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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6784. | Alexander (julianty) | 94.59 | 96% | 2015-04-24 |
6785. | cool (coolcatslowtypist) | 94.59 | 98% | 2020-08-12 |
6786. | Fuzusu (fuzusu) | 94.59 | 98% | 2023-08-14 |
6787. | kostas (kostas1) | 94.59 | — | 2011-03-17 |
6788. | Han Yi (ohy1994) | 94.58 | 97% | 2013-10-31 |
6789. | Kaiurse (kaiurse0804) | 94.57 | 96% | 2023-11-17 |
6790. | kj (crioyri) | 94.57 | 98% | 2021-08-02 |
6791. | Matt (defyinggravity2009@ho... | 94.57 | 97% | 2011-06-12 |
6792. | Chwazt (chwazt) | 94.57 | 95% | 2013-10-10 |
6793. | ARCHEI (kangsi) | 94.57 | 99% | 2022-10-06 |
6794. | NickInTyperacer (frozzenbg) | 94.56 | 99% | 2024-02-09 |
6795. | fnrslvr (fnrslvr) | 94.56 | 98% | 2018-11-17 |
6796. | Max (maxf) | 94.56 | 94% | 2014-07-25 |
6797. | zzr0t (sulj0o) | 94.56 | 97% | 2022-05-18 |
6798. | JK (loljkgo) | 94.56 | 99% | 2017-07-07 |
6799. | Andrew (deathwrecker) | 94.56 | 93% | 2017-02-23 |
6800. | Declan (deccazz) | 94.55 | 98% | 2023-04-28 |
6801. | Sanchit (sanchitsharma21) | 94.54 | 98% | 2022-03-16 |
6802. | Sandro🇬🇪 (jolskey) | 94.54 | 99% | 2020-11-24 |
6803. | Ryosuke (saryou) | 94.54 | 95% | 2015-12-15 |
6804. | Gary (garrigan) | 94.54 | 95% | 2016-05-20 |
6805. | Zurkish (zurkish) | 94.53 | 96% | 2021-06-03 |
6806. | David (digtron) | 94.53 | 99% | 2014-06-14 |
6807. | Alejandro (blizzr) | 94.53 | 93% | 2013-01-09 |
6808. | Lalala (carpaccioditonno) | 94.53 | 99% | 2018-03-26 |
6809. | Ariel (arielsetzer) | 94.53 | — | 2010-09-26 |
6810. | Sam (zwubba) | 94.52 | 98% | 2024-03-09 |
6811. | Angela (angelavsdevila) | 94.52 | 95% | 2011-12-12 |
6812. | tetsu (tetsuro) | 94.52 | 95% | 2016-04-13 |
6813. | Trent (uninterested) | 94.52 | 97% | 2017-07-27 |
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 |