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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30105. | quasi (quasimodo) | 49.94 | 90% | 2012-08-17 |
30106. | James (jamesarmor) | 49.93 | 96% | 2019-08-06 |
30107. | seokjelly (seokjelly) | 49.92 | 94% | 2024-02-27 |
30108. | Paul (aerosana) | 49.92 | 90% | 2013-06-29 |
30109. | mike (yyu2017) | 49.90 | 95% | 2021-03-14 |
30110. | Emerilzz (emerilzz) | 49.90 | 97% | 2024-05-10 |
30111. | Victor Niel (victorniel) | 49.90 | 93.5% | 2023-12-07 |
30112. | Abhilash (abhilash_kumar) | 49.90 | 94% | 2022-11-18 |
30113. | Sassy (taingdavy) | 49.90 | 97% | 2023-05-22 |
30114. | Adam (mentalbrick) | 49.89 | 96% | 2012-10-12 |
30115. | Vishwajeet Prasad (vishwaje... | 49.89 | 96% | 2021-11-16 |
30116. | Penny (hellopenny) | 49.89 | 96% | 2012-10-31 |
30117. | Karen (compudoor) | 49.89 | 99% | 2013-06-14 |
30118. | Nitesh (gokunik) | 49.88 | 96% | 2021-05-11 |
30119. | Hunter (hunter_rammi) | 49.88 | 93% | 2013-09-05 |
30120. | Mike (milone) | 49.87 | 96% | 2021-03-26 |
30121. | brewuice (brewuice_wanye) | 49.86 | 95% | 2018-07-15 |
30122. | Arash (miyazakiro) | 49.85 | 94% | 2021-12-09 |
30123. | taffy (kkristof97) | 49.84 | 92% | 2020-08-03 |
30124. | basil (1trying_to_be_fast1) | 49.84 | 95% | 2022-09-18 |
30125. | Rk (rktyper) | 49.83 | 94% | 2017-12-18 |
30126. | men (menamara7@gmail.com) | 49.83 | — | 2011-04-19 |
30127. | Solar (solugebefola) | 49.83 | 97% | 2015-07-14 |
30128. | Arbelo (arbelo) | 49.83 | 95% | 2012-09-29 |
30129. | Apsodius (apsodius) | 49.82 | 94.2% | 2023-12-02 |
30130. | Brandon Briley (milob) | 49.81 | 95% | 2024-04-19 |
30131. | Vincent (vincunt_) | 49.81 | 95% | 2019-05-02 |
30132. | dazzdm (dazzdm) | 49.80 | 94.9% | 2024-01-15 |
30133. | Mohammad (mohammad__) | 49.80 | 94% | 2021-03-04 |
30134. | Vinayak K (vinayakkk) | 49.79 | 94% | 2024-04-18 |
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 |