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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11351. | Guest (preytcool) | 84.11 | 96% | 2020-09-18 |
11352. | Matthew (swanson71) | 84.11 | 96% | 2014-08-14 |
11353. | ali-goes (alibookie) | 84.11 | 95% | 2022-11-04 |
11354. | dane (gratedane) | 84.11 | 98% | 2024-03-29 |
11355. | john (primitive) | 84.11 | 97% | 2013-10-19 |
11356. | Jake (hyuk) | 84.11 | 96% | 2012-04-25 |
11357. | Mohammad Amin (alexmercer2) | 84.11 | 92% | 2013-12-11 |
11358. | George (gromji) | 84.10 | 95.8% | 2024-03-02 |
11359. | Haseeb (haseeb_fa) | 84.10 | 97% | 2020-10-31 |
11360. | Carter (therealwhiterice) | 84.10 | 95% | 2021-08-24 |
11361. | Kex (kexlog) | 84.10 | 95% | 2016-08-14 |
11362. | ariel (arielsoko) | 84.09 | 96% | 2021-06-26 |
11363. | Chaddley (chadracer69) | 84.09 | 97% | 2021-07-23 |
11364. | Corey (corstar97) | 84.09 | 98% | 2019-10-24 |
11365. | Song (zeyryu) | 84.09 | — | 2011-03-20 |
11366. | Jackie (jackiiexl0v3) | 84.09 | — | 2010-07-02 |
11367. | abbey (abbeyns) | 84.08 | 97% | 2021-12-11 |
11368. | OJ (ojop) | 84.08 | 98% | 2022-08-16 |
11369. | Nguyen Minh (dragontiti) | 84.08 | 97% | 2014-11-01 |
11370. | agyon (meikaina) | 84.07 | 96% | 2022-05-24 |
11371. | Jay (jeremyhac) | 84.07 | 96% | 2018-08-16 |
11372. | Martin (tumult) | 84.07 | 99% | 2021-09-24 |
11373. | jay! (its_jay_) | 84.07 | 97% | 2020-03-23 |
11374. | Danat (danat_ayazbayev) | 84.07 | 95% | 2018-10-10 |
11375. | Augie Ahn (augieahn) | 84.06 | 97% | 2022-06-23 |
11376. | Luna (eclipsedluna) | 84.06 | 98% | 2022-03-20 |
11377. | JONAS (___jonas___) | 84.06 | 95.7% | 2023-11-07 |
11378. | Pengu (lilpengu) | 84.06 | 99% | 2021-10-04 |
11379. | Holdmybeer (9599914266) | 84.06 | 97% | 2022-12-01 |
11380. | Protein (rsandland) | 84.06 | 97.3% | 2023-11-10 |
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 |