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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9583. | James (james886) | 87.67 | 97% | 2012-11-28 |
9584. | panes (graabeh) | 87.67 | 93% | 2015-04-09 |
9585. | VaheSexy (vahesexy) | 87.66 | 98% | 2022-11-20 |
9586. | Demogorgon (typeracer0110) | 87.66 | 97% | 2024-05-06 |
9587. | Raul (omar32) | 87.66 | 94% | 2013-12-31 |
9588. | Guest (le_type) | 87.65 | 96.4% | 2023-12-30 |
9589. | omastar (omastar96) | 87.65 | 96% | 2020-06-18 |
9590. | Parminder (prince7079) | 87.65 | 98% | 2014-12-16 |
9591. | learning how (iamimago) | 87.65 | 96% | 2013-01-21 |
9592. | Lush (lush_krom) | 87.64 | 99% | 2021-10-06 |
9593. | HotClaw (hotclaw) | 87.64 | 98% | 2022-01-28 |
9594. | Typematrix (typematrix) | 87.64 | — | 2010-10-04 |
9595. | burptodo (shadyxmd) | 87.64 | 97% | 2018-12-04 |
9596. | Nate (virtu0s0) | 87.63 | 97% | 2023-05-02 |
9597. | Aidan (bridgethegap) | 87.63 | 97% | 2021-05-14 |
9598. | Epic (epicowl) | 87.63 | 98.1% | 2021-02-20 |
9599. | Zale (zllee) | 87.62 | 95.6% | 2023-10-27 |
9600. | acrymoore (acrymoore) | 87.62 | 96% | 2022-11-26 |
9601. | Jake (wortis) | 87.62 | 99% | 2022-04-17 |
9602. | senpai (chottomatte) | 87.62 | 97% | 2022-01-11 |
9603. | Ethan (queuequeueqq) | 87.62 | 97% | 2020-02-17 |
9604. | EO (eo_37) | 87.61 | 97% | 2024-04-24 |
9605. | Taejas (taejas) | 87.61 | 97% | 2022-09-27 |
9606. | Stacey (spacey333) | 87.61 | — | 2011-03-18 |
9607. | Arthur (arthurmog) | 87.61 | — | 2010-08-19 |
9608. | antobot (antobot) | 87.60 | 98.3% | 2023-11-12 |
9609. | danny (brrrgandy) | 87.60 | 97% | 2017-10-18 |
9610. | Michael (michaelbui884) | 87.60 | 96% | 2023-12-19 |
9611. | Greg (eggertstwart) | 87.60 | 95% | 2012-03-10 |
9612. | Brt (brtboi) | 87.59 | 97.9% | 2023-12-28 |
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 |