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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12514. | AFS (justcruzin) | 82.04 | 93% | 2016-09-16 |
12515. | jace (oakmont) | 82.03 | 94.9% | 2024-06-01 |
12516. | L33T (01l33t) | 82.03 | 98% | 2020-12-14 |
12517. | Saiya (zenger23) | 82.03 | 97% | 2021-03-25 |
12518. | RoundCustard (dragontunglam) | 82.03 | 98.3% | 2023-12-19 |
12519. | Nick (proskillz360) | 82.02 | 96% | 2024-04-15 |
12520. | hari (harisudewa) | 82.02 | 97% | 2021-08-19 |
12521. | EL (elbarto625) | 82.02 | 98% | 2024-04-18 |
12522. | Vim (vimb0tch) | 82.02 | 92% | 2013-09-05 |
12523. | Settthawut (iaunracer) | 82.02 | 95% | 2015-02-23 |
12524. | Emmett (olea9691) | 82.02 | — | 2010-07-21 |
12525. | iep (iebeaux) | 82.01 | 97% | 2022-06-14 |
12526. | Maryanne (seakist) | 82.01 | 98% | 2023-04-13 |
12527. | Jakub (arpel) | 82.01 | 96% | 2021-10-23 |
12528. | Mike (migpok35) | 82.01 | 98% | 2017-09-22 |
12529. | jaggu (jaggu94) | 82.01 | 97% | 2017-11-28 |
12530. | Harrison (kyeuko) | 82.00 | 96% | 2022-01-06 |
12531. | huvolt (huvolt) | 82.00 | 95.5% | 2023-11-18 |
12532. | Phaysik (phaysik) | 82.00 | 97% | 2023-01-20 |
12533. | Freowy (freowy) | 82.00 | 98% | 2021-06-05 |
12534. | Nio (nio21) | 82.00 | 97% | 2013-07-28 |
12535. | Gendo (gendo) | 82.00 | 96% | 2014-05-27 |
12536. | angrathar (angrathar) | 82.00 | 96% | 2021-01-23 |
12537. | Phin (phinttv) | 81.99 | 96% | 2021-06-11 |
12538. | Davide (davidez) | 81.99 | 97% | 2013-11-13 |
12539. | John (molotov5) | 81.99 | 95% | 2022-06-10 |
12540. | Vy (dinhtuvy) | 81.99 | 98% | 2021-02-11 |
12541. | Hieu (quanghieu1012) | 81.99 | 97% | 2013-06-23 |
12542. | Eastsky712 (eastsky714) | 81.98 | 96.1% | 2023-11-30 |
12543. | Munchy (munchy12) | 81.98 | 97% | 2022-04-06 |
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 |