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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22821. | Max (bombayduck) | 65.14 | 96% | 2016-05-17 |
22822. | Tuzy (tuzy) | 65.14 | 98% | 2016-01-17 |
22823. | Shaisab (shaisab) | 65.14 | 97% | 2013-09-21 |
22824. | Jesse (mrjesse) | 65.14 | 98% | 2013-12-24 |
22825. | Logan (lowgunnz) | 65.14 | 91% | 2015-11-10 |
22826. | Jenn (jennyev) | 65.14 | 97% | 2016-10-02 |
22827. | Anush Rao (anushrao) | 65.13 | 97% | 2023-03-21 |
22828. | sol (solshad) | 65.13 | 96% | 2023-05-14 |
22829. | Vial'Ree (kurumaw) | 65.13 | — | 2010-11-30 |
22830. | ATIF (atifsld) | 65.13 | 94% | 2017-05-31 |
22831. | Christian (aeroz) | 65.12 | 96% | 2012-10-02 |
22832. | Landon (yaboidimayo) | 65.12 | 96% | 2021-04-16 |
22833. | Galymzhan (kalizhanov) | 65.12 | 97% | 2024-04-24 |
22834. | ☮™ (miss_betty) | 65.12 | 94% | 2012-06-26 |
22835. | SkinnyLegend (ar247292) | 65.12 | 97% | 2020-01-27 |
22836. | Steven (sanstotz) | 65.12 | 93% | 2016-08-01 |
22837. | kabbo (kabbo25) | 65.11 | 96% | 2021-09-21 |
22838. | 👽 (sofreakingslow) | 65.11 | 96% | 2022-10-17 |
22839. | totaland (totaland) | 65.11 | 97% | 2022-12-05 |
22840. | Shukhrat (shux121995) | 65.11 | 97% | 2021-09-02 |
22841. | John (mernst) | 65.11 | 96% | 2022-05-13 |
22842. | Stefan (lingprak) | 65.11 | 95% | 2013-04-18 |
22843. | li (lilya) | 65.11 | 98% | 2019-09-22 |
22844. | makkapakka123 (makkapakka123) | 65.10 | 96% | 2024-03-09 |
22845. | Oehan (oehan) | 65.10 | 97% | 2020-10-19 |
22846. | Pragyan (pntripathi9417) | 65.10 | 98% | 2020-02-18 |
22847. | Pipe (ergodoxturtle) | 65.09 | 94% | 2020-12-21 |
22848. | SuprDewd (suprdewd) | 65.09 | 87% | 2015-02-02 |
22849. | erick (erick100) | 65.09 | 92% | 2012-06-19 |
22850. | Maria (marlab) | 65.08 | 98% | 2021-09-24 |
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 |