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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25623. | Aditya (timmyaditya) | 60.49 | 96% | 2020-12-25 |
25624. | Agge (lasweeking) | 60.49 | 91% | 2015-01-09 |
25625. | Simeon (alode) | 60.49 | 95% | 2018-04-19 |
25626. | EndlessWhite (rowanl3) | 60.49 | 98% | 2017-04-12 |
25627. | Ricardo (arpasusi) | 60.49 | 93% | 2012-10-30 |
25628. | Tom (xia0008) | 60.48 | 96% | 2017-09-26 |
25629. | jacob (chichi1234321) | 60.48 | 95% | 2021-01-26 |
25630. | Joe Dank (joedank) | 60.48 | 96% | 2024-02-26 |
25631. | stanle2 (stanle2) | 60.48 | 94% | 2021-10-08 |
25632. | rusnam (rusnam) | 60.48 | — | 2011-03-25 |
25633. | Macsmasher (macsmasher) | 60.48 | 99% | 2013-12-28 |
25634. | Kieran Knight (mccoyseven) | 60.47 | 97.7% | 2023-11-27 |
25635. | Jacob (jacobogbeide) | 60.47 | 96% | 2021-09-19 |
25636. | Silver (seacobra) | 60.47 | — | 2010-11-30 |
25637. | Ejaculation (ejaculation) | 60.47 | 86% | 2013-01-07 |
25638. | _ (abayto) | 60.47 | 95% | 2015-07-07 |
25639. | Lala (lala_29999) | 60.46 | 96% | 2024-05-18 |
25640. | Awaw (awawpogi) | 60.46 | 98% | 2024-03-31 |
25641. | Jerrell (platyunyu) | 60.46 | 95% | 2019-03-08 |
25642. | Aza (nosesneezes) | 60.46 | 95% | 2024-01-28 |
25643. | Collin Smith (cbsmit514) | 60.46 | 98% | 2024-04-08 |
25644. | adzka (whalesmaycry) | 60.46 | 96.7% | 2023-12-02 |
25645. | Luu (luu_truong95) | 60.46 | 96.8% | 2023-11-18 |
25646. | Yohiki (yohiki) | 60.46 | 96% | 2021-12-09 |
25647. | Michael (somnial) | 60.46 | 98% | 2011-08-21 |
25648. | Evan (piccol07) | 60.45 | 97% | 2024-05-25 |
25649. | Cartert.... (carter_1) | 60.45 | 92.2% | 2023-10-18 |
25650. | tstats[herodeku] (herodeku) | 60.45 | 95% | 2024-01-14 |
25651. | skywriter911 at gmail (skyw... | 60.45 | 95% | 2013-07-16 |
25652. | Michal (chlorek) | 60.45 | 97% | 2011-12-23 |
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 |