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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7907. | Sibidigonky (bromelts) | 91.56 | 95% | 2015-12-31 |
7908. | Ita (ita17) | 91.56 | 99% | 2022-07-06 |
7909. | Dylan (laxnyd) | 91.56 | 97% | 2012-05-05 |
7910. | mitch (albertsonmitch) | 91.56 | 97% | 2017-02-23 |
7911. | Assassin4Hire (strictmath) | 91.55 | 99% | 2015-01-18 |
7912. | M (myles_jb) | 91.55 | 97% | 2021-04-03 |
7913. | mike (slowtype33) | 91.54 | 93% | 2023-11-08 |
7914. | Uhhhhhhm (uhhhhhhmmm) | 91.54 | 97% | 2023-09-18 |
7915. | Brandon (branick) | 91.54 | 94% | 2013-07-21 |
7916. | mapjavascript:void(0) (newf... | 91.54 | 96% | 2021-12-25 |
7917. | ibster (ibster) | 91.54 | 97% | 2012-10-29 |
7918. | Playre (playreone) | 91.54 | 94% | 2012-03-03 |
7919. | :| (hipparcos) | 91.54 | 97% | 2016-12-04 |
7920. | kc (kc067) | 91.53 | 99% | 2024-02-05 |
7921. | pale blues (londonparisnyc) | 91.53 | 96% | 2012-06-27 |
7922. | slowdown plz (abulkhairi) | 91.53 | 98% | 2018-01-19 |
7923. | Garrett (fallencatzz) | 91.52 | 97% | 2023-05-17 |
7924. | GOR (nathangorr) | 91.52 | 97% | 2019-03-12 |
7925. | Brandon Davis (bmdavis) | 91.52 | 97% | 2023-08-23 |
7926. | Vincent (vincentjm) | 91.52 | 98.8% | 2024-03-21 |
7927. | Moye (moyoka) | 91.52 | 97% | 2021-01-25 |
7928. | lvs (psychosomatic) | 91.52 | 98% | 2020-11-13 |
7929. | Mateusz (kalorymetr) | 91.52 | 97% | 2012-07-30 |
7930. | JT (xstacy) | 91.52 | 95% | 2012-09-30 |
7931. | chom (chomchomchomchomchom) | 91.51 | 98% | 2021-10-25 |
7932. | Sid (cynocid) | 91.51 | 97% | 2022-03-16 |
7933. | Warren (warrenwangtennis) | 91.51 | 97% | 2017-07-28 |
7934. | Howard (howardpx2016) | 91.50 | 98% | 2014-11-19 |
7935. | David (xifu) | 91.50 | 97% | 2020-04-16 |
7936. | G (yursefin) | 91.50 | 97% | 2012-06-05 |
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 |