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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12735. | 839 (ynad) | 81.66 | 96% | 2013-08-18 |
12736. | Aseem (reigning_king) | 81.66 | 95% | 2016-05-07 |
12737. | Bryan (iduhowpeopledo150wpm) | 81.66 | 97% | 2020-01-13 |
12738. | Bill (billsbiceps) | 81.65 | 98% | 2022-10-19 |
12739. | Riddy (songridv) | 81.65 | 98% | 2023-06-07 |
12740. | Tom (speedor) | 81.65 | 95% | 2018-02-14 |
12741. | ttv/uvsvdu (uvsvdu) | 81.65 | 96% | 2021-01-24 |
12742. | Việt Hùng (minkate) | 81.65 | 97% | 2011-11-03 |
12743. | ptertyl (flipphone) | 81.65 | 94% | 2014-07-25 |
12744. | Morpheus (shades444) | 81.65 | — | 2010-10-24 |
12745. | Quang Hiển (quanghienitc) | 81.65 | — | 2010-11-03 |
12746. | sAnideos (sanideos) | 81.64 | 98% | 2021-09-14 |
12747. | Rear (rolotomassi) | 81.64 | 97% | 2018-10-18 |
12748. | yorha (automata) | 81.64 | 98% | 2017-06-10 |
12749. | Felix (aeto) | 81.63 | 96% | 2019-02-05 |
12750. | tstats[omegaman] (omegaman) | 81.63 | 97% | 2019-01-13 |
12751. | deeznts (deeznts00) | 81.62 | 98% | 2024-02-06 |
12752. | Sam (hgfgjgpg) | 81.62 | 97% | 2022-04-26 |
12753. | Sarah (roswes23) | 81.62 | 93% | 2011-07-06 |
12754. | David (hahayoulose) | 81.62 | 99% | 2017-09-17 |
12755. | Joel (joel48) | 81.62 | 99% | 2016-12-16 |
12756. | Aleksa (aaleksaa) | 81.62 | 96% | 2015-04-24 |
12757. | Rakan (rekzax) | 81.61 | 98% | 2023-03-02 |
12758. | Socplay (socplay) | 81.61 | 96% | 2017-10-01 |
12759. | Mark (uhridgeinal) | 81.61 | 95% | 2016-12-15 |
12760. | rayra (rayra24) | 81.61 | 94% | 2016-04-09 |
12761. | Stephen (ripefruit) | 81.60 | 90% | 2013-12-30 |
12762. | DefyingTheOdds (brianwood16) | 81.60 | 99% | 2013-04-20 |
12763. | bray (sexhaver25) | 81.60 | 97% | 2022-03-04 |
12764. | Bryan (bryangomarga) | 81.60 | 96% | 2021-01-18 |
Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
---|---|---|---|
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 |