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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18819. | zo (zohway) | 71.47 | 96% | 2023-11-15 |
18820. | Silent (silentbaws) | 71.47 | 96% | 2020-11-24 |
18821. | Ryan (ryanhuman) | 71.47 | 97% | 2012-06-21 |
18822. | Jordan (thejay) | 71.47 | 90% | 2012-05-09 |
18823. | Snehasis (snehasis17) | 71.46 | 97% | 2024-03-17 |
18824. | Andreas (somesayhey) | 71.46 | 90% | 2013-02-02 |
18825. | whitehat (whitehat2010) | 71.46 | 96% | 2012-06-05 |
18826. | Omar (om17) | 71.46 | 95% | 2017-10-07 |
18827. | Parker (newtown54) | 71.45 | 96.7% | 2023-11-18 |
18828. | Andrej (androamater) | 71.45 | 98% | 2023-09-14 |
18829. | ⚡ (otomo) | 71.45 | — | 2011-02-21 |
18830. | Vishal (vishal9) | 71.44 | 96% | 2024-03-21 |
18831. | Charlie (clzttt) | 71.44 | 97% | 2024-05-09 |
18832. | Jerry (jerryr5279) | 71.44 | 96% | 2018-05-19 |
18833. | Jake (jasala) | 71.44 | 94% | 2017-02-24 |
18834. | ts (tsoop) | 71.44 | 98% | 2018-01-01 |
18835. | Konstantinos (konstantop) | 71.43 | 97% | 2020-08-05 |
18836. | Jivvy (jivvy6) | 71.43 | 96% | 2021-03-10 |
18837. | jacks (northice12) | 71.43 | 95% | 2022-10-07 |
18838. | Aayush (aayushjoshi) | 71.43 | 97.5% | 2023-12-02 |
18839. | anant (anant059) | 71.43 | 99% | 2023-11-10 |
18840. | Stevy (stevymu) | 71.43 | 97% | 2022-03-27 |
18841. | Vamsi Krishna (gordongecko) | 71.43 | 96% | 2021-05-06 |
18842. | Caissy (kayyyseee) | 71.43 | 98% | 2015-01-24 |
18843. | Claire (thegool) | 71.43 | 95% | 2018-03-30 |
18844. | Jonathan (jonmixnblend) | 71.43 | 97% | 2016-09-07 |
18845. | Matt (genios) | 71.43 | 98% | 2014-05-29 |
18846. | Pat (artham) | 71.42 | 95% | 2018-12-12 |
18847. | Truong (blue5) | 71.42 | — | 2010-07-12 |
18848. | MINARINNN (tonnam5683) | 71.41 | 97% | 2024-05-17 |
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 |