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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22612. | Brengineer (brengineer) | 68.17 | 97% | 2022-09-29 |
22613. | Ceiba (convenientalbatross) | 68.17 | 95% | 2022-12-20 |
22614. | Shimanto (shimant0) | 68.17 | 97.3% | 2024-06-24 |
22615. | perm (perm_typeracer) | 68.17 | 97% | 2023-01-12 |
22616. | Duke (dukeorion) | 68.17 | 95.7% | 2024-01-26 |
22617. | Sphynx (sphynxy) | 68.17 | 97% | 2019-02-14 |
22618. | Drake (araizen4k) | 68.17 | 96% | 2020-12-01 |
22619. | Dorapika (dorapika) | 68.17 | 94% | 2011-06-13 |
22620. | Bao Long (baolongtrann) | 68.17 | 92% | 2014-12-03 |
22621. | cetoHNG (cong2207x) | 68.16 | 94% | 2015-09-06 |
22622. | big daddy (shivdatt_op) | 68.16 | 94% | 2022-04-12 |
22623. | Rohan (rohangu) | 68.16 | 89% | 2012-08-26 |
22624. | mrv (mrv0301) | 68.16 | 98% | 2022-11-15 |
22625. | Makis (mars92) | 68.16 | 94% | 2011-08-29 |
22626. | Zachariah (istartedat20wpm) | 68.16 | 96% | 2016-05-12 |
22627. | Fernando (dragon_reaper99) | 68.16 | — | 2010-07-27 |
22628. | Carebear808 (carebear808) | 68.15 | 97% | 2024-06-13 |
22629. | Muhammed (iosonoosha) | 68.15 | 97% | 2020-11-09 |
22630. | ARLU (frank87) | 68.15 | 98% | 2022-03-26 |
22631. | Oliver (thatiswhatyouthink) | 68.15 | 95% | 2018-08-31 |
22632. | Tu (doangiangyen) | 68.15 | — | 2010-09-03 |
22633. | nanang (bedeute) | 68.15 | 94% | 2017-03-16 |
22634. | georgia (unclguga) | 68.14 | 97% | 2024-05-14 |
22635. | Gabriel (gabriel24) | 68.14 | 98% | 2022-01-20 |
22636. | Paul (paulcreenis) | 68.14 | 96% | 2016-07-06 |
22637. | isekai (krimsonly) | 68.14 | 97% | 2021-04-06 |
22638. | Zoom (ityperz) | 68.14 | 95.3% | 2021-02-19 |
22639. | Jem (jampr) | 68.14 | 97% | 2020-06-14 |
22640. | Nestor (jbato19) | 68.14 | 92% | 2017-01-16 |
22641. | Gabriel (saltyboy_123) | 68.13 | 96% | 2024-07-28 |
Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
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Default (English) | 83,500 | 80.03 | June 9, 2010 |
Long Texts | 103 | 91.56 | December 30, 2016 |
Instant Death Mode | 49 | 84.87 | July 2, 2010 |
Smoke Rise Prep | 11 | 71.56 | January 1, 2024 |
##typeracer | 4 | 75.56 | January 9, 2021 |
Walsh Middle School | 1 | 81.61 | November 28, 2011 |