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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22084. | Bonzer (bonzer05) | 66.48 | 94% | 2016-01-20 |
22085. | Kelly (kthrynklly) | 66.48 | — | 2011-01-01 |
22086. | Rowsdower (r0wsd0w3r) | 66.47 | 95% | 2016-06-04 |
22087. | (enqq) | 66.47 | 97% | 2023-04-11 |
22088. | kchou (kchou0907) | 66.47 | 97% | 2021-11-04 |
22089. | Tung (tungdtran) | 66.47 | 90% | 2016-03-03 |
22090. | Christ (opposition) | 66.47 | 95% | 2013-09-19 |
22091. | Petter (ph140) | 66.46 | 97% | 2020-12-02 |
22092. | Meinhardt (captaindouchecat) | 66.46 | 97.2% | 2024-01-08 |
22093. | Steph (stephy25) | 66.46 | 96% | 2024-02-29 |
22094. | MetalFace (metallface) | 66.46 | 95% | 2019-01-01 |
22095. | Gurvles (gurvles) | 66.45 | 94.7% | 2023-12-23 |
22096. | Rocherfarrala (rocherfarrala) | 66.45 | 96% | 2012-12-13 |
22097. | Jackson (neatoburrito) | 66.45 | 95% | 2021-04-08 |
22098. | Kristian (hawkfish88) | 66.45 | 96% | 2016-01-03 |
22099. | karo (karooo80) | 66.45 | 94% | 2013-09-22 |
22100. | James (harold_jeffreys) | 66.44 | 97% | 2024-01-11 |
22101. | vınnnn (kacchoww) | 66.44 | 98% | 2024-01-19 |
22102. | Joash (lastassassin1) | 66.44 | 95% | 2021-01-30 |
22103. | Benjamin (pklord753) | 66.44 | 87% | 2014-05-13 |
22104. | Marie (rebelady) | 66.44 | 97% | 2011-08-07 |
22105. | Andrew (minizema) | 66.44 | 97% | 2013-06-14 |
22106. | mursh (mursh) | 66.43 | 95% | 2020-01-24 |
22107. | Prajwal (prajwalr) | 66.43 | 97% | 2022-12-11 |
22108. | Eric (epreezy) | 66.43 | 93% | 2016-02-17 |
22109. | Jacob (jakkbb) | 66.42 | 97% | 2021-08-01 |
22110. | ripxzone (ripxzone) | 66.42 | 96% | 2020-02-29 |
22111. | jaypee__official (johnbaba) | 66.42 | 94.6% | 2023-12-29 |
22112. | neblig (bsy_af) | 66.42 | 96% | 2021-12-16 |
22113. | hi (florzie_101) | 66.42 | 96% | 2022-03-21 |
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 |