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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28899. | Vignesh (avkvignesh) | 53.69 | 95% | 2016-08-09 |
28900. | Ian (ani100) | 53.68 | 89% | 2014-11-17 |
28901. | easing (easingz) | 53.68 | 94% | 2016-10-10 |
28902. | Mis94 (mis94) | 53.68 | 95% | 2015-01-03 |
28903. | Colin (3geosyog) | 53.68 | 97% | 2019-04-01 |
28904. | Elie (iceworld) | 53.67 | 97% | 2018-07-24 |
28905. | Sujith (suji251) | 53.67 | 95% | 2013-04-03 |
28906. | Bymbadulam (boa_7515) | 53.67 | 95.3% | 2024-04-12 |
28907. | mmills18 (mmills18) | 53.67 | 97% | 2021-03-30 |
28908. | Mart (ketalanka) | 53.67 | 93% | 2011-06-09 |
28909. | Tomaz (dragart) | 53.67 | 98% | 2022-10-28 |
28910. | Brenda (camry) | 53.67 | 99% | 2013-01-24 |
28911. | Fri5day (wongkokpin) | 53.66 | 92% | 2014-02-19 |
28912. | Mehran (mehrandvd) | 53.66 | 93% | 2016-11-29 |
28913. | Jason (jasontong) | 53.66 | 95% | 2012-03-04 |
28914. | James (jugglingking) | 53.66 | — | 2011-03-12 |
28915. | JFL (mialiu0804) | 53.65 | 96% | 2021-11-08 |
28916. | Random (randomlygenerated3194) | 53.65 | 97.3% | 2023-12-11 |
28917. | Andrew (impereos) | 53.65 | 94.3% | 2023-12-13 |
28918. | Dang (cogi2996) | 53.65 | 96% | 2022-07-13 |
28919. | Sarah (ssarahhh) | 53.65 | 93% | 2021-02-14 |
28920. | Gail (gail2_rickman) | 53.65 | 97% | 2012-02-25 |
28921. | Bobban (bobban) | 53.65 | 95% | 2017-10-21 |
28922. | wens (wensryan20) | 53.65 | 93% | 2012-02-03 |
28923. | Ash (asharrow) | 53.64 | 98% | 2024-04-17 |
28924. | 0k (yasboy164) | 53.64 | 94.8% | 2021-02-07 |
28925. | Doris (dorisk) | 53.64 | 91% | 2016-08-11 |
28926. | Sam (mrspongex33) | 53.64 | 96% | 2017-11-23 |
28927. | john joel (johnjoel) | 53.64 | 93% | 2016-05-17 |
28928. | caplink (caplink) | 53.63 | 96% | 2024-02-11 |
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 |