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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7749. | chekic (chekic) | 91.89 | 97% | 2021-03-03 |
7750. | no (nomaybeyes) | 91.89 | 98.2% | 2023-10-19 |
7751. | hahnur (hahnurk) | 91.89 | 97% | 2019-09-14 |
7752. | B (kinfthaderp) | 91.88 | 95% | 2018-04-03 |
7753. | Autumn (act01) | 91.87 | 99% | 2022-05-03 |
7754. | Tupat (ketupat) | 91.87 | 98% | 2020-03-06 |
7755. | Sobe (yukikoneko) | 91.86 | 96% | 2015-03-31 |
7756. | Reichsmarskalk (reichsmarsk... | 91.86 | 97% | 2018-09-30 |
7757. | Archie (irarchiedw) | 91.86 | 94% | 2011-07-28 |
7758. | Kaseolin (pimplepopper2015) | 91.86 | 94% | 2015-03-24 |
7759. | Anton (antonbj3) | 91.86 | 93% | 2017-03-12 |
7760. | Vilmer (vilmeeero) | 91.85 | 97% | 2023-04-02 |
7761. | inigo (indigo_july) | 91.85 | 97% | 2017-08-06 |
7762. | Algen (algenhills) | 91.85 | 94% | 2016-07-31 |
7763. | Pikston (pikston) | 91.85 | 98% | 2016-02-29 |
7764. | Lam (lambus) | 91.84 | 98.4% | 2024-02-26 |
7765. | Emeroll (emeroll) | 91.83 | 98.3% | 2023-12-01 |
7766. | Klunky (liamrob) | 91.83 | 98% | 2021-08-29 |
7767. | Deiru (deiru) | 91.83 | 94% | 2012-10-12 |
7768. | Hkishi (hkishi) | 91.83 | 98% | 2021-07-04 |
7769. | Flounder (kublai_ow) | 91.82 | 96.5% | 2023-10-02 |
7770. | Wong (wyk815) | 91.82 | 97% | 2017-04-09 |
7771. | J.C. (jcjcjcjcjc) | 91.82 | 95% | 2014-09-17 |
7772. | Zven (zven69) | 91.81 | 96% | 2021-11-10 |
7773. | py (pytech) | 91.81 | 98.6% | 2024-02-26 |
7774. | Doodled (doodled) | 91.81 | 99% | 2012-05-18 |
7775. | Nima (eramthgin) | 91.81 | 98% | 2022-05-03 |
7776. | Pratyush (pratyush211) | 91.81 | 98% | 2023-05-20 |
7777. | Wszxvq (wszxvq) | 91.81 | 94% | 2017-02-15 |
7778. | Benjin (benjin7) | 91.80 | 98% | 2023-09-15 |
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 |