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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30032. | Tim (phuc131) | 51.25 | 93% | 2013-05-29 |
30033. | Luuk (luukfit) | 51.24 | 94.8% | 2024-03-18 |
30034. | Paige (pfernandes_) | 51.24 | 96% | 2021-10-30 |
30035. | rohan (black1023) | 51.22 | 95.9% | 2023-11-15 |
30036. | Andrew (hillbillygilly) | 51.22 | 90% | 2016-02-27 |
30037. | Kim (chiengja) | 51.21 | 97% | 2024-01-24 |
30038. | hecor (1024bits) | 51.21 | 92% | 2013-11-07 |
30039. | Glory (apple_typer) | 51.19 | 94% | 2024-03-31 |
30040. | tomnjerry (tomnjerry8963) | 51.19 | 97% | 2023-08-16 |
30041. | XKB (alphakitten) | 51.19 | 97% | 2024-01-28 |
30042. | RJ (rigel16) | 51.19 | 95.9% | 2023-12-10 |
30043. | siuuuuuuu (fazlerabbi23) | 51.19 | 94% | 2024-01-06 |
30044. | RAVINDER (rsainichd) | 51.19 | 93% | 2014-10-20 |
30045. | Anshu (shahianshu) | 51.19 | 98% | 2016-08-13 |
30046. | Ali (salter) | 51.19 | 96% | 2016-05-20 |
30047. | goku (goku6987) | 51.19 | 93% | 2013-07-14 |
30048. | Ricardo (tomarctus) | 51.18 | 96% | 2021-03-25 |
30049. | Kim (klapsley) | 51.18 | 97% | 2011-12-20 |
30050. | :3 (5t4r) | 51.16 | 95% | 2024-04-04 |
30051. | Grey (gkr_grey) | 51.16 | 94% | 2024-01-15 |
30052. | you (you) (rajeevkgp) | 51.15 | 90% | 2016-03-14 |
30053. | Flarco (flarcomegalul) | 51.15 | 99% | 2020-11-16 |
30054. | Ruby (kwjthiew) | 51.15 | 97% | 2011-06-06 |
30055. | Sai G (shreekar) | 51.14 | 97% | 2023-12-29 |
30056. | Phaneath (phaneath) | 51.14 | 89% | 2015-11-01 |
30057. | Alexander (ahlix) | 51.13 | 96.1% | 2024-01-10 |
30058. | denys (denisoh) | 51.13 | 88% | 2016-09-04 |
30059. | WayLay (waylay17) | 51.13 | 95.3% | 2021-02-08 |
30060. | Sepehr (sepixer) | 51.13 | 95% | 2016-05-17 |
30061. | danuver (danchrow) | 51.13 | 91% | 2011-11-23 |
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 |