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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26223. | Udun (udun) | 59.63 | 93% | 2015-01-17 |
26224. | Sarah ✌(◕‿◕)✌ (s... | 59.63 | 93% | 2014-03-06 |
26225. | Bill Nye (crowdcontrol) | 59.62 | 93% | 2016-01-05 |
26226. | Ming (shemilly) | 59.62 | 93% | 2012-09-17 |
26227. | Clarys (clarys) | 59.62 | 99% | 2020-07-27 |
26228. | snooze (sn0oze) | 59.62 | 91% | 2013-11-22 |
26229. | Skoozey (skoozey) | 59.62 | 94% | 2015-04-25 |
26230. | Gerard (venzdrake) | 59.62 | 88% | 2012-09-28 |
26231. | Sebastian (seabass1) | 59.61 | 97.2% | 2023-11-28 |
26232. | Ilya (chopperxx) | 59.61 | 96% | 2023-03-13 |
26233. | Samuel (sammassam) | 59.61 | 96.5% | 2024-02-01 |
26234. | Kaymart (barrix) | 59.61 | 83% | 2016-04-25 |
26235. | ╰(▔∀▔)╯ (naufalm02) | 59.61 | 97% | 2021-03-01 |
26236. | Aaron (zac_) | 59.61 | 96% | 2020-06-24 |
26237. | Prinz_Izzy14 (prinz_izzy14) | 59.61 | 89% | 2016-01-21 |
26238. | Marc (hoipiepeloi) | 59.61 | 93% | 2013-09-28 |
26239. | Stephon (stef2015) | 59.60 | 94% | 2019-02-18 |
26240. | DHC (dhc1020) | 59.60 | 95% | 2018-02-12 |
26241. | Kevin (vortex_alley) | 59.60 | 95% | 2016-01-04 |
26242. | Andris (raint) | 59.60 | 89% | 2013-05-01 |
26243. | bonnie (kettlekettle) | 59.60 | 98% | 2014-01-16 |
26244. | Gaetan (dgfx) | 59.60 | 93% | 2012-01-06 |
26245. | Nando (mesija) | 59.59 | 95.4% | 2024-02-26 |
26246. | jurkoooo (jurkoooo) | 59.59 | 96% | 2020-12-22 |
26247. | . (rryanhh) | 59.59 | 88% | 2016-05-15 |
26248. | DeafChef (deafchefsteph) | 59.58 | 96.8% | 2023-12-01 |
26249. | Indian_Lad (shashank5665) | 59.58 | 97% | 2024-01-28 |
26250. | Anson (ansontsui723) | 59.58 | 96% | 2018-09-11 |
26251. | Chang (vuechangz) | 59.58 | 93% | 2013-10-08 |
26252. | Janaash (janzey) | 59.57 | 95.2% | 2024-03-04 |
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 |