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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8138. | Caleb (pupilwarrior) | 90.86 | 95% | 2012-07-20 |
8139. | GAY (gayy) | 90.85 | — | 2010-11-03 |
8140. | Frischer Salat (frischersalat) | 90.85 | 94% | 2015-03-20 |
8141. | Phan (phan2009) | 90.85 | 98% | 2012-06-04 |
8142. | | (canvaslol) | 90.84 | 96.6% | 2023-12-08 |
8143. | kyubkubkubkubyub (kyubkubku... | 90.84 | 96% | 2021-08-25 |
8144. | wailard (wailard) | 90.84 | 97% | 2018-01-13 |
8145. | Dol (indiff) | 90.83 | — | 2011-01-23 |
8146. | Weird (achlyster) | 90.82 | 98% | 2024-02-15 |
8147. | Jim (hockeyhead019) | 90.82 | 98% | 2021-10-21 |
8148. | da (causenetsofv) | 90.82 | 98% | 2022-10-27 |
8149. | david (digger514) | 90.82 | 97% | 2012-09-11 |
8150. | T (omega5002) | 90.81 | 97% | 2020-04-07 |
8151. | J0kerJ4y (j0kerj4y) | 90.81 | 97% | 2021-07-30 |
8152. | Ragged (raggedstar) | 90.80 | 93% | 2011-10-29 |
8153. | Mohd (mohd_shaikh) | 90.80 | 96% | 2018-11-17 |
8154. | 磊杰 (maleijie182) | 90.79 | 98% | 2020-12-26 |
8155. | Mike (gngrninja) | 90.79 | 96% | 2015-10-06 |
8156. | Galamb (galamb) | 90.79 | 97.9% | 2023-11-20 |
8157. | Divide (divide0) | 90.79 | 96% | 2016-02-25 |
8158. | a (tinle1307) | 90.78 | 94% | 2015-08-07 |
8159. | leftovericecream (leftoveri... | 90.78 | 98% | 2021-07-16 |
8160. | Omer (okirnap) | 90.78 | 97% | 2020-09-15 |
8161. | Nicholas (nicholas_68) | 90.78 | 94% | 2017-02-13 |
8162. | Dhruv (pingali1234) | 90.77 | 97% | 2023-12-19 |
8163. | Jake (jakethekorean) | 90.77 | 97% | 2021-06-22 |
8164. | K (omg911) | 90.77 | 97% | 2023-07-26 |
8165. | DavDaBomb21 (davdabomb21) | 90.77 | 99% | 2020-03-02 |
8166. | Glennis (biotic_god) | 90.77 | 96% | 2022-04-21 |
8167. | mv0 (the_oko) | 90.77 | 99% | 2021-05-16 |
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 |