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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25288. | 2hari (2hari) | 60.89 | 97.1% | 2023-12-19 |
25289. | Windows XP (windows_xp) | 60.89 | 95% | 2021-05-11 |
25290. | Sabbir (papa_boy) | 60.88 | 97.9% | 2024-02-02 |
25291. | GKO (gko_) | 60.88 | 95.4% | 2023-12-27 |
25292. | Jim (jimsant) | 60.88 | 94% | 2016-06-17 |
25293. | Anon (anon021209) | 60.87 | 96% | 2024-02-22 |
25294. | Xanderson (xanderson) | 60.87 | 98% | 2019-03-26 |
25295. | Rezky (donrezky) | 60.87 | 96% | 2024-01-08 |
25296. | Milo (milo219) | 60.87 | 98% | 2024-04-14 |
25297. | julian (joules) | 60.87 | 95% | 2015-02-05 |
25298. | Steven (omegaalpha) | 60.87 | 95% | 2013-06-08 |
25299. | LB (laserbeard) | 60.86 | 94.3% | 2023-12-07 |
25300. | Sodas (sodas69) | 60.86 | 95.6% | 2023-12-24 |
25301. | Manideep (okmanideep) | 60.86 | 96% | 2021-02-22 |
25302. | David Michael (portdavenport) | 60.86 | 97.9% | 2023-12-06 |
25303. | Abdellah (xthunder89) | 60.86 | 97% | 2015-07-19 |
25304. | Billy (bcabic) | 60.85 | 96% | 2017-11-03 |
25305. | m0rsti (m0rsti) | 60.85 | 91% | 2013-05-13 |
25306. | Yu Jin (yjkim96) | 60.85 | 92% | 2014-03-24 |
25307. | Yuk1 (lotions1129) | 60.85 | 97% | 2014-09-15 |
25308. | Ethan (tofuporkchops) | 60.85 | 91% | 2012-03-09 |
25309. | Marco (marco1) | 60.85 | — | 2011-04-19 |
25310. | ming-yang (pauls) | 60.85 | 98% | 2016-03-15 |
25311. | ZMM (ariobarzan) | 60.85 | 95% | 2016-03-03 |
25312. | Abdo Souls (abdosouls) | 60.84 | 97% | 2024-02-01 |
25313. | Per (perlydersen) | 60.84 | 96% | 2023-03-29 |
25314. | Raul Toichoa-Fulford (rooro... | 60.84 | 99% | 2023-03-22 |
25315. | Shridip Das (shridipdas) | 60.84 | 97% | 2024-01-09 |
25316. | Estian (davincifanboy) | 60.84 | 98.1% | 2023-11-14 |
25317. | Super slow (jan_war) | 60.84 | 97% | 2022-01-14 |
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 |