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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9954. | crowdofworkmen (bu_te) | 87.04 | 94% | 2016-06-11 |
9955. | Chris (big_z) | 87.04 | 96% | 2014-02-13 |
9956. | kale (kale668) | 87.03 | 97% | 2021-04-17 |
9957. | MNM (mnmnour) | 87.03 | 96% | 2023-02-17 |
9958. | kucing (putih) | 87.02 | 95% | 2015-10-21 |
9959. | Dat (mralex101) | 87.02 | 96% | 2020-01-21 |
9960. | Logan (bountyscore) | 87.02 | 96% | 2017-10-10 |
9961. | matt (mgreaney820) | 87.02 | 95% | 2014-05-12 |
9962. | Floko11 (floko11) | 87.02 | 97% | 2016-09-17 |
9963. | Cthulhu (survivcthulhu) | 87.01 | 95.7% | 2023-11-21 |
9964. | K (sobadono) | 87.01 | 98% | 2018-05-11 |
9965. | Michael (xephid) | 87.01 | 93% | 2014-12-08 |
9966. | Carl (doc283) | 87.01 | 95% | 2023-01-22 |
9967. | David (styrofoamboots) | 87.01 | 99% | 2011-11-23 |
9968. | mars (marswork) | 87.01 | 96% | 2015-02-09 |
9969. | Darth (littleani) | 87.01 | 98% | 2016-05-06 |
9970. | Burint (brenolz) | 87.00 | 94.8% | 2024-04-08 |
9971. | Henrique (irnehp) | 87.00 | — | 2011-01-31 |
9972. | delia (deliaaure@gmail.com) | 87.00 | 90% | 2012-04-26 |
9973. | BELIEVE-GOD (debss) | 87.00 | 91% | 2013-10-23 |
9974. | mrtoto (mrtoto) | 86.99 | 96% | 2023-09-12 |
9975. | Mehti (lylehti) | 86.99 | 98% | 2022-04-19 |
9976. | Aviv (abyx) | 86.99 | — | 2010-11-30 |
9977. | Tre (hurmesole) | 86.98 | 96% | 2012-10-27 |
9978. | Kelby (haulzy) | 86.98 | 97% | 2023-02-01 |
9979. | shota.b (shotiko8) | 86.98 | 99% | 2013-12-11 |
9980. | Senecaz (senecaz) | 86.98 | 98% | 2017-11-30 |
9981. | Just a man in a hotdog van ... | 86.97 | 97% | 2019-02-27 |
9982. | L. (ltph) | 86.97 | 96% | 2020-10-09 |
9983. | LikeABoss (jlikeaboss) | 86.97 | 96% | 2012-03-20 |
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 |