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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16684. | Fox (jads007) | 75.13 | 96% | 2022-11-28 |
16685. | levi (leviathan_307) | 75.13 | 96% | 2023-12-27 |
16686. | Ben (bk100) | 75.13 | 95% | 2021-12-18 |
16687. | Rain (rainy) | 75.13 | — | 2010-07-19 |
16688. | jonathan (jgreco2818) | 75.13 | 98% | 2016-09-13 |
16689. | Alutic (alutic) | 75.12 | 98% | 2021-09-04 |
16690. | Andrew (andewtrun) | 75.12 | 97% | 2023-12-18 |
16691. | David (davidisapro) | 75.12 | 94% | 2016-05-24 |
16692. | R (renxsis) | 75.12 | 92% | 2015-08-18 |
16693. | Karlis (tmtx) | 75.12 | — | 2010-09-20 |
16694. | Zchob (zchob) | 75.11 | 97% | 2021-04-04 |
16695. | sevgik (soranges) | 75.11 | 96% | 2022-01-03 |
16696. | Jian (jaylow3) | 75.11 | 96% | 2024-04-07 |
16697. | Marcelo (maxhw) | 75.11 | 98% | 2021-04-18 |
16698. | Drek (drek321) | 75.11 | 92% | 2014-05-07 |
16699. | Lucas (ldmatos) | 75.11 | 93% | 2014-01-31 |
16700. | Breanna (bjr7) | 75.10 | 97% | 2011-09-05 |
16701. | josh (joshkilledya) | 75.10 | 99% | 2019-03-31 |
16702. | joey (joeyum) | 75.10 | 96% | 2023-11-16 |
16703. | FreePalestine (sal111) | 75.10 | 96.5% | 2024-05-25 |
16704. | SATHESH (satheshtrainer94) | 75.10 | 97% | 2023-05-10 |
16705. | Shohid (humangod) | 75.10 | 98% | 2021-08-13 |
16706. | R (rtyper20260) | 75.10 | 98% | 2018-02-04 |
16707. | Beth (janbeth) | 75.10 | 97% | 2014-08-11 |
16708. | Scott (1159) | 75.10 | 91% | 2016-12-10 |
16709. | Jkiernal (jkiernal) | 75.09 | 98.8% | 2024-02-01 |
16710. | Chinmay (parvatechinmay) | 75.09 | 96% | 2017-01-30 |
16711. | Bruh (bruh_widow) | 75.09 | 97% | 2022-10-12 |
16712. | Vasilis (bill103) | 75.09 | 96% | 2024-02-27 |
16713. | Andy (andyfang) | 75.09 | 89% | 2013-12-03 |
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 |