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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16195. | Roinad (kreon) | 75.63 | 98% | 2016-08-17 |
16196. | Darshan (darshanbidkar) | 75.63 | 96% | 2012-07-25 |
16197. | Brewsto (brewsto) | 75.63 | — | 2010-08-25 |
16198. | Jerry (yello_downunder) | 75.63 | 98% | 2012-11-15 |
16199. | Rick (rick_sirio) | 75.63 | — | 2010-07-20 |
16200. | KARTIK (kartikpodugu) | 75.63 | 99% | 2011-06-20 |
16201. | Missile Input (breadlump) | 75.62 | 97% | 2021-11-03 |
16202. | Jackie (jackielochung) | 75.62 | 93% | 2011-12-06 |
16203. | Argon (argon273) | 75.62 | 96% | 2019-06-26 |
16204. | Matt (mattdarich) | 75.62 | 95% | 2016-07-14 |
16205. | twitch.tv/trafficxxx (aly199) | 75.62 | 97% | 2015-02-17 |
16206. | Yoobis (soggy_toggy) | 75.61 | 98% | 2020-08-27 |
16207. | Andres (defmaxer) | 75.61 | 97% | 2022-01-11 |
16208. | Benski (bmar6878) | 75.61 | 97% | 2022-09-11 |
16209. | Doubled (doubledtype) | 75.61 | 95.8% | 2021-02-04 |
16210. | â™ Homer (pimpelkram) | 75.61 | 98% | 2014-07-02 |
16211. | Arslan (arslan993) | 75.60 | 96% | 2023-12-01 |
16212. | Rafael (grieve) | 75.60 | 94% | 2020-12-22 |
16213. | linkai (linkaixd) | 75.60 | 96% | 2021-04-19 |
16214. | Humza (humzini) | 75.59 | 96% | 2024-04-14 |
16215. | N (2nd_19) | 75.59 | 98.6% | 2024-01-09 |
16216. | Vijay (vijayrao1988) | 75.59 | 97% | 2020-07-11 |
16217. | Frap (frap) | 75.59 | 98% | 2022-02-07 |
16218. | Umer (programmer_1) | 75.59 | 99% | 2022-01-02 |
16219. | Luan (stringfever) | 75.59 | 93% | 2012-08-29 |
16220. | anonym_igelkott (anonym_ige... | 75.59 | 96% | 2020-03-29 |
16221. | Bob (mhucanda) | 75.59 | 95% | 2019-06-12 |
16222. | emae (emae08) | 75.59 | 91% | 2015-10-31 |
16223. | Augment (augment) | 75.58 | 98% | 2019-07-22 |
16224. | Armon (airtyper_11) | 75.58 | 95% | 2021-05-11 |
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 |