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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12935. | D. (mnda99) | 81.11 | 93% | 2013-02-18 |
12936. | Andrew (fujiou) | 81.11 | 93% | 2016-03-10 |
12937. | Martin (xduelgodx) | 81.11 | 98% | 2021-05-11 |
12938. | Alex (mlex) | 81.11 | — | 2011-02-13 |
12939. | Sting (z35shi) | 81.11 | 97% | 2014-11-09 |
12940. | lasindu (lasindu) | 81.11 | 93% | 2016-12-28 |
12941. | Giorgos (pinkisntwell) | 81.10 | 98% | 2013-01-18 |
12942. | Jason (deerjason) | 81.10 | 97% | 2014-11-10 |
12943. | Will (williamharp) | 81.10 | 91% | 2016-07-19 |
12944. | John (soulsforhire) | 81.10 | 91% | 2014-12-01 |
12945. | nadoushi (nadoushi) | 81.10 | 92% | 2013-10-10 |
12946. | Upmanyu (abhishek2175) | 81.09 | 100% | 2022-03-29 |
12947. | Stuart (cakester) | 81.09 | 96% | 2012-06-19 |
12948. | Tomaz (tomaz1502) | 81.09 | 95% | 2019-11-14 |
12949. | ATcm (viummaster) | 81.09 | 95% | 2013-11-26 |
12950. | Snake (snake_eyes) | 81.09 | 97% | 2012-10-02 |
12951. | wad (brambojambo) | 81.08 | 97% | 2021-09-06 |
12952. | Matt (foobar126) | 81.08 | 97% | 2022-01-20 |
12953. | Alan (senseichen) | 81.08 | 98% | 2022-08-08 |
12954. | Kakarot (kakarot930) | 81.08 | 95% | 2023-03-21 |
12955. | kuro (kuro_shiro) | 81.08 | 97% | 2022-06-23 |
12956. | Eric (dogsbollocks) | 81.08 | 98% | 2021-02-11 |
12957. | bo (biznessmun) | 81.08 | 96% | 2020-09-03 |
12958. | Johnathan (jcaves) | 81.08 | 93% | 2014-01-12 |
12959. | Reverie (tifa_lockhart) | 81.08 | 98% | 2016-05-03 |
12960. | neeraj (neeraj902) | 81.07 | 98% | 2023-02-28 |
12961. | James (kingbob192) | 81.07 | 97% | 2021-06-20 |
12962. | notjoyu (notjoyu) | 81.07 | 97% | 2020-10-31 |
12963. | forind (forind934) | 81.06 | 97% | 2021-04-30 |
12964. | James (blue6249) | 81.06 | 95% | 2013-01-27 |
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 |