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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15570. | Siddhartha (carte_blanche) | 76.79 | 98% | 2016-07-06 |
15571. | Honore (bigzeek3) | 76.79 | 97% | 2013-10-28 |
15572. | Nathan (nathanso) | 76.78 | 97% | 2024-03-15 |
15573. | Saurabh (sau7abh) | 76.78 | 97% | 2022-07-12 |
15574. | migel (korean_melon) | 76.78 | 96% | 2023-12-31 |
15575. | M (migrape) | 76.78 | 98% | 2024-02-29 |
15576. | Macedonian King (ijittqerr_) | 76.78 | 94% | 2021-10-25 |
15577. | max (himunesh) | 76.78 | 98% | 2022-10-28 |
15578. | Denis (junter) | 76.78 | 95% | 2013-10-28 |
15579. | cykland (cykland) | 76.78 | 93% | 2017-02-13 |
15580. | pacmansghost (pacmansghost) | 76.78 | 98% | 2019-06-30 |
15581. | Der (dermouk) | 76.78 | 94% | 2013-07-17 |
15582. | Jack (falryx) | 76.78 | 98% | 2013-11-06 |
15583. | OP Dango (op_dango) | 76.77 | 97% | 2015-06-10 |
15584. | Thanh Son (thanhsonzorro) | 76.77 | 90% | 2012-03-15 |
15585. | Alex (crocket101) | 76.77 | 89% | 2014-04-14 |
15586. | Tejas (crimcrim) | 76.76 | 96.4% | 2024-02-22 |
15587. | Caleb (camostey) | 76.76 | 97.1% | 2024-01-16 |
15588. | Mabl (loekie) | 76.76 | 93% | 2014-03-26 |
15589. | Jeff (valqore) | 76.76 | 93% | 2014-08-19 |
15590. | Julian (industryinc) | 76.76 | 95% | 2017-10-02 |
15591. | Eugene (havlong) | 76.75 | 96.8% | 2024-03-03 |
15592. | 🎲 (pihivak953) | 76.75 | 97.1% | 2023-11-28 |
15593. | mr. (mr_maam) | 76.75 | 96% | 2021-08-31 |
15594. | NOEL (armedandloaded) | 76.75 | 95% | 2015-03-25 |
15595. | AO (clappedbyao) | 76.74 | 99% | 2023-12-31 |
15596. | Nick (nparenteau) | 76.74 | 96.6% | 2023-11-10 |
15597. | Bruh (bruhmoem) | 76.74 | 97% | 2021-12-19 |
15598. | Ring2020 (ring2020) | 76.74 | 99% | 2021-05-26 |
15599. | レムス (remush) | 76.74 | 97% | 2020-11-12 |
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 |