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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20344. | Tony (nafahmidi) | 68.79 | — | 2010-07-06 |
20345. | Jasey (jaseythesloth) | 68.79 | 91% | 2013-09-23 |
20346. | a random person (william_03) | 68.79 | 97% | 2019-09-11 |
20347. | Simon (sifreshz) | 68.79 | 95% | 2014-12-03 |
20348. | Camille (51camhei) | 68.78 | 98% | 2024-01-11 |
20349. | Shane (smokedbread) | 68.78 | 96% | 2022-08-04 |
20350. | amanda (mandaburnette) | 68.78 | — | 2010-07-12 |
20351. | POPOPO (terqer) | 68.78 | 90% | 2012-04-22 |
20352. | Thatchapon (guidearm) | 68.78 | 97% | 2014-01-06 |
20353. | Ready (wwillia4) | 68.78 | 90% | 2011-06-29 |
20354. | Jon (garnitrex) | 68.77 | 95% | 2012-09-08 |
20355. | Shubham (bhendi1234) | 68.77 | 97% | 2021-09-27 |
20356. | Ken (kenchoi777) | 68.77 | 97% | 2018-12-09 |
20357. | Socrates (socratesbatis) | 68.77 | 95% | 2021-05-25 |
20358. | Ehrick (ehrick_rhed) | 68.77 | 97% | 2022-06-05 |
20359. | skog (skogaern) | 68.77 | 91% | 2016-02-16 |
20360. | Ethan (skxrtyy) | 68.76 | 98% | 2024-05-21 |
20361. | Jake (worldscolide) | 68.76 | 98% | 2016-08-22 |
20362. | Rohit (kharkongor) | 68.76 | 97% | 2021-05-23 |
20363. | bum (gusta) | 68.76 | — | 2010-07-16 |
20364. | peter (ack7) | 68.76 | 98% | 2011-07-28 |
20365. | elliot (teapott) | 68.76 | 92% | 2014-01-21 |
20366. | Abhijit (abhijit86) | 68.76 | — | 2010-11-05 |
20367. | Boyan Slavov (bobotavar) | 68.75 | 95% | 2023-12-12 |
20368. | Dovy (dofka258) | 68.75 | 99% | 2022-04-09 |
20369. | Francis (fransissimo) | 68.75 | 90% | 2014-07-17 |
20370. | YNCBearz (bear19930414) | 68.75 | 97% | 2021-06-28 |
20371. | Noah (nhanks333) | 68.75 | 93% | 2015-01-05 |
20372. | Henry (nexx42) | 68.75 | — | 2011-03-26 |
20373. | Leleilolol (leleilolol) | 68.75 | 92% | 2012-03-23 |
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 |