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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10233. | Summer (dredd1893) | 86.36 | 99% | 2011-10-26 |
10234. | Kenny (banjo_kazooie) | 86.35 | 97% | 2021-04-26 |
10235. | Silversting (silversting) | 86.35 | 99% | 2017-03-08 |
10236. | pong (pongix) | 86.35 | 97% | 2019-07-14 |
10237. | ju yun (schylarker) | 86.35 | 99% | 2018-08-01 |
10238. | Andres (andres0432) | 86.35 | 97% | 2017-10-04 |
10239. | Nikola (dropndrag) | 86.34 | 96.6% | 2024-03-22 |
10240. | Shawn (corune) | 86.34 | 95% | 2015-01-07 |
10241. | sainirupesh101 (sainirupesh... | 86.34 | 96.8% | 2023-11-22 |
10242. | 🥛 (idfr37) | 86.34 | 97.9% | 2023-11-26 |
10243. | Andrew (sq_leonhart) | 86.34 | 98% | 2021-10-07 |
10244. | youtube.com/martinkirilov (... | 86.34 | 98% | 2019-09-16 |
10245. | claryiaa (spintu) | 86.34 | 90% | 2013-05-15 |
10246. | Philipp (philipp77) | 86.34 | 97% | 2014-11-11 |
10247. | I am the (afghanistan2) | 86.34 | 99% | 2013-12-23 |
10248. | Sean (blackandwhitemuppet) | 86.34 | 91% | 2011-06-22 |
10249. | Victoria (talyarin) | 86.33 | 89% | 2015-03-13 |
10250. | strawhat (luffy016) | 86.33 | 94% | 2015-03-12 |
10251. | Jeremy (jay_racer) | 86.33 | 97% | 2013-10-05 |
10252. | Edward (eddiel3939) | 86.32 | 98% | 2017-01-05 |
10253. | jstorfer (jstorfer) | 86.32 | 97% | 2024-04-03 |
10254. | Vera (veong) | 86.32 | 97% | 2019-09-05 |
10255. | Samuel (svanpelt) | 86.32 | 97% | 2012-03-28 |
10256. | mustanggtgto (mustanggtgto) | 86.31 | 97% | 2023-12-30 |
10257. | Matt (kawemango) | 86.31 | 86% | 2015-04-13 |
10258. | LJ (lj6580) | 86.31 | 94% | 2015-11-07 |
10259. | Emily (emibraille) | 86.31 | 96% | 2013-07-09 |
10260. | 脆卜卜 (crispybokbok) | 86.31 | 96% | 2011-09-11 |
10261. | IDK (devin_4) | 86.30 | 98% | 2022-07-29 |
10262. | SLOW AF ;) (hetavr) | 86.30 | 97.1% | 2023-10-14 |
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 |