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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30564. | raouf (icyenigma) | 49.57 | 95% | 2022-04-19 |
30565. | nour (nour_amr1) | 49.57 | 93.6% | 2023-11-26 |
30566. | macintosh (puppy23) | 49.56 | 96% | 2020-07-01 |
30567. | Thomas (todadqa) | 49.56 | 82% | 2015-10-02 |
30568. | ig@ (fainterkitten) | 49.56 | 88% | 2016-03-23 |
30569. | Ahmad Raza (ahmadraza188@ya... | 49.56 | 89% | 2012-09-12 |
30570. | Ethereal (dragonfly654) | 49.55 | 95.4% | 2023-12-01 |
30571. | Abdullah (abdullasawood) | 49.55 | 93% | 2012-04-22 |
30572. | Varun_Shivaram (varun_shiva... | 49.54 | 95% | 2024-01-12 |
30573. | Rushabh (rushabhshah20) | 49.54 | 95% | 2023-02-09 |
30574. | Tu (tunguyenq) | 49.54 | 94% | 2015-10-28 |
30575. | Abhi (abhi_kheni) | 49.53 | 96% | 2024-02-17 |
30576. | Paramjit (paramjit.dhankhar... | 49.53 | 92% | 2012-04-21 |
30577. | saleh (msynk) | 49.52 | 86% | 2015-05-03 |
30578. | Sur (phonelock) | 49.52 | 86% | 2012-03-20 |
30579. | Nils (colemakn) | 49.52 | — | 2010-09-21 |
30580. | Jordan (iorvethx1) | 49.51 | 95% | 2019-04-18 |
30581. | Shadman Al (srafid) | 49.51 | 95% | 2022-03-17 |
30582. | Sajid (sajid006) | 49.51 | 97% | 2020-09-12 |
30583. | Hung (lmhung2007) | 49.51 | — | 2011-01-11 |
30584. | gwendolyn (geo1960) | 49.51 | 96% | 2014-03-26 |
30585. | Alcal (alcal) | 49.51 | 88% | 2013-08-05 |
30586. | tstats[f6rz9d] (f6rz9d) | 49.50 | 94% | 2022-07-31 |
30587. | gtim (gtim_2) | 49.50 | 94% | 2021-06-05 |
30588. | odannnnnnn (quietkid) | 49.50 | 95% | 2021-03-18 |
30589. | katerina (katerina_) | 49.50 | 96% | 2014-09-10 |
30590. | James (jimbo88) | 49.50 | 91% | 2016-04-19 |
30591. | Evil (eviljoe) | 49.50 | 93% | 2012-02-04 |
30592. | Googly (googlyguy) | 49.49 | 94% | 2022-10-29 |
30593. | jin (jin13z) | 49.49 | 94% | 2023-10-01 |
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 |