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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23048. | tung (sontung94) | 64.56 | 95% | 2022-02-26 |
23049. | annie (anooence) | 64.56 | 95% | 2020-12-27 |
23050. | DREAMER7 (dreamer7) | 64.56 | 97% | 2015-06-28 |
23051. | jazzy (jazzyboop) | 64.55 | 96% | 2023-10-13 |
23052. | Rishil (rishil96) | 64.55 | 98% | 2024-02-28 |
23053. | Ferry (vrie) | 64.55 | 94% | 2011-08-05 |
23054. | Tammy (50purple) | 64.55 | 96% | 2011-05-19 |
23055. | torachiyo (torachiyo_dvorak) | 64.55 | — | 2010-06-23 |
23056. | Thiago (marano) | 64.55 | 91% | 2012-01-19 |
23057. | Mashrur (mashrurhossain) | 64.54 | 95% | 2022-08-30 |
23058. | gdonke (gdonke) | 64.54 | 97% | 2023-12-06 |
23059. | Dalu (dalu) | 64.54 | — | 2010-08-14 |
23060. | YashmaanJS (yashmaanjs) | 64.54 | 98% | 2021-03-29 |
23061. | Issa (kaakaariki) | 64.54 | 97% | 2017-06-25 |
23062. | Christian (bluelightning40) | 64.54 | 97% | 2019-10-11 |
23063. | Richard (4corrupt) | 64.54 | — | 2011-03-02 |
23064. | Glennsta (glennsta) | 64.53 | 93% | 2014-06-21 |
23065. | TyperInADiaper (typer_in_a_... | 64.53 | 97% | 2023-11-19 |
23066. | Masashi (masashikawafuji) | 64.53 | 98% | 2022-08-21 |
23067. | stash (stash_) | 64.53 | 96% | 2022-04-14 |
23068. | Mustakim (winterflew) | 64.53 | 97% | 2021-11-14 |
23069. | HIMUEAS (himueas) | 64.53 | 99% | 2015-03-13 |
23070. | Fufi (fufi25) | 64.53 | — | 2011-01-15 |
23071. | marisa (marithemotorist) | 64.52 | 95.3% | 2024-04-07 |
23072. | covid (kanye_2020) | 64.52 | 94.9% | 2024-02-04 |
23073. | Jeffrey (jshen13) | 64.52 | 95% | 2017-02-28 |
23074. | mkr (mkrana) | 64.52 | 96% | 2022-05-12 |
23075. | Jonathan (jonathan888) | 64.52 | 96% | 2023-02-21 |
23076. | Esman (hedwyn_the_nomad) | 64.52 | 97% | 2021-06-17 |
23077. | Lucky (booxrcool) | 64.52 | 95% | 2015-11-07 |
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 |