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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28926. | Gail (jade2) | 54.23 | — | 2010-12-20 |
28927. | Kareem Rafat (karim_rafat) | 54.22 | 95% | 2024-05-08 |
28928. | Don (blop9) | 54.22 | 94.9% | 2024-01-12 |
28929. | Hudson (hudson_the_cat) | 54.22 | 94% | 2022-04-24 |
28930. | blitter (blitter56) | 54.22 | 94% | 2021-06-26 |
28931. | Taco (taco_mann) | 54.22 | 97% | 2012-09-16 |
28932. | Petter (noclue) | 54.22 | 93% | 2015-09-17 |
28933. | MArcel (marcel01) | 54.22 | 91% | 2013-12-18 |
28934. | Cayman (cayman) | 54.22 | 96% | 2013-04-17 |
28935. | Mark (maverick2455) | 54.21 | 97% | 2022-02-01 |
28936. | pickleddillo (viigavic) | 54.21 | 95% | 2020-12-02 |
28937. | Dan (chuen6011) | 54.21 | 84% | 2017-01-12 |
28938. | Ahmed (sudanix) | 54.21 | 90% | 2011-10-26 |
28939. | md. yeasin (shovan642) | 54.21 | 94% | 2015-11-20 |
28940. | Andrew (andruu) | 54.20 | 96% | 2024-01-30 |
28941. | patrick (lucky_ninja3412) | 54.20 | 93% | 2021-08-13 |
28942. | Luhkoh (luhkoh) | 54.19 | 95.1% | 2023-11-17 |
28943. | Ktob (ktob07) | 54.19 | 96% | 2024-01-05 |
28944. | Anish (bira_01) | 54.19 | 96% | 2021-06-18 |
28945. | Paitpan (mixptp) | 54.19 | 96% | 2021-01-17 |
28946. | दीपक (deepakfunin) | 54.19 | 92% | 2014-05-21 |
28947. | Carl (gimaritis) | 54.19 | 91% | 2014-11-18 |
28948. | leon (notveryfast6) | 54.18 | 95.4% | 2023-12-07 |
28949. | chris (account2pog) | 54.18 | 96% | 2023-12-03 |
28950. | elviejo (elviejo) | 54.18 | — | 2010-12-26 |
28951. | Himesh (himesh9512) | 54.17 | 95% | 2024-02-22 |
28952. | conturna (conturna) | 54.17 | 96% | 2021-09-13 |
28953. | Aman kumar (ak21) | 54.17 | 94.7% | 2023-12-22 |
28954. | moon (moon_anna) | 54.17 | 96% | 2021-11-07 |
28955. | Johan (johanmagnusson) | 54.17 | — | 2010-10-23 |
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 |