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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14768. | Speed (speed_demon_123) | 77.94 | 96% | 2021-09-29 |
14769. | Joseph (josejose1) | 77.94 | 96% | 2015-07-18 |
14770. | Leon (tagats123) | 77.94 | 98% | 2018-03-19 |
14771. | Nolan (lilpo) | 77.93 | 93% | 2016-05-07 |
14772. | JoJo (yoojeanie) | 77.93 | 96% | 2022-04-14 |
14773. | Magesh (cali_forniaa) | 77.93 | 97.1% | 2023-11-14 |
14774. | elsa (elsaw) | 77.93 | 96% | 2016-02-17 |
14775. | Derek (djw191) | 77.93 | 97% | 2020-05-12 |
14776. | Test (besttestquest) | 77.93 | 98% | 2018-01-21 |
14777. | Isaac (veritechx2) | 77.93 | 93% | 2015-12-23 |
14778. | shindo (shindo) | 77.93 | 96% | 2011-10-27 |
14779. | Michael (p1spastic) | 77.93 | 93% | 2017-03-23 |
14780. | Nathan (hewittdallas) | 77.92 | 96% | 2019-09-14 |
14781. | Tocke (tockenjocke) | 77.92 | 96% | 2021-06-27 |
14782. | pedestrian (pedestrian) | 77.92 | 97% | 2021-04-08 |
14783. | Jump (toadjump) | 77.92 | 97% | 2020-11-19 |
14784. | Adam (hannibal_ftw) | 77.91 | 96% | 2023-01-16 |
14785. | kaneki (akiyama_shinchi) | 77.91 | 98.3% | 2023-12-14 |
14786. | apoodle_ (molltenlol) | 77.91 | 97% | 2023-02-10 |
14787. | Grand Rice (grand_rice) | 77.91 | 97% | 2021-01-22 |
14788. | Duchamp (lpiechocki) | 77.91 | 98% | 2012-05-22 |
14789. | Liz (eearnest@dcstigers.org) | 77.91 | 93% | 2012-05-11 |
14790. | Salman (xinvokeroffice) | 77.90 | 98.2% | 2023-11-15 |
14791. | Nix (nix_) | 77.90 | 96% | 2013-02-23 |
14792. | Nimrod (nimrodm) | 77.90 | 94% | 2024-04-17 |
14793. | Tommy (pheasant9) | 77.90 | 97.9% | 2023-11-18 |
14794. | Tony (akhjr23) | 77.90 | 94% | 2014-06-16 |
14795. | lRaml (lsomeonel) | 77.90 | 96% | 2021-01-26 |
14796. | Oggers (oggers) | 77.90 | 96% | 2017-07-16 |
14797. | Richard (richardbautista) | 77.90 | 97% | 2011-06-23 |
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 |