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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30353. | namascar (namascar) | 48.90 | 96% | 2020-12-24 |
30354. | ArKá (rockomaga) | 48.88 | 91.4% | 2023-10-20 |
30355. | Charles (charles0420) | 48.88 | 91% | 2014-01-28 |
30356. | Andres (atv2307) | 48.87 | 94% | 2021-10-12 |
30357. | Blackwidow (gregggregggregg) | 48.86 | 86% | 2017-01-22 |
30358. | Simisuru (simisuru) | 48.85 | 96% | 2024-05-24 |
30359. | Luka (ellenor) | 48.85 | 86% | 2016-07-14 |
30360. | dub (dubeyeng) | 48.84 | 96% | 2023-12-28 |
30361. | Mai (napping_koala) | 48.84 | 92.6% | 2021-02-20 |
30362. | Nguyen (ngamykaka) | 48.84 | 92% | 2012-02-08 |
30363. | Emil Børsting (torben350) | 48.84 | 88% | 2013-11-21 |
30364. | Claude (pachec) | 48.84 | 98% | 2022-08-10 |
30365. | Tuong (tuong999) | 48.84 | 92% | 2014-08-26 |
30366. | nguyễn quang (tieuphongvt) | 48.84 | — | 2010-10-07 |
30367. | Juck (juck52) | 48.83 | 95.2% | 2023-12-14 |
30368. | Evaop (gzlwan22) | 48.83 | 93% | 2012-12-15 |
30369. | Tiankong (tiankong) | 48.82 | 94.7% | 2023-11-26 |
30370. | Karnouk (karnouk) | 48.82 | 91% | 2016-08-22 |
30371. | chen chieh (chieh) | 48.81 | 95.2% | 2024-02-07 |
30372. | Redsource (redsource) | 48.81 | 86% | 2013-04-23 |
30373. | tstats[dangerdungara] (dang... | 48.80 | 97% | 2023-06-12 |
30374. | 197 (greenlord) | 48.79 | 97.9% | 2023-12-08 |
30375. | Phong (phongdiepp) | 48.79 | 94% | 2021-03-18 |
30376. | oxy (stolenoxys) | 48.78 | 95.3% | 2023-12-28 |
30377. | badomiso (badomisocolemak) | 48.78 | — | 2010-12-20 |
30378. | Craft (crafton) | 48.77 | — | 2011-03-25 |
30379. | Wolf (wolf_164) | 48.77 | 95% | 2018-12-27 |
30380. | J (yoge) | 48.77 | 94% | 2012-08-27 |
30381. | Aceyyy (acey_2002) | 48.76 | 94% | 2024-01-26 |
30382. | Joe Adamson (j_adamson) | 48.76 | 98% | 2024-02-04 |
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 |