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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19866. | Pineapple (pineapple_pie1) | 69.60 | 97% | 2021-06-01 |
19867. | zipline (hwiechers) | 69.60 | 95% | 2016-04-13 |
19868. | Loser-typist (typist_1india) | 69.60 | 97% | 2015-05-31 |
19869. | Jayson (shenjuki) | 69.60 | 92% | 2012-08-23 |
19870. | Tai (letientai299) | 69.59 | 96% | 2016-10-26 |
19871. | マット (mat_rusty) | 69.59 | 95% | 2020-10-09 |
19872. | Anhi (anhitran) | 69.59 | 93% | 2011-07-29 |
19873. | Aster (astrozei) | 69.58 | 97% | 2024-04-06 |
19874. | Rodrigo (pacha2880) | 69.58 | 95% | 2022-04-19 |
19875. | Yunik Gautam (yunik_gautam) | 69.58 | 96% | 2023-05-22 |
19876. | luqehr (luqehr) | 69.58 | 93% | 2022-07-12 |
19877. | Dennis (ocrayat16) | 69.58 | 97.5% | 2023-12-09 |
19878. | Yarnell (ytoei) | 69.58 | 95% | 2021-06-23 |
19879. | HooLee (vladimir_ps) | 69.58 | 97% | 2019-03-02 |
19880. | Isaac (im595126) | 69.58 | 96% | 2018-02-07 |
19881. | Bryan (bryangne) | 69.58 | 95% | 2014-12-09 |
19882. | Ely (mynchi372) | 69.57 | 97% | 2023-01-27 |
19883. | Cliffhangers (cliffhangers) | 69.57 | 94% | 2012-02-20 |
19884. | seaweedOrca (h17unicorn) | 69.57 | 97% | 2021-11-12 |
19885. | Dade (daad) | 69.57 | 96% | 2021-06-08 |
19886. | tin (tinronaldo) | 69.57 | 98% | 2011-06-15 |
19887. | Taka (takahiro31) | 69.57 | 96% | 2017-07-15 |
19888. | Joey (092767) | 69.57 | 95% | 2016-11-01 |
19889. | Pullmore (pullmore) | 69.56 | 96.7% | 2023-12-21 |
19890. | Neel (neelkotak13) | 69.56 | 98% | 2024-03-17 |
19891. | Isatping (isatping) | 69.56 | 98% | 2024-03-16 |
19892. | Medkha (medkhabt) | 69.56 | 97% | 2020-04-12 |
19893. | czvzxc (singhap) | 69.56 | 89% | 2017-04-05 |
19894. | Justin (justin1013) | 69.56 | 98% | 2018-02-25 |
19895. | Jacob (grydholt) | 69.56 | 95% | 2013-10-15 |
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 |