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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12096. | Handri (baldkid) | 82.62 | 94% | 2016-07-07 |
12097. | Thomas (ashryx) | 82.61 | 96% | 2020-08-21 |
12098. | Dusan (dusanix) | 82.61 | 91% | 2016-07-17 |
12099. | Bobby (rradhak1) | 82.61 | 97% | 2018-10-04 |
12100. | Gavin (fuzzlightbeard) | 82.61 | 96% | 2016-07-27 |
12101. | Josh (joshmc333) | 82.60 | 91% | 2013-11-18 |
12102. | Aniket (aniketsanghi) | 82.60 | 97% | 2022-11-29 |
12103. | Patrik (pbody) | 82.60 | 97.1% | 2023-11-21 |
12104. | sillyboy (sillyboyva) | 82.60 | 97% | 2012-04-03 |
12105. | Russ (jrmtrumpet) | 82.59 | 98% | 2024-05-16 |
12106. | Jeff (zombification) | 82.59 | 95% | 2013-03-28 |
12107. | christian (wahing) | 82.59 | 94% | 2012-03-25 |
12108. | marco (nnmarco) | 82.58 | 96% | 2020-03-23 |
12109. | Big Papa (sovietinsidious) | 82.58 | 98% | 2020-01-16 |
12110. | Kenny (10chos) | 82.58 | 96% | 2019-10-30 |
12111. | gummi (gummi) | 82.58 | — | 2010-12-10 |
12112. | Brian (taters613) | 82.57 | 96% | 2024-03-14 |
12113. | Adrianus (dungonmahshoe) | 82.57 | 96% | 2022-03-23 |
12114. | Micha (derpeus) | 82.57 | 97% | 2023-09-01 |
12115. | buhaN (buhan1337) | 82.57 | 97% | 2024-01-24 |
12116. | (roiii) | 82.57 | 96% | 2019-04-28 |
12117. | Guest (icqx) | 82.57 | 90% | 2012-09-30 |
12118. | Snail's Pace (hardtack) | 82.57 | 98% | 2021-08-23 |
12119. | Dr. Laps (gtraballo) | 82.57 | 93% | 2015-03-26 |
12120. | lisa (pflanze) | 82.56 | 97% | 2014-02-04 |
12121. | Vi (vipiggy) | 82.55 | 98% | 2024-05-09 |
12122. | wrinkly (ballzak) | 82.55 | 98% | 2019-10-10 |
12123. | bl33zy (bl33zy) | 82.55 | 98% | 2023-11-29 |
12124. | Olav (thederpygod) | 82.55 | 96% | 2022-01-11 |
12125. | Ameer (choyun) | 82.55 | 97% | 2013-08-23 |
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 |