 | 97% | 2023-05-18 |
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 |