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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9654. | Danat (danat_2001) | 87.48 | 96% | 2020-04-25 |
9655. | Doris (snowiewu) | 87.48 | 98% | 2016-09-25 |
9656. | Tommy (tommy5902) | 87.48 | 95% | 2016-04-08 |
9657. | emily (swimmerpenguin) | 87.47 | 97% | 2021-05-06 |
9658. | isuckattyping (isuckattypin... | 87.47 | 97% | 2021-01-05 |
9659. | day (thedvoraktypist) | 87.47 | 98% | 2020-02-04 |
9660. | Carl (tjdajm) | 87.47 | — | 2010-10-22 |
9661. | ghost (souls) | 87.47 | 96% | 2015-10-31 |
9662. | mark (mark9406) | 87.47 | 96% | 2011-09-20 |
9663. | Veronica (init2winit) | 87.47 | 96% | 2013-12-05 |
9664. | Brandon (britishbubba) | 87.46 | 99% | 2021-03-24 |
9665. | Lucas (lucce34) | 87.46 | 97% | 2024-03-28 |
9666. | Calvin Nguyen (drcnys) | 87.46 | 97% | 2024-02-01 |
9667. | mathwog (suhtwog) | 87.46 | 97% | 2012-07-15 |
9668. | Colten (appathajuggalo) | 87.46 | 94% | 2012-04-16 |
9669. | Reko (rekoreko) | 87.45 | 95% | 2016-01-06 |
9670. | lakhey (antivenene) | 87.44 | 98% | 2021-12-15 |
9671. | Json (json_xing) | 87.44 | 97.3% | 2024-01-20 |
9672. | 0 (z4min) | 87.44 | 98.4% | 2023-10-19 |
9673. | YoGurt (yogurt026) | 87.44 | 97.9% | 2021-02-27 |
9674. | Tim (micronchip) | 87.44 | 96.5% | 2024-01-13 |
9675. | Dustin (dsthegold23) | 87.44 | 97% | 2021-12-07 |
9676. | Nguyen (rainfall1611) | 87.44 | 99% | 2021-10-13 |
9677. | Jisoo (guersam) | 87.44 | 91% | 2015-08-16 |
9678. | Sim (kianseng30041) | 87.43 | 97% | 2024-03-03 |
9679. | bakr (_bakr) | 87.43 | 97% | 2023-05-02 |
9680. | TheTIger107 (thetiger107yt) | 87.43 | 97% | 2021-11-20 |
9681. | ryan (chemicsbear) | 87.43 | 97% | 2023-07-27 |
9682. | Fishy (fishysquidman) | 87.43 | 97% | 2020-10-20 |
9683. | Stephen (17kisern) | 87.43 | 96% | 2015-11-19 |
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 |