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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24088. | Fat (fatally) | 63.08 | 94% | 2012-10-15 |
24089. | Aadil279 (aadil279) | 63.07 | 95% | 2022-03-23 |
24090. | Scarlet (tongli10) | 63.07 | 96% | 2024-05-25 |
24091. | weibinium (binium) | 63.07 | 98.2% | 2024-04-07 |
24092. | CooBoi (reptheking) | 63.07 | 96% | 2024-01-24 |
24093. | Sam (vynsta) | 63.07 | 93% | 2023-12-19 |
24094. | Bharain (baobaboi) | 63.07 | 95% | 2014-08-04 |
24095. | Siiz (nn2382002) | 63.06 | 98% | 2024-05-08 |
24096. | Nalshiga (ecniv) | 63.06 | 91% | 2012-03-04 |
24097. | Ho (xderpyism) | 63.06 | 96% | 2018-07-06 |
24098. | qwerty (poiuyt123) | 63.06 | — | 2010-08-24 |
24099. | av (bsod2528) | 63.05 | 95% | 2022-04-17 |
24100. | Guest (typewondo) | 63.05 | 97% | 2023-06-06 |
24101. | zz (zhyc) | 63.05 | 91% | 2013-04-19 |
24102. | Bry (trixzter) | 63.05 | 96% | 2017-08-03 |
24103. | Sameer (sameersadiq1) | 63.05 | 93% | 2016-10-13 |
24104. | Ethan (bossbell377) | 63.04 | 94.6% | 2024-02-14 |
24105. | zoom (zoomstar) | 63.04 | 97% | 2023-09-18 |
24106. | Dipendra (lord_jarvis) | 63.04 | 96.2% | 2024-04-08 |
24107. | Tram (kutechicken) | 63.04 | — | 2011-03-18 |
24108. | Zeztix (zeztix) | 63.04 | 95% | 2019-05-23 |
24109. | Ileden (ileden) | 63.04 | 97% | 2012-01-18 |
24110. | Mudit (n___) | 63.03 | 97.3% | 2024-04-23 |
24111. | Lance (lancedragonmaster) | 63.03 | 94% | 2021-02-21 |
24112. | Pierre (pyorple) | 63.03 | 95.7% | 2021-03-01 |
24113. | Nick (slotharms) | 63.03 | 96% | 2021-05-13 |
24114. | Szymon (oley) | 63.03 | 93% | 2022-01-13 |
24115. | van hai (tvhai) | 63.03 | 97% | 2015-08-13 |
24116. | Mr. (mrchoro) | 63.03 | 97% | 2022-11-25 |
24117. | nathan (nathan5471) | 63.02 | 95% | 2024-03-25 |
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 |