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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30815. | Gavin (gmoney9865) | 48.39 | 94% | 2022-09-13 |
30816. | Vu Tien (dung_ngoi_yen_7) | 48.39 | 91% | 2012-01-06 |
30817. | hugo (hughmungus23) | 48.38 | 93% | 2020-04-29 |
30818. | Madison (typeracerlovesosa) | 48.37 | 96% | 2024-01-16 |
30819. | Tutuko (tutuko) | 48.37 | 95% | 2022-01-14 |
30820. | Haris (haris639) | 48.37 | 93% | 2016-05-31 |
30821. | Mason (mrdr_fest) | 48.36 | 93% | 2024-05-20 |
30822. | SUdeep (sud1201) | 48.36 | 91% | 2015-07-28 |
30823. | undeadclicker (undeadclicker) | 48.36 | 92% | 2021-03-21 |
30824. | Dinamy01 (mryacine) | 48.35 | 97% | 2024-04-01 |
30825. | toker (tokerru) | 48.35 | — | 2011-02-04 |
30826. | hohoho (blueisgood) | 48.33 | 93.5% | 2021-02-07 |
30827. | Hoàng Ngọc Biên (hoangn... | 48.33 | 95% | 2012-06-02 |
30828. | Adel (adeltaj) | 48.33 | 90% | 2016-06-20 |
30829. | Chase (shiftyhits) | 48.32 | 96% | 2015-10-07 |
30830. | Tonmoy (ah_tonmoy) | 48.32 | 94% | 2023-12-30 |
30831. | Edward (minikooper117) | 48.31 | 90% | 2014-12-29 |
30832. | MimaJoyce (mimacoy) | 48.30 | 100% | 2013-09-13 |
30833. | Euan (killnars) | 48.29 | 93% | 2024-05-25 |
30834. | Ibraim (ibrai_m) | 48.29 | 95% | 2023-07-03 |
30835. | Bohdan (bogdanr) | 48.29 | 97% | 2021-04-04 |
30836. | Tien (lienetn) | 48.29 | — | 2011-04-13 |
30837. | aoeuhtns (aoeuhtns3000) | 48.28 | 94% | 2024-05-06 |
30838. | Vjeko (cubes7930) | 48.28 | 93.5% | 2023-12-17 |
30839. | Ali (abth_ab) | 48.27 | 97% | 2024-02-09 |
30840. | cheikh (cheikhbr) | 48.27 | 95% | 2022-05-09 |
30841. | pontus (vattenbyxa) | 48.27 | 92% | 2013-03-01 |
30842. | Skira (skira) | 48.27 | 95% | 2015-03-09 |
30843. | ksm123 [colemak+browns] (ks... | 48.27 | 95% | 2013-05-27 |
30844. | Julius Alfvén Starkenberg ... | 48.25 | 95% | 2024-04-21 |
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 |