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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4680. | Mark (markadsp_2) | 101.38 | 98% | 2022-05-22 |
4681. | Katarina (katastrophiic) | 101.38 | 97% | 2021-03-01 |
4682. | Vinh (vista32493) | 101.38 | 99.3% | 2024-01-26 |
4683. | Parker (lordbroseidon) | 101.37 | 92% | 2012-10-17 |
4684. | anon (drtroywork) | 101.37 | 96% | 2014-11-30 |
4685. | Kevin (lin6625) | 101.37 | 99% | 2018-09-01 |
4686. | alpha (alphawoman) | 101.36 | 98% | 2022-09-12 |
4687. | Krishna (krisis) | 101.36 | 95% | 2014-03-29 |
4688. | Frank (fjdusina) | 101.35 | 97.4% | 2023-12-04 |
4689. | Mikko (miksa) | 101.35 | 95% | 2013-02-05 |
4690. | TapTapTappy (tomcolemak) | 101.35 | 97% | 2019-01-27 |
4691. | Jeff (im_a_chicken) | 101.35 | 96% | 2011-09-02 |
4692. | brackety (brackety) | 101.33 | 99% | 2022-12-16 |
4693. | Free (just_free2318) | 101.33 | 98% | 2023-04-22 |
4694. | Hewwo (tytytypeeeee) | 101.33 | 99% | 2023-05-02 |
4695. | Grace (kitsumi) | 101.33 | 99% | 2024-05-11 |
4696. | CheetahDude (ghysdd) | 101.32 | 97.4% | 2021-02-27 |
4697. | Tat (puramy) | 101.32 | 98% | 2013-05-04 |
4698. | Daniel F (herogeoo) | 101.32 | 93% | 2015-07-12 |
4699. | Silva (silvastein) | 101.32 | 97% | 2018-02-12 |
4700. | Patrick (galantis) | 101.32 | 95% | 2015-06-18 |
4701. | Spookeh (spookeeh) | 101.32 | 93% | 2016-10-28 |
4702. | MrTTomato (mrttomato) | 101.32 | 96% | 2012-06-07 |
4703. | rxo (biglego) | 101.31 | 98% | 2022-06-18 |
4704. | Ili (humprawr) | 101.30 | 98% | 2017-02-06 |
4705. | 春茶 (pcdurp) | 101.30 | 98% | 2017-10-07 |
4706. | Zagorath (zagorath) | 101.30 | 96% | 2014-07-14 |
4707. | Jeremy (fatcj) | 101.30 | 98% | 2011-05-07 |
4708. | Jin (jin_kx) | 101.29 | 95% | 2015-03-07 |
4709. | rocky (rockybhai__) | 101.29 | 98.5% | 2024-03-25 |
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 |