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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11501. | James (dekudeku) | 83.85 | 92% | 2015-03-31 |
11502. | Jimmy (mangaguy) | 83.85 | 93% | 2016-03-24 |
11503. | Daniel (krayt) | 83.85 | 93% | 2014-03-22 |
11504. | Hiroki (h8gi) | 83.85 | 98% | 2017-07-06 |
11505. | Ape (missdollydagger) | 83.84 | 91% | 2016-11-23 |
11506. | Skyler (skylrrr) | 83.84 | 96% | 2021-10-27 |
11507. | big (bigfinger420) | 83.84 | 98.2% | 2021-02-26 |
11508. | Robin (starseed1983) | 83.84 | 96% | 2011-05-25 |
11509. | MarioNathanPro (marionathan... | 83.83 | 95% | 2024-02-24 |
11510. | shawks (shawks) | 83.83 | 96.3% | 2024-01-26 |
11511. | Evan (eausbrooks24) | 83.83 | 98% | 2023-12-26 |
11512. | mrvp (mrvp08) | 83.83 | 98% | 2021-10-03 |
11513. | Lemonade on Meth (riqlemonade) | 83.83 | 97% | 2022-05-08 |
11514. | touch me (sertouchme) | 83.83 | 97% | 2023-07-17 |
11515. | ajnasz (ajnasz) | 83.83 | 97% | 2015-12-16 |
11516. | Andrew (racingrazor) | 83.83 | 95% | 2016-12-26 |
11517. | Dylan (afflict_chaos) | 83.82 | 98% | 2020-05-29 |
11518. | Jake (jakster5487) | 83.82 | 91% | 2014-04-25 |
11519. | Max (massimosandretti) | 83.82 | 97% | 2022-05-16 |
11520. | juicebox (xsolstice) | 83.82 | 97% | 2022-05-13 |
11521. | Robert (nforcer) | 83.82 | 98% | 2021-12-09 |
11522. | Phil (fillagain) | 83.82 | — | 2010-07-05 |
11523. | Arg (babyursa) | 83.82 | 98% | 2014-10-31 |
11524. | John Robert Guisando (johnra) | 83.81 | 96% | 2023-01-13 |
11525. | Tom (mbappe_07) | 83.81 | 99% | 2023-12-17 |
11526. | backoffmynuggets (ethanteoh) | 83.81 | 95% | 2022-08-01 |
11527. | Tim (potatoe_man1) | 83.81 | 96.6% | 2021-02-11 |
11528. | Time-Saving Techy (keyyong) | 83.81 | 98% | 2018-01-31 |
11529. | lazaro (quid) | 83.81 | 93% | 2016-07-01 |
11530. | Thxnder (thxnder_typez) | 83.80 | 97% | 2024-03-19 |
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 |