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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28693. | Samar Singla (samluci666) | 54.58 | 95% | 2021-04-30 |
28694. | Jakub (dareon) | 54.58 | 90% | 2017-03-28 |
28695. | melati (rainicornnn) | 54.56 | 97% | 2023-08-23 |
28696. | Kamyar (kamyar_raisee) | 54.56 | 98% | 2016-07-17 |
28697. | Phuoc (kirshon) | 54.56 | 93% | 2015-09-06 |
28698. | Sdadec (dadee) | 54.56 | 95% | 2018-11-23 |
28699. | Jerick (jrkproductions) | 54.55 | 97% | 2015-09-30 |
28700. | Wasupon (wedza007) | 54.55 | 96.5% | 2024-01-20 |
28701. | pham (thanhpt) | 54.55 | 93% | 2014-06-22 |
28702. | Amanda (salamanda) | 54.55 | 91% | 2012-10-09 |
28703. | Erik (yokgn) | 54.54 | 92.9% | 2021-02-26 |
28704. | Naulitus (naulitus) | 54.54 | 94% | 2020-09-22 |
28705. | sales (mplg_2284) | 54.54 | — | 2011-04-18 |
28706. | Lo_key (lo_key) | 54.53 | 97.5% | 2024-03-05 |
28707. | RAJ (3nkrypt) | 54.53 | 94% | 2023-08-06 |
28708. | JP (supertyperguy2020) | 54.53 | 98% | 2021-11-28 |
28709. | hyper_111 (harshh_499) | 54.52 | 95% | 2024-02-14 |
28710. | Gajendra (gajendra1987) | 54.52 | 95.7% | 2023-12-23 |
28711. | Will (zenfir) | 54.52 | 93% | 2021-02-27 |
28712. | Kim Jong Rui! (i_amno1) | 54.52 | 96% | 2017-08-26 |
28713. | joshua (madara_mandar) | 54.52 | 91% | 2012-11-05 |
28714. | Andy (nomicos) | 54.51 | 95% | 2019-01-12 |
28715. | Daniel (xanler) | 54.51 | 94% | 2024-02-16 |
28716. | kamardua (kamardua) | 54.51 | 96% | 2024-01-03 |
28717. | Jeff (10k7) | 54.51 | 95% | 2023-12-04 |
28718. | thrawm (thrawn9) | 54.51 | 96% | 2012-02-28 |
28719. | IgM (igm11) | 54.51 | 97% | 2012-02-07 |
28720. | barrybee789 (barrybee789) | 54.50 | 96% | 2022-05-05 |
28721. | Asad (asadmoosvi) | 54.50 | 92% | 2013-09-12 |
28722. | Abhiram (contigo) | 54.50 | 95% | 2021-05-01 |
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 |