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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10324. | okay (ooky) | 86.06 | 96% | 2023-11-21 |
10325. | Ninja (ninjamyopia) | 86.06 | 96% | 2020-11-07 |
10326. | C (meektaco) | 86.06 | 96% | 2020-01-11 |
10327. | Kai (zak3nnay0) | 86.06 | 92% | 2011-11-16 |
10328. | _ (zoli_) | 86.06 | 99% | 2016-03-15 |
10329. | Cam (camduong) | 86.06 | 98% | 2012-06-06 |
10330. | Slow_AF (flaming_gladius) | 86.05 | 97% | 2024-05-09 |
10331. | tstats[ymagunn] (ymagunn) | 86.05 | 96.9% | 2023-12-05 |
10332. | Abbey (abbey240901) | 86.05 | 99% | 2024-04-02 |
10333. | Verity (verity_2) | 86.05 | — | 2011-03-23 |
10334. | Parm (parm__85) | 86.05 | — | 2011-05-02 |
10335. | Lazer (lawins) | 86.04 | 97% | 2017-09-14 |
10336. | Homayoon (homayoonalm) | 86.04 | 96% | 2022-12-20 |
10337. | Austin (hobbes_0623) | 86.04 | 97% | 2024-01-28 |
10338. | Miaj (miajokuloj) | 86.04 | 96% | 2015-11-13 |
10339. | Malcolm (shredsauce) | 86.04 | 97% | 2015-05-06 |
10340. | Brian (brianpee) | 86.03 | 92% | 2012-11-21 |
10341. | jjujjubar (jjujjubar) | 86.03 | 98% | 2022-09-25 |
10342. | TC (mstngt) | 86.03 | 98% | 2020-07-15 |
10343. | tyler (ssjtyru) | 86.03 | 96% | 2022-04-03 |
10344. | Rodney (rodneyslafuente) | 86.03 | 96.8% | 2021-02-02 |
10345. | Trent (trent9j12) | 86.03 | 95% | 2016-01-24 |
10346. | Chocolat (ichocolat) | 86.03 | 95% | 2014-06-15 |
10347. | Emrah (lostinofthefunhouse) | 86.03 | 97% | 2011-10-30 |
10348. | Barett (thebman919) | 86.03 | — | 2011-03-27 |
10349. | Dennis (mwaweru) | 86.03 | 97% | 2012-06-13 |
10350. | qwertyu43 (qwerty34yh) | 86.02 | 97% | 2023-05-15 |
10351. | Daniel (sea_sick) | 86.02 | 97% | 2022-09-28 |
10352. | Derek (konceptzofdeath) | 86.02 | 94% | 2011-05-06 |
10353. | Jethro (jethrofort) | 86.01 | 97% | 2022-11-17 |
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 |