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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11397. | JoshAlfred (joshalfred) | 83.99 | 98% | 2012-07-25 |
11398. | Blender (taktisy) | 83.99 | 94% | 2015-09-22 |
11399. | Cody (cpark231) | 83.99 | 94% | 2014-01-21 |
11400. | Peter (akr0nik) | 83.98 | 96% | 2020-12-28 |
11401. | Lucas (kasparian) | 83.98 | 94% | 2019-01-23 |
11402. | Ross (imwos) | 83.98 | 90% | 2016-12-12 |
11403. | Amal (amalmurali47) | 83.98 | 93% | 2014-08-03 |
11404. | andrei5 (mute_6) | 83.97 | 97% | 2023-09-02 |
11405. | Nina (ninbean101) | 83.97 | 93% | 2014-03-16 |
11406. | Charles (char466) | 83.97 | 98% | 2021-03-11 |
11407. | Justin (tinhuydang) | 83.97 | 97% | 2021-04-01 |
11408. | Joshua (mitchelljo2000) | 83.97 | 98.1% | 2021-02-15 |
11409. | Adam (adoapplemac) | 83.97 | 97% | 2013-01-03 |
11410. | Serend.. Too many trolls !!... | 83.97 | 90% | 2013-03-15 |
11411. | Vasko (vaskozl) | 83.97 | 93% | 2013-02-03 |
11412. | Gina (nannelcam) | 83.97 | 97% | 2021-08-15 |
11413. | Dreck (dreck25) | 83.96 | 98% | 2024-03-18 |
11414. | Tao (litao91) | 83.96 | 96% | 2016-12-05 |
11415. | Jasmine (nyeaow) | 83.96 | 99% | 2023-07-12 |
11416. | New129 (new129) | 83.96 | 98% | 2017-09-27 |
11417. | Jack (stannisthegrammarist) | 83.96 | 98% | 2018-02-21 |
11418. | Luc (lucfrazier) | 83.96 | 91% | 2015-09-25 |
11419. | slim (fivefour) | 83.96 | 93% | 2015-12-22 |
11420. | Jster (adaptable) | 83.95 | 96% | 2011-05-24 |
11421. | Ingrid (ingrilledbeef) | 83.95 | 97% | 2021-12-02 |
11422. | Andy (nuudle) | 83.95 | 98% | 2021-03-21 |
11423. | Nick (tswift4life) | 83.95 | 98% | 2012-12-03 |
11424. | JWonderchild (ujesen) | 83.94 | 96% | 2024-04-04 |
11425. | Reina (rei7matsuura) | 83.94 | 97% | 2016-11-28 |
11426. | Evan (zinctoo) | 83.94 | 97% | 2022-08-09 |
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 |