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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7248. | Gecko (sleeping_gecko) | 93.28 | 96% | 2015-05-26 |
7249. | adderal junkie (dari0) | 93.28 | 98% | 2023-11-02 |
7250. | moofasa (macywood) | 93.27 | 96% | 2023-02-27 |
7251. | dvorak (dvbleeding) | 93.27 | 96% | 2012-03-19 |
7252. | laza (lazaabt) | 93.26 | 98% | 2022-11-15 |
7253. | hunzai (alihunzai) | 93.26 | 95% | 2022-02-13 |
7254. | miloj (miloj) | 93.26 | — | 2010-09-22 |
7255. | BuddDwyer (twerkadactyl) | 93.25 | 97% | 2023-12-11 |
7256. | caique (caiquelira) | 93.25 | 98.6% | 2024-03-04 |
7257. | Chris (smoothsmith) | 93.25 | 98% | 2013-02-18 |
7258. | Brian (ssjbrian69) | 93.25 | 97% | 2021-06-15 |
7259. | Tunggul (tatunk13) | 93.25 | 97% | 2011-09-29 |
7260. | jason (pravus) | 93.25 | 95% | 2012-01-31 |
7261. | liwdhiqhdi (kwqdnqwndnqdnq) | 93.24 | 98% | 2024-01-10 |
7262. | Jon (jaaawwwnnn) | 93.24 | 97.1% | 2021-02-19 |
7263. | Tomi (tstojkovski) | 93.24 | 97% | 2011-08-28 |
7264. | tirey (fabrem) | 93.23 | 99% | 2023-04-07 |
7265. | Chris (chriswck) | 93.23 | 99% | 2021-07-11 |
7266. | Aloysius (dude101no) | 93.22 | 98% | 2021-11-02 |
7267. | Vincent (snokpok) | 93.21 | 97% | 2024-04-27 |
7268. | Himeko (kimochihime) | 93.21 | 94% | 2015-03-06 |
7269. | D. Snutts (regiolantus) | 93.21 | 97% | 2022-11-16 |
7270. | No one (howardog0707) | 93.21 | 90% | 2012-04-22 |
7271. | Greg (gpfraser1) | 93.21 | 98% | 2016-08-12 |
7272. | Leon (bluesunset) | 93.21 | 98% | 2017-06-12 |
7273. | ThxtYankee (thxtyankee) | 93.20 | 98% | 2024-03-08 |
7274. | laughablehammer (laughableh... | 93.20 | 97% | 2024-04-03 |
7275. | Mike (mkmkmk93) | 93.20 | 95% | 2013-02-11 |
7276. | Raizen (raizou) | 93.20 | 99% | 2013-10-27 |
7277. | vee (veedoze) | 93.19 | 97% | 2024-01-30 |
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 |