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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17498. | Pronto (pronto_) | 73.85 | 95% | 2015-06-25 |
17499. | underdog (underd0g) | 73.84 | 97% | 2024-04-15 |
17500. | Lenie (leniem) | 73.84 | 98% | 2012-01-25 |
17501. | Alex (screwattack44) | 73.84 | 97% | 2017-08-08 |
17502. | mel (melguerzon) | 73.84 | 93% | 2013-02-15 |
17503. | Joshua (joshuamclark) | 73.84 | 95% | 2016-07-25 |
17504. | John (fudgebucket27) | 73.84 | 92% | 2013-10-09 |
17505. | hhdhwuus (hhdhwuus) | 73.83 | 97% | 2024-01-04 |
17506. | Aaron (spacexglizzy) | 73.83 | 97% | 2022-02-24 |
17507. | Illcurable (cmcanela) | 73.83 | 95% | 2013-05-15 |
17508. | tstats[morgchow] (morgchow) | 73.82 | 95.9% | 2024-01-31 |
17509. | william (willtype11) | 73.82 | 97.9% | 2023-11-16 |
17510. | Vinh (piecharts) | 73.82 | 97% | 2021-02-27 |
17511. | OutKaz (ajelchico) | 73.82 | 96% | 2021-01-15 |
17512. | hikaru (hikaru27) | 73.82 | 97% | 2011-09-05 |
17513. | Dan (sirdanwj) | 73.82 | 98% | 2014-02-18 |
17514. | Ernie (ej_lightning) | 73.81 | 98.4% | 2024-03-06 |
17515. | Shinji (twnecro) | 73.81 | 93% | 2012-08-16 |
17516. | Herzer1995 (herzer1995) | 73.81 | 97.1% | 2023-12-02 |
17517. | noviaocean (starryeyes) | 73.81 | 94.5% | 2023-12-03 |
17518. | Imhotep (marcus_aurelius) | 73.81 | 95% | 2017-09-01 |
17519. | Rahmat (berzkuy) | 73.81 | 96% | 2022-08-22 |
17520. | tubolbol (calbotubol) | 73.81 | 95.7% | 2024-03-08 |
17521. | Mich (michdaevinci) | 73.81 | 97% | 2020-09-27 |
17522. | ban (lapsap) | 73.81 | — | 2010-12-22 |
17523. | DeSparta (desparta) | 73.81 | 93% | 2016-04-13 |
17524. | Milos (losmi) | 73.81 | 93% | 2014-03-01 |
17525. | ClamXtX (clamxtx) | 73.80 | 97.3% | 2024-01-03 |
17526. | alhus (ales_24) | 73.80 | 95% | 2023-11-30 |
17527. | bigman (xdbigman) | 73.80 | 94.4% | 2024-04-02 |
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 |