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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19448. | William (wdk5013) | 70.27 | 93% | 2013-11-24 |
19449. | momentumJAY (momentumjayrac... | 70.27 | 93% | 2016-11-18 |
19450. | PonyTail (p0nytail) | 70.26 | 99% | 2024-02-12 |
19451. | Bobby (bobbycatan) | 70.26 | 92% | 2012-10-22 |
19452. | TecTrixer (tectrixer) | 70.25 | 96% | 2022-07-08 |
19453. | iglo31 (iglo31) | 70.25 | 97% | 2020-03-25 |
19454. | kikilu (kikilu) | 70.25 | 95% | 2015-08-15 |
19455. | Surendra (frensuren) | 70.25 | 96% | 2017-10-25 |
19456. | ViciousSnails (vicioussnails) | 70.25 | 94% | 2012-06-16 |
19457. | Julian (inferno2332) | 70.25 | 93% | 2015-06-05 |
19458. | Toxic (toxicbaby3000) | 70.24 | 94% | 2022-06-14 |
19459. | Nick (nickvader7) | 70.24 | 97% | 2021-05-07 |
19460. | Smajin (smajin) | 70.24 | 95% | 2015-01-20 |
19461. | Zhen Ou (wazhen) | 70.24 | 97% | 2018-06-16 |
19462. | Tracie (toreishii) | 70.24 | — | 2011-01-25 |
19463. | Alex (manithan) | 70.24 | 98% | 2019-03-21 |
19464. | TarvTheTypist (tarvthetypist) | 70.23 | 94% | 2024-03-25 |
19465. | rodvicj (rodvicj) | 70.23 | 97% | 2023-03-06 |
19466. | Amir (48u_54l1m) | 70.23 | 97% | 2022-08-19 |
19467. | Faisal (faisalsharif1) | 70.23 | — | 2010-06-16 |
19468. | Kevin (gtwatt) | 70.23 | 97% | 2022-01-11 |
19469. | L (zenren) | 70.23 | 92% | 2011-05-09 |
19470. | Jerald (j___g) | 70.23 | 94% | 2019-08-20 |
19471. | Jack (yiningzhao) | 70.23 | 91% | 2011-10-06 |
19472. | Sri (lulu25) | 70.23 | 90% | 2012-06-24 |
19473. | not (owlwurst) | 70.22 | 98% | 2023-05-17 |
19474. | Xhu (okxhu) | 70.22 | 95% | 2021-11-15 |
19475. | Blue (terry25031069) | 70.22 | 97% | 2021-11-10 |
19476. | Chris (chris_p) | 70.22 | 98.6% | 2023-12-22 |
19477. | Tristan (bluekidcrazy) | 70.22 | 96% | 2020-06-26 |
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 |