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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9470. | Jonah (workman04) | 87.89 | 97% | 2021-10-26 |
9471. | khalid (khalidabououalid) | 87.89 | 99% | 2022-09-29 |
9472. | Ornstein (eliggett) | 87.89 | 97% | 2022-09-03 |
9473. | Not (pingspoofer) | 87.88 | 97% | 2019-05-26 |
9474. | Jennifer (jazzyjenn) | 87.88 | 100% | 2012-05-01 |
9475. | Raifu (imeraifu) | 87.87 | 96% | 2013-09-17 |
9476. | Button (mhd0) | 87.87 | 96% | 2017-02-22 |
9477. | bdr (bbbbbbbbbbb) | 87.87 | 96% | 2016-09-11 |
9478. | . (athazagoraphobia) | 87.87 | 97% | 2018-12-27 |
9479. | Samsore (samsore) | 87.86 | 97% | 2022-09-12 |
9480. | Adhiarja (adhiarja) | 87.86 | 96% | 2023-09-18 |
9481. | nick (macbookprolmao) | 87.86 | 91% | 2015-12-15 |
9482. | QuietObedientConsent (arrow... | 87.86 | 98% | 2019-08-10 |
9483. | Jade (pg_jade) | 87.85 | 97.5% | 2021-03-01 |
9484. | Polly (pajberman) | 87.85 | 97% | 2020-11-20 |
9485. | Chris (pr1m3) | 87.85 | 95% | 2016-09-20 |
9486. | rekasinho (rekasinho) | 87.84 | 98% | 2024-02-13 |
9487. | gabr_cs (meezlung) | 87.84 | 97% | 2024-01-10 |
9488. | Andre (andreandreandre) | 87.84 | 98% | 2022-01-17 |
9489. | gcc42 (gcc42) | 87.84 | 98.3% | 2024-03-26 |
9490. | Hugo (devilsportuguese) | 87.84 | 98% | 2013-06-06 |
9491. | Fer (fer_nando) | 87.84 | 94% | 2013-12-30 |
9492. | Rajiv (johnnymaboi) | 87.84 | 99% | 2017-08-08 |
9493. | Carter (mrrockman888) | 87.84 | 90% | 2016-11-09 |
9494. | Matt (mgunn) | 87.84 | 95% | 2014-01-22 |
9495. | burro (banton) | 87.84 | 98% | 2012-08-29 |
9496. | Ben (foereaper4k) | 87.83 | 97% | 2022-01-17 |
9497. | Joseph (alphajoseph) | 87.83 | 98% | 2021-09-30 |
9498. | aldrnn (trullama) | 87.83 | 96% | 2021-04-18 |
9499. | Jon (jonc5201) | 87.83 | 97.4% | 2024-01-07 |
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 |