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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12963. | nut (nuttastic) | 81.01 | 97% | 2021-12-11 |
12964. | Ricky (iifading) | 81.01 | 92% | 2017-04-19 |
12965. | shingo (anagman) | 81.01 | 95% | 2012-11-04 |
12966. | Amy (lovemehobo) | 81.01 | 94% | 2014-05-24 |
12967. | Jasmin (tiarda) | 81.01 | 98% | 2012-12-16 |
12968. | Nathan (nnard1616) | 81.01 | 98% | 2017-08-08 |
12969. | Skitch (skitchx) | 81.01 | 94% | 2012-12-20 |
12970. | 2024 Typingman (4 Day Strea... | 81.00 | 94% | 2024-01-01 |
12971. | Rishi (bhuri) | 81.00 | 96% | 2017-06-12 |
12972. | Jonathan (jonnychang27) | 81.00 | 87% | 2016-09-11 |
12973. | Felice (felxus_checkstus) | 81.00 | 98% | 2022-01-24 |
12974. | meg (megmia40) | 81.00 | 97% | 2020-09-18 |
12975. | Nick (nicklong1599) | 81.00 | 97% | 2017-08-02 |
12976. | KK (jukas) | 81.00 | 95% | 2016-09-22 |
12977. | narze (narze) | 81.00 | 97% | 2017-07-06 |
12978. | Castle (achacon1) | 81.00 | 97% | 2013-09-18 |
12979. | Boss (mrtring) | 80.99 | 96.5% | 2024-01-12 |
12980. | Taylor (kryxilis) | 80.99 | 93% | 2015-11-23 |
12981. | Gabbie (gg13) | 80.98 | 96.5% | 2024-04-16 |
12982. | scotish (scotishcham) | 80.98 | 99% | 2022-10-19 |
12983. | james (awesome4aces115) | 80.98 | 96% | 2022-07-22 |
12984. | Markus (markustelser) | 80.98 | 96% | 2022-11-04 |
12985. | Noctis (toolame) | 80.98 | 92% | 2011-05-18 |
12986. | Steady (steadytyper) | 80.98 | 94% | 2014-07-06 |
12987. | GK (thrylos000) | 80.98 | — | 2010-10-26 |
12988. | 🦥 (isitenough) | 80.97 | 96% | 2021-04-01 |
12989. | clams (clamsfeel2) | 80.97 | 96% | 2022-10-24 |
12990. | Kang (kwang2009) | 80.97 | — | 2010-06-27 |
12991. | Khanh (bigbrain) | 80.97 | 98% | 2011-10-30 |
12992. | Solomun (bwsdarthwookie) | 80.96 | 96% | 2022-07-18 |
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 |