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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13360. | Joey (shadygesus) | 80.47 | 96% | 2023-09-15 |
13361. | Ivandro (bigivel) | 80.47 | 98% | 2021-04-21 |
13362. | Varauk (varauk) | 80.47 | 96% | 2016-03-04 |
13363. | Riki (schulzey) | 80.47 | 94% | 2015-11-25 |
13364. | Matt (notsofastbud) | 80.47 | 90% | 2012-11-22 |
13365. | hiwatari (hiwatari) | 80.47 | — | 2010-12-06 |
13366. | montanaromero (montanaromero) | 80.46 | 97% | 2024-04-18 |
13367. | Bill (billyisme) | 80.46 | 96.9% | 2023-12-15 |
13368. | Turree (turree) | 80.46 | 99% | 2022-12-21 |
13369. | Robert (pizzatyper23) | 80.46 | 98% | 2021-08-29 |
13370. | h (kenthios) | 80.46 | 96% | 2020-10-23 |
13371. | vy (quangvy) | 80.46 | 98% | 2012-06-07 |
13372. | cheer (charliewi) | 80.45 | 97% | 2022-11-17 |
13373. | Prince (wayward_prince) | 80.45 | 98% | 2021-12-17 |
13374. | Bring Them Home (aloni4u) | 80.45 | 96% | 2011-11-06 |
13375. | Sylvamas (sylvamas) | 80.45 | 96% | 2016-11-23 |
13376. | Ian Hovander (cosmiclightning) | 80.44 | 99% | 2022-06-05 |
13377. | Bing (turbosucker) | 80.44 | 97% | 2024-04-27 |
13378. | Dylan (dylanlikescake) | 80.44 | 97% | 2020-11-12 |
13379. | Daniel (smartdevilno) | 80.43 | 98% | 2021-12-05 |
13380. | luckyjoy (luckyjoy) | 80.43 | 97% | 2022-08-21 |
13381. | aalam (alambek) | 80.43 | 98% | 2022-12-12 |
13382. | Matt (hoth17) | 80.43 | — | 2010-07-20 |
13383. | ryan (ryan10132) | 80.43 | 96% | 2012-12-05 |
13384. | Simone (simone79) | 80.43 | 99% | 2012-11-05 |
13385. | Asad (don_t) | 80.43 | 92% | 2015-01-01 |
13386. | zeny (_zeny_) | 80.42 | 98% | 2024-04-25 |
13387. | DivineWz (divinewz) | 80.42 | 98% | 2024-01-30 |
13388. | Sebastian (4555) | 80.42 | 96% | 2022-09-10 |
13389. | Gmorcad (gmorcad) | 80.42 | 98.3% | 2021-02-13 |
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 |