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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31469. | Cyberlizard (fares01) | 44.63 | 96% | 2018-03-29 |
31470. | 🔥🔥🔥 (racer_4567) | 44.62 | 95% | 2024-04-29 |
31471. | Mamdous (mamdous) | 44.59 | 95% | 2024-03-04 |
31472. | devrik (devrik) | 44.57 | 89% | 2011-11-29 |
31473. | Rushda (rush123) | 44.56 | 94.6% | 2023-12-09 |
31474. | Crusher (crusher007) | 44.56 | 90% | 2013-01-25 |
31475. | hihihah (hihihah) | 44.54 | 94% | 2023-11-27 |
31476. | Jatin (jaikishanag1996) | 44.54 | 89% | 2013-09-13 |
31477. | Will (wbarlo21) | 44.54 | — | 2010-11-10 |
31478. | noman (nomanjessri) | 44.54 | 88% | 2016-06-01 |
31479. | Bikash Magar (bikashmagar) | 44.53 | 94% | 2024-01-16 |
31480. | Pavle (gatofelix134) | 44.53 | 94% | 2020-05-17 |
31481. | datboi (edatboi) | 44.52 | 94.4% | 2024-01-05 |
31482. | Ashish (ashish_jnvm) | 44.52 | 91% | 2011-09-07 |
31483. | Syed Baqir (syedbaqirulhusn... | 44.52 | 91% | 2013-04-13 |
31484. | Akshy (akshy) | 44.52 | 94.2% | 2021-02-17 |
31485. | MH (mhnd_7) | 44.51 | 96.6% | 2023-12-17 |
31486. | ਹਰਮਨਦੀਪ ਕà©... | 44.51 | 95% | 2017-06-05 |
31487. | Aslam (aslam__nijami) | 44.50 | 92% | 2023-06-20 |
31488. | Wajahat (wajahat86) | 44.49 | 96% | 2023-11-10 |
31489. | vinhuchi (vinhuchi) | 44.47 | 96% | 2021-02-11 |
31490. | Ahmed (ahmadco53) | 44.47 | 94% | 2024-03-18 |
31491. | Tonya (tagama2) | 44.47 | 95% | 2017-12-12 |
31492. | Jis (ljs765) | 44.46 | 88% | 2016-02-01 |
31493. | Raunak (raunak_425114) | 44.46 | 92% | 2022-05-21 |
31494. | w0ng (w0ng_dvorak) | 44.45 | 96% | 2021-09-23 |
31495. | Ali (divine_typer) | 44.45 | 93.6% | 2021-02-15 |
31496. | Rachel (crazymom101) | 44.45 | 86% | 2012-05-17 |
31497. | Alex (rockdli) | 44.44 | 95% | 2024-05-25 |
31498. | David Nida (dnida505) | 44.44 | 95% | 2023-03-24 |
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 |