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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7222. | frothy (lancetadance) | 93.40 | 95% | 2012-12-23 |
7223. | nori (n0r1) | 93.40 | 97% | 2014-10-11 |
7224. | Kevin ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) (ke... | 93.39 | 93% | 2014-12-08 |
7225. | Felix (ixi01) | 93.38 | 97% | 2011-12-10 |
7226. | Brent (koboledo) | 93.37 | 98% | 2024-02-29 |
7227. | Alec (shiftiz) | 93.37 | 98% | 2023-04-03 |
7228. | Teja (dhteja) | 93.37 | 96% | 2013-08-20 |
7229. | danniponcho (dponchos) | 93.36 | 97% | 2021-11-23 |
7230. | Hell (hellgee) | 93.36 | 95% | 2024-02-12 |
7231. | Atticus (plutakis) | 93.36 | 98% | 2019-12-10 |
7232. | FrozenCroissant (frozencroi... | 93.35 | 98% | 2022-12-17 |
7233. | Jonathan (jdamico) | 93.35 | 96% | 2018-01-30 |
7234. | mingxuan (ubis) | 93.34 | 98% | 2021-06-26 |
7235. | tangjm5 (tangjm5) | 93.34 | 98% | 2021-04-03 |
7236. | Auro (palubo) | 93.34 | 91% | 2017-02-10 |
7237. | Kevin (choirdirector30) | 93.34 | 96% | 2012-01-10 |
7238. | Your mom (mczoom_7) | 93.33 | 96.9% | 2023-12-26 |
7239. | Neal (cynicalone) | 93.33 | 93% | 2016-01-18 |
7240. | joy (sdfla) | 93.33 | 98% | 2022-12-09 |
7241. | Mr (mr_otaku) | 93.33 | 98.4% | 2024-04-06 |
7242. | KUN+ (msmyth23) | 93.33 | 95% | 2014-07-30 |
7243. | Pielicker (pielicker) | 93.33 | 98% | 2017-11-02 |
7244. | ハーヴェイ (harvey_ali... | 93.33 | — | 2010-07-19 |
7245. | Smeej (smeej) | 93.32 | 96.4% | 2024-02-07 |
7246. | Aamill (aamill) | 93.32 | 97% | 2022-04-29 |
7247. | Aaron (noraetomer) | 93.32 | 94% | 2014-11-11 |
7248. | wilson ;~; (darksilhouette) | 93.32 | 97% | 2024-01-03 |
7249. | josh (qicksilver) | 93.32 | 97% | 2021-05-07 |
7250. | Sami (sami49) | 93.32 | 99% | 2014-08-18 |
7251. | J™♥ (diabolosjb) | 93.32 | 98% | 2024-03-10 |
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 |