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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11826. | Macy (macylace) | 83.21 | 97% | 2023-02-20 |
11827. | Mooshi (mooshiboy_dvorak) | 83.21 | 97% | 2022-09-09 |
11828. | Ag (aglutamate2) | 83.21 | 97% | 2021-07-24 |
11829. | The Write Tale (pchanbps1) | 83.21 | 98% | 2021-01-14 |
11830. | :) (yuuuhhh) | 83.21 | 95% | 2021-01-10 |
11831. | Josh (tinman430) | 83.21 | 96% | 2020-08-31 |
11832. | April (aprilrail) | 83.21 | 96% | 2013-05-03 |
11833. | Ian (petwoip) | 83.21 | 94% | 2013-07-16 |
11834. | enminnrawr (zxcvbnm2001) | 83.20 | 98% | 2023-12-21 |
11835. | proof (proof_412) | 83.20 | 97.8% | 2023-12-01 |
11836. | Max (maxmeza) | 83.20 | 99% | 2022-04-09 |
11837. | Mokoko (mokokopenaten) | 83.20 | 97% | 2012-10-19 |
11838. | Taylor (schafey563) | 83.19 | 91% | 2012-11-27 |
11839. | Boroda (boroda) | 83.19 | 97.4% | 2023-12-04 |
11840. | Paolo (lambdasc) | 83.19 | 93% | 2012-10-15 |
11841. | Jason (jrgolfer) | 83.19 | 95% | 2012-02-17 |
11842. | Huang.zy (amwzhenyu) | 83.18 | 99% | 2015-03-15 |
11843. | Asian (kiniiranai) | 83.18 | 97% | 2021-09-02 |
11844. | Kaeng (xxx_hikari) | 83.18 | 98.1% | 2023-12-25 |
11845. | Dominik (seksipleyboy) | 83.18 | 95% | 2021-05-22 |
11846. | Bruno (bfreakingd) | 83.18 | 97% | 2024-03-13 |
11847. | cimbraien (cimbraien) | 83.18 | 96% | 2015-04-07 |
11848. | Johnn (gohn) | 83.18 | — | 2011-03-08 |
11849. | Willard (pvtlink) | 83.18 | 95% | 2015-02-16 |
11850. | Daniel (danielnickels) | 83.17 | 98% | 2017-06-15 |
11851. | Isaac (immortalz) | 83.17 | 96% | 2022-02-20 |
11852. | Chris (___chris) | 83.17 | 98% | 2021-09-20 |
11853. | Mycargoboom (hayadabest) | 83.17 | 97% | 2021-03-15 |
11854. | gegs921 (gegs921) | 83.17 | 97% | 2019-09-16 |
11855. | Red lights (blazemkwii) | 83.17 | 97% | 2014-09-18 |
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 |