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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14174. | Jen (jenz36) | 78.85 | — | 2010-08-21 |
14175. | Adrien (haveo) | 78.85 | — | 2011-04-17 |
14176. | sdovan1 (sdovan1) | 78.84 | 97% | 2023-03-18 |
14177. | Cristi (cristicatalan) | 78.84 | 99.5% | 2024-03-20 |
14178. | Austin (oblocksua) | 78.84 | 97.2% | 2021-02-27 |
14179. | Hua (huawu1314) | 78.84 | 93% | 2015-10-14 |
14180. | Mike (quake2bestgame) | 78.84 | 99% | 2020-03-01 |
14181. | Hah (verdaderopan) | 78.84 | 98% | 2019-07-26 |
14182. | (Sathesh) (sathesh@ymail.com) | 78.84 | 95% | 2012-08-23 |
14183. | Epickel (epickel) | 78.84 | 92% | 2016-03-19 |
14184. | Thang (diesel_industry) | 78.84 | 96% | 2013-08-20 |
14185. | josh (josh1248) | 78.83 | 95% | 2023-05-08 |
14186. | HAIDER (india_) | 78.83 | 99% | 2022-08-11 |
14187. | Amin (aminpy) | 78.83 | — | 2010-10-01 |
14188. | I_like_Billie_Eilish (agiun... | 78.83 | 96.3% | 2023-12-29 |
14189. | Bob (darcee) | 78.83 | 89% | 2014-05-27 |
14190. | Coder (the_coder_bro) | 78.82 | 96% | 2022-12-03 |
14191. | Fearless Jutt (lozer098) | 78.82 | 98% | 2022-10-16 |
14192. | Brodie (spyman68) | 78.82 | 97% | 2015-01-16 |
14193. | serene (serene88life) | 78.82 | 97% | 2024-04-04 |
14194. | DeeDee (deedee09) | 78.82 | — | 2010-10-24 |
14195. | Angela (angcortez) | 78.82 | 91% | 2012-01-19 |
14196. | R4v1 (mirasravi) | 78.82 | 94% | 2012-07-06 |
14197. | lunamal (lunamal) | 78.81 | 97% | 2022-11-27 |
14198. | Jack (jackschpeck) | 78.81 | 98% | 2024-01-18 |
14199. | Epzilepzi (epzilepzi) | 78.81 | 97% | 2022-03-06 |
14200. | Jason (jhirshman) | 78.81 | 92% | 2012-01-28 |
14201. | Igor (exdark) | 78.81 | 99% | 2016-05-30 |
14202. | Sridhar347 (sri347_krish) | 78.81 | 90% | 2012-12-04 |
14203. | blueturtle (esraels) | 78.81 | 95% | 2013-05-13 |
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 |