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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14554. | Average (hellohithere) | 78.53 | 98% | 2021-08-05 |
14555. | Michael (themusicofsound) | 78.53 | 96% | 2015-06-03 |
14556. | Ember (w00tzorz656) | 78.52 | 87% | 2015-03-04 |
14557. | AceS (_aces_) | 78.52 | 98% | 2024-05-10 |
14558. | thu (lesinh) | 78.52 | — | 2010-07-25 |
14559. | Nathan (netham45) | 78.52 | 92% | 2013-06-22 |
14560. | suzanne (tirphead4) | 78.52 | 93% | 2013-11-10 |
14561. | codex (shadow_typer_53) | 78.51 | 96.9% | 2024-02-07 |
14562. | Kenshii (kenshii) | 78.51 | 97% | 2022-01-29 |
14563. | David Lex (davidjohnston15) | 78.51 | 98% | 2018-02-16 |
14564. | Sun (sunflower61) | 78.51 | 96% | 2021-03-30 |
14565. | Alyssa (typingtodeath) | 78.51 | 89% | 2012-12-18 |
14566. | JuniperBlossom (juniperblos... | 78.51 | 99% | 2015-03-05 |
14567. | Catroomba (cat_roomba) | 78.50 | 96% | 2021-05-18 |
14568. | Ryan (gurkenglas9) | 78.50 | 97% | 2021-07-24 |
14569. | fari (favarjooy86) | 78.50 | 95% | 2014-01-08 |
14570. | frrah (zhhrf) | 78.49 | 98% | 2021-07-01 |
14571. | Brotolios (brotolios) | 78.49 | 97% | 2020-12-18 |
14572. | Dimitris (dimitrism) | 78.49 | 98% | 2019-04-09 |
14573. | Aquaris (ryankim834) | 78.49 | 91% | 2016-02-14 |
14574. | cowcowcowcow (friisky) | 78.49 | 94% | 2019-12-27 |
14575. | Peter (dooger) | 78.49 | 96% | 2018-04-11 |
14576. | Jimmy (jphan98) | 78.48 | 97% | 2020-10-11 |
14577. | Samuel (tyrose7en) | 78.48 | 97% | 2023-05-27 |
14578. | Ahmad (nugraha) | 78.48 | — | 2010-12-26 |
14579. | Steven (misterpear) | 78.48 | 84% | 2017-01-09 |
14580. | Vin (vibnarcus) | 78.47 | 97.2% | 2023-12-08 |
14581. | Aiko (aiko_1) | 78.47 | 97% | 2023-07-11 |
14582. | Robby (ribby03) | 78.47 | 98% | 2024-01-25 |
14583. | lettel (lettel) | 78.47 | 97% | 2012-05-10 |
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 |