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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3488. | Trucker Dan (danielbolt26) | 106.48 | 99% | 2016-07-08 |
3489. | Dan (danfn) | 106.48 | 92% | 2017-03-27 |
3490. | SipJam (sipjam) | 106.47 | 97% | 2023-11-09 |
3491. | Choi (virtualsphere) | 106.46 | 98% | 2021-01-24 |
3492. | U-Zyn (uzyn) | 106.46 | 97% | 2013-06-14 |
3493. | Zox (zoxide) | 106.46 | 97% | 2018-10-07 |
3494. | aaaaaaaaa (shpetman) | 106.45 | 97% | 2018-05-28 |
3495. | Chieh (leejaypiqq) | 106.45 | 100% | 2019-05-04 |
3496. | CParse (bloodbuilds) | 106.44 | 99% | 2016-02-28 |
3497. | www.twitch.tv/happleton (el... | 106.44 | 97% | 2014-12-04 |
3498. | Ethan (waitblock) | 106.43 | 96% | 2022-03-30 |
3499. | god v2 (awrta_) | 106.42 | 100% | 2024-02-02 |
3500. | Dan (42istheanswer) | 106.42 | 94% | 2012-10-10 |
3501. | James (bobloblawslawblog) | 106.40 | 97% | 2013-07-23 |
3502. | Susan (bubblebubble) | 106.40 | 94% | 2013-09-05 |
3503. | Dennis (ux2o2h) | 106.39 | 96% | 2013-05-24 |
3504. | Cryochasm (cryochasm) | 106.38 | 97% | 2014-12-26 |
3505. | Evan (zuvlol) | 106.38 | 96% | 2013-01-28 |
3506. | CJ (bighiest) | 106.37 | 97% | 2022-06-10 |
3507. | Ninfia (ninfia) | 106.37 | 96% | 2015-01-13 |
3508. | Pergoss (pergoss) | 106.35 | 99% | 2024-02-02 |
3509. | wasituf (wasit12348) | 106.33 | 98% | 2023-03-24 |
3510. | BeardedLady (beardedlady) | 106.32 | 97% | 2014-05-19 |
3511. | Josh (vballdart) | 106.32 | 98% | 2017-04-21 |
3512. | Jedidiah (puisanberg) | 106.30 | 97% | 2020-12-25 |
3513. | Juggalo (clownvid) | 106.30 | 99% | 2017-03-21 |
3514. | Mania (mania_) | 106.30 | 95% | 2011-12-18 |
3515. | kostia (kostia244) | 106.29 | 99% | 2021-06-07 |
3516. | Maxv (mvr10248) | 106.29 | 98% | 2021-02-11 |
3517. | Justin (shaowen) | 106.29 | 99% | 2020-05-15 |
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 |