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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23228. | srini (srirag100) | 64.22 | 95% | 2011-08-26 |
23229. | Michael (michaelm67) | 64.22 | 94% | 2017-12-01 |
23230. | Niel (nielo99) | 64.22 | 97% | 2016-09-23 |
23231. | Yux (voce) | 64.22 | 96% | 2013-01-29 |
23232. | smegg (smeggbrain) | 64.22 | 98% | 2012-03-19 |
23233. | AWP (graveyard30) | 64.22 | 91% | 2011-10-24 |
23234. | Erikas (erikasallgame) | 64.21 | 94% | 2024-03-07 |
23235. | lonely (geeoder) | 64.21 | 94% | 2023-03-18 |
23236. | Numfy_ (numfy) | 64.21 | 96.6% | 2023-12-23 |
23237. | unvrs (unvrs) | 64.21 | 94% | 2017-08-08 |
23238. | Mike (mleishear23) | 64.21 | 97% | 2019-12-11 |
23239. | Daniel (postedwp805) | 64.21 | 91% | 2013-06-12 |
23240. | Leo (ljrobispado) | 64.20 | 97% | 2018-03-07 |
23241. | Kamil (okka123) | 64.20 | 95.8% | 2024-01-19 |
23242. | hello (ajblizzard77) | 64.20 | 95.5% | 2021-01-31 |
23243. | yw (usingu) | 64.20 | 86% | 2015-09-18 |
23244. | Atahan (propixel) | 64.19 | 97% | 2022-06-20 |
23245. | Benaja (benajah) | 64.19 | 97% | 2024-03-14 |
23246. | yomama (yt0427) | 64.19 | 96% | 2024-05-03 |
23247. | derfet (derfet) | 64.19 | 96% | 2024-04-09 |
23248. | DIDA (th3_0v3rf10w) | 64.19 | 97% | 2023-06-20 |
23249. | Mladen (srbj3t) | 64.19 | 96% | 2021-03-15 |
23250. | Alice (alb33) | 64.19 | 98% | 2020-09-22 |
23251. | Leo (leo1123) | 64.19 | — | 2010-12-15 |
23252. | Dylan (dylanjp) | 64.19 | 100% | 2018-02-15 |
23253. | Evil-Earth Dweller (miach) | 64.19 | 99% | 2016-08-07 |
23254. | lars (vollkornaffe) | 64.19 | 96% | 2016-10-25 |
23255. | Maro C (maro_cd) | 64.18 | 96% | 2024-02-08 |
23256. | Kaleb (penguinunreal) | 64.18 | 95% | 2015-10-16 |
23257. | Karan (karanraj) | 64.18 | 97% | 2024-01-30 |
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 |