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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11018. | Aryan (strife05) | 84.71 | 97.5% | 2024-01-21 |
11019. | Slim (slimjesus2) | 84.71 | 97% | 2019-04-17 |
11020. | Eve (evehelin) | 84.71 | 97% | 2022-09-18 |
11021. | Mister (shiriou) | 84.70 | 96% | 2014-02-15 |
11022. | Inderpreet (indergnps) | 84.70 | 95% | 2013-04-22 |
11023. | Tre (tre_) | 84.69 | 94% | 2017-01-09 |
11024. | Ben (bstum10) | 84.69 | 97.1% | 2021-02-04 |
11025. | Mizore (mizore) | 84.69 | — | 2010-12-28 |
11026. | Sir Addons (joey7) | 84.69 | 96% | 2012-12-26 |
11027. | Garben (garben) | 84.68 | 97.5% | 2023-12-07 |
11028. | Rafiq (rafiq) | 84.68 | 97.7% | 2021-02-22 |
11029. | Ata (aajan) | 84.68 | 98.2% | 2024-02-22 |
11030. | Fran (m3tax) | 84.68 | 90% | 2015-08-31 |
11031. | Eldgrisen (eldgrisen) | 84.68 | 96% | 2018-02-05 |
11032. | oluwatoba (oluwatoba) | 84.68 | 94% | 2012-11-24 |
11033. | Sam (disasterlooms) | 84.68 | 97% | 2019-02-03 |
11034. | ChimmyChungus (gregularjoe) | 84.67 | 98% | 2024-01-18 |
11035. | Viktor (wector77y) | 84.67 | 95% | 2021-12-09 |
11036. | Jackson (united9jackson) | 84.67 | 96% | 2021-11-12 |
11037. | Saman (kittipot1) | 84.67 | 98% | 2020-12-15 |
11038. | Brian (bsonde) | 84.67 | 97% | 2019-09-05 |
11039. | Abah (melaka) | 84.67 | 95% | 2014-08-22 |
11040. | Yo (schiggy) | 84.67 | 94% | 2014-12-05 |
11041. | ryan (dirtyphoenix) | 84.67 | 93% | 2016-03-19 |
11042. | Zen (zennabon) | 84.66 | 98% | 2022-08-06 |
11043. | CHRISTIAN (chris7ka) | 84.66 | 97.5% | 2024-05-03 |
11044. | Psycho (psychobrainman) | 84.66 | 100% | 2018-07-30 |
11045. | lebum (lebum) | 84.66 | 96% | 2015-08-09 |
11046. | d'Ar-apps (darapsas) | 84.66 | 99% | 2021-10-22 |
11047. | tony (nickjonaz) | 84.65 | 97% | 2023-09-22 |
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 |