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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7274. | ThxtYankee (thxtyankee) | 93.20 | 98% | 2024-03-08 |
7275. | laughablehammer (laughableh... | 93.20 | 97% | 2024-04-03 |
7276. | Mike (mkmkmk93) | 93.20 | 95% | 2013-02-11 |
7277. | Raizen (raizou) | 93.20 | 99% | 2013-10-27 |
7278. | vee (veedoze) | 93.19 | 97% | 2024-01-30 |
7279. | Sean (beahmer) | 93.19 | 99% | 2022-10-14 |
7280. | Elusaka (elusaka) | 93.19 | 96% | 2021-01-21 |
7281. | Michelle (mginatl) | 93.19 | 96% | 2017-10-16 |
7282. | Patrick (gjaw42) | 93.19 | — | 2011-05-01 |
7283. | Santiago (skavel) | 93.18 | 98% | 2021-05-09 |
7284. | Clarence (jeffdaddybezos) | 93.18 | 98% | 2023-01-12 |
7285. | Daryl (vencaida) | 93.18 | 99% | 2021-01-07 |
7286. | CJ (cannedair) | 93.18 | 98% | 2019-04-29 |
7287. | Benjamin (tryingtouse10fing... | 93.17 | 97% | 2021-11-14 |
7288. | Cwanand (cwanand) | 93.17 | 96.9% | 2024-02-09 |
7289. | first place (intelxeon) | 93.17 | 93% | 2017-01-14 |
7290. | Cloakaii (cloakae) | 93.16 | 96% | 2023-05-03 |
7291. | Ben (hulkunleashed) | 93.16 | 97% | 2022-02-07 |
7292. | (thelurkerman) | 93.16 | 91% | 2013-05-07 |
7293. | Benjamin (bshammond) | 93.16 | 98% | 2012-10-05 |
7294. | Brad (risen_au) | 93.16 | 99% | 2013-01-16 |
7295. | Kieran (glasses85) | 93.16 | 98% | 2015-03-20 |
7296. | Gyeoulie (yennie) | 93.15 | 97% | 2022-06-11 |
7297. | Nathaniel (zarrakk) | 93.15 | 98% | 2015-03-02 |
7298. | zoger (blade8227) | 93.15 | 92% | 2016-03-26 |
7299. | Tyler (xtios) | 93.14 | 96% | 2020-05-12 |
7300. | Ilan (ilanzs) | 93.14 | 97% | 2021-06-08 |
7301. | Marcin (virus11828) | 93.13 | 97% | 2014-10-23 |
7302. | BioFare (colemakinginprogress) | 93.13 | 98% | 2023-09-28 |
7303. | eduardo (eduardonobre) | 93.13 | 99% | 2022-07-06 |
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 |