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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11868. | Justin (minionace47) | 83.16 | 97% | 2018-02-21 |
11869. | Saurabh (saurabh007) | 83.16 | 96% | 2024-05-07 |
11870. | Anmol (anmol_up70) | 83.16 | 98% | 2023-02-19 |
11871. | roberto.rodriguezarch (ytryy) | 83.16 | 96.7% | 2023-12-29 |
11872. | Aaron (oantseri) | 83.16 | 99% | 2020-08-15 |
11873. | Caroline (murungu) | 83.16 | — | 2010-10-27 |
11874. | George (geochuu) | 83.16 | 97% | 2017-09-13 |
11875. | wat (yoohoos) | 83.16 | 93% | 2012-12-08 |
11876. | Matilda (x_missin_pgl_2008_x) | 83.16 | 98% | 2019-04-29 |
11877. | Schnu (schnu) | 83.16 | 95% | 2012-06-24 |
11878. | Greg (gwself) | 83.16 | 94% | 2013-12-18 |
11879. | HyperioN (hyperion1138) | 83.15 | 97% | 2018-01-22 |
11880. | Derek (dlsr) | 83.15 | 95% | 2014-08-23 |
11881. | Krisztian (ltplissken) | 83.15 | 95% | 2017-01-25 |
11882. | mky (omkyo) | 83.15 | 95% | 2020-03-15 |
11883. | Ibro (ibro) | 83.15 | 94% | 2011-06-26 |
11884. | Peter Nguyen (lilhmart) | 83.14 | 96.8% | 2024-04-26 |
11885. | BigMoneySpeed (bigmoneyspee... | 83.14 | 98.6% | 2024-01-12 |
11886. | George V. (mashingans) | 83.14 | 96% | 2023-01-11 |
11887. | IsMythic (ismythic) | 83.14 | 96% | 2023-11-21 |
11888. | Ceres (the445guy) | 83.14 | 97% | 2022-06-25 |
11889. | Bongoblaster (bongoblaster) | 83.13 | 97.7% | 2023-12-18 |
11890. | Artisan (artisan0211) | 83.13 | 98.1% | 2023-12-08 |
11891. | Marzy (morzi) | 83.13 | 95% | 2012-08-04 |
11892. | Ryan (ysys9) | 83.13 | 99% | 2021-11-27 |
11893. | Itz (itz_star_lol) | 83.13 | 97.9% | 2021-02-22 |
11894. | Saneem (xaneem) | 83.12 | 95% | 2013-08-05 |
11895. | lol (iknowright) | 83.12 | 97% | 2023-04-05 |
11896. | nerd (smashful) | 83.12 | 97% | 2016-01-19 |
11897. | five (kingfive) | 83.12 | 94% | 2015-03-22 |
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 |