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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12601. | Devids (theneo) | 81.76 | 92% | 2017-03-15 |
12602. | Keyser (whereskeyser) | 81.76 | 98% | 2021-10-08 |
12603. | Fionalee (fionalee) | 81.76 | 98% | 2020-12-20 |
12604. | nassi (l4htaaja) | 81.76 | 93% | 2015-11-05 |
12605. | Ovanchu (magealman) | 81.76 | 95% | 2014-01-31 |
12606. | Roboute (robosote) | 81.75 | 96% | 2021-07-14 |
12607. | Viet Trung (viettrung9012) | 81.75 | 97% | 2016-04-30 |
12608. | Chelseyana (chelseyana) | 81.74 | 97% | 2023-06-09 |
12609. | Adam (yahyeeeeet) | 81.74 | 97% | 2019-01-31 |
12610. | Shivam (skmeenain) | 81.74 | 98% | 2020-06-04 |
12611. | Walter (kair0z) | 81.74 | 97% | 2019-02-27 |
12612. | Philip (teardust) | 81.74 | 98% | 2013-04-19 |
12613. | Juggalo420queef (sacchai) | 81.74 | 97% | 2013-06-02 |
12614. | archels (archels) | 81.74 | 94% | 2011-06-30 |
12615. | Jake (jakeidiomas) | 81.73 | 97% | 2018-09-14 |
12616. | Curycoo (curycoo) | 81.73 | 95% | 2013-02-08 |
12617. | Nocko (that_guy_nick) | 81.72 | 95.4% | 2023-11-24 |
12618. | Serene (katiana) | 81.72 | 91% | 2015-08-28 |
12619. | ExciteByte (excitebyte) | 81.72 | 97% | 2023-06-27 |
12620. | Rafael (rafavc2508) | 81.72 | 97% | 2021-05-06 |
12621. | Gen (genthethief) | 81.72 | 97% | 2020-09-07 |
12622. | Danny (dannytriestotype) | 81.72 | 96.4% | 2021-02-16 |
12623. | shooz12 (shooz12) | 81.71 | 95% | 2015-10-29 |
12624. | Dyllan (dyllancrazy) | 81.71 | 96% | 2017-06-16 |
12625. | Croods (croods) | 81.71 | 96% | 2023-05-25 |
12626. | Broken (brokencog) | 81.71 | 97% | 2018-07-09 |
12627. | LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO... | 81.71 | 96% | 2020-06-20 |
12628. | I12 (inot12) | 81.71 | 97% | 2020-12-05 |
12629. | Brandon (branscor) | 81.71 | 93% | 2014-11-14 |
12630. | Chef Giuliano (gd27) | 81.71 | 97% | 2022-09-16 |
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 |