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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15616. | Dylan (dylaan) | 76.51 | 94% | 2016-04-07 |
15617. | rawdog (rawdogriley) | 76.50 | 99% | 2024-03-12 |
15618. | Duke (needdiscipline) | 76.50 | 95% | 2021-10-27 |
15619. | thevan (thevan96) | 76.50 | 96.5% | 2024-01-23 |
15620. | Gab (fishinakart) | 76.50 | 97% | 2021-10-19 |
15621. | Jessica (jeguar) | 76.50 | 97% | 2020-10-02 |
15622. | Gurra (halogurra) | 76.50 | 95% | 2022-09-14 |
15623. | lemon (lemondemon) | 76.50 | 96.4% | 2024-04-13 |
15624. | Huy (pikeman222) | 76.50 | 96% | 2017-02-08 |
15625. | yong (coaleo) | 76.49 | 96% | 2024-03-07 |
15626. | urboy (guddaysir) | 76.49 | 95% | 2023-04-05 |
15627. | Dark (dark_byte) | 76.49 | 96% | 2021-09-12 |
15628. | Delirious (deliriousbadger) | 76.49 | 98% | 2020-09-15 |
15629. | Chitraketu (alpha1321) | 76.49 | 99% | 2020-02-16 |
15630. | Daerkeeeeen (daerken) | 76.49 | 94% | 2011-12-22 |
15631. | Woku (writingotaku) | 76.49 | 98% | 2012-10-19 |
15632. | Nikita (chervovn04) | 76.48 | 97% | 2023-05-12 |
15633. | Andrew (andrew_chen) | 76.48 | 99% | 2022-10-25 |
15634. | poparaliais (poparaliais) | 76.48 | 95% | 2022-07-04 |
15635. | colemak_girl (icanntspel) | 76.48 | 97% | 2020-08-12 |
15636. | salem (salem_coder) | 76.48 | 96% | 2023-08-13 |
15637. | gm (lovejoy2) | 76.48 | 95% | 2013-09-07 |
15638. | Danny (spackers) | 76.48 | 95% | 2019-11-21 |
15639. | DJ (coolndcomfy) | 76.48 | 92% | 2011-06-20 |
15640. | Hedgehog10243 (hedgehog10243) | 76.47 | 97% | 2024-01-09 |
15641. | Ian (icspicy) | 76.47 | 98.4% | 2024-03-11 |
15642. | Reptile (raptilian) | 76.47 | 96% | 2023-07-28 |
15643. | yaver (yoavie126) | 76.47 | 97% | 2021-04-30 |
15644. | Avaish (avaish97) | 76.47 | 90% | 2015-10-10 |
15645. | Ideyu (ideyu) | 76.47 | 97% | 2017-01-08 |
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 |