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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28759. | patrick (lucky_ninja3412) | 54.20 | 93% | 2021-08-13 |
28760. | Luhkoh (luhkoh) | 54.19 | 95.1% | 2023-11-17 |
28761. | Ktob (ktob07) | 54.19 | 96% | 2024-01-05 |
28762. | Anish (bira_01) | 54.19 | 96% | 2021-06-18 |
28763. | Paitpan (mixptp) | 54.19 | 96% | 2021-01-17 |
28764. | दीपक (deepakfunin) | 54.19 | 92% | 2014-05-21 |
28765. | Carl (gimaritis) | 54.19 | 91% | 2014-11-18 |
28766. | leon (notveryfast6) | 54.18 | 95.4% | 2023-12-07 |
28767. | chris (account2pog) | 54.18 | 96% | 2023-12-03 |
28768. | elviejo (elviejo) | 54.18 | — | 2010-12-26 |
28769. | Himesh (himesh9512) | 54.17 | 95% | 2024-02-22 |
28770. | conturna (conturna) | 54.17 | 96% | 2021-09-13 |
28771. | Aman kumar (ak21) | 54.17 | 94.7% | 2023-12-22 |
28772. | moon (moon_anna) | 54.17 | 96% | 2021-11-07 |
28773. | Johan (johanmagnusson) | 54.17 | — | 2010-10-23 |
28774. | Eddie (eddieaconnects) | 54.17 | 99% | 2013-09-27 |
28775. | Summer (sumigbaby) | 54.16 | 96% | 2023-11-22 |
28776. | DevashishUpreti (just4_kris... | 54.16 | 93% | 2023-11-15 |
28777. | Varun (iam_varun) | 54.16 | 95% | 2023-05-31 |
28778. | skycool (skycoool) | 54.16 | 98% | 2020-12-21 |
28779. | Nick (tiegold) | 54.16 | 95% | 2015-04-11 |
28780. | Anders (korgull) | 54.16 | 90% | 2012-10-30 |
28781. | Stanislava (stashm) | 54.16 | 93% | 2018-08-27 |
28782. | Eden (carreras) | 54.16 | 90% | 2012-05-10 |
28783. | Towards (better2besimple) | 54.16 | 91% | 2014-03-03 |
28784. | A (aadimonk) | 54.16 | 91% | 2013-01-24 |
28785. | rps86000 (rps86000) | 54.15 | 95% | 2024-01-08 |
28786. | Jean Carlo (jcbambalan) | 54.15 | 93% | 2014-05-14 |
28787. | Joshua (zonazone95) | 54.15 | 96% | 2016-11-22 |
28788. | Moses Santos (ppslayer69420) | 54.14 | 97% | 2024-02-06 |
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 |