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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6119. | Patrick (patrickt) | 96.55 | 97% | 2018-05-17 |
6120. | Travis (xtravisty) | 96.55 | 90% | 2016-01-03 |
6121. | gline9 (gline9) | 96.55 | 98% | 2021-04-01 |
6122. | Zachary (zac352) | 96.55 | 95% | 2011-09-29 |
6123. | Kyameron (kyameron) | 96.55 | 94% | 2013-11-04 |
6124. | teruaki (typeraki) | 96.55 | 100% | 2013-05-01 |
6125. | tomkabs (tomkabs) | 96.54 | 99% | 2022-11-16 |
6126. | Brian (brianyounq) | 96.54 | 97% | 2022-12-22 |
6127. | Ankit Kumar (ankitnain) | 96.53 | 98% | 2022-03-13 |
6128. | tstats[ritizzzz] (ritizzzz) | 96.53 | 99% | 2023-01-14 |
6129. | Sarah (skl407) | 96.53 | — | 2010-12-01 |
6130. | Bum (bumshakabum) | 96.53 | 96% | 2017-03-31 |
6131. | Rafale (the_ashman) | 96.51 | 97% | 2011-05-26 |
6132. | bryan (bryan1111) | 96.51 | 97.1% | 2024-01-04 |
6133. | Carrie (carriepatience) | 96.51 | 95% | 2014-07-19 |
6134. | Lolita (lolitalil) | 96.51 | 93% | 2011-10-07 |
6135. | jisi (coldstixx) | 96.50 | 97% | 2016-04-29 |
6136. | Artin (art9) | 96.50 | 98% | 2019-05-30 |
6137. | Rearia (rearia) | 96.50 | 97% | 2018-07-10 |
6138. | FlameFrost (flamefrost) | 96.50 | 99% | 2022-07-02 |
6139. | Kevin (yungwang) | 96.50 | 99% | 2021-11-30 |
6140. | shiro (shirothing) | 96.49 | 97% | 2021-01-09 |
6141. | ceique (yogs) | 96.49 | 91% | 2013-09-20 |
6142. | Maize (maizerowan) | 96.49 | 96% | 2014-11-03 |
6143. | Miyeon (rtmversed) | 96.48 | 97% | 2023-10-04 |
6144. | Zach (iceefox127) | 96.48 | 96% | 2020-01-11 |
6145. | Cristian (greatsuperpo) | 96.48 | 95% | 2022-10-10 |
6146. | BlankM (blankm) | 96.48 | 98% | 2018-10-13 |
6147. | Finch (ficxjo) | 96.48 | 96% | 2020-08-04 |
6148. | Alexander (snailno1) | 96.48 | 98% | 2018-11-05 |
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 |