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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31549. | Divyesh (roger9451) | 44.22 | 94% | 2022-12-24 |
31550. | Pavel (curlink) | 44.19 | 92% | 2021-10-23 |
31551. | Getting There (sunil_alluri) | 44.18 | 93% | 2021-05-29 |
31552. | ganbaatar (ganbaatar69) | 44.18 | 91% | 2016-08-12 |
31553. | Gavin (airmexicano) | 44.16 | 93% | 2024-02-28 |
31554. | Dylan (dylantherealgoat) | 44.16 | 95% | 2023-08-21 |
31555. | Big Mac (mak60) | 44.16 | — | 2011-03-23 |
31556. | Anna (akforever79) | 44.12 | 95% | 2024-03-29 |
31557. | Secret V (secretv23) | 44.11 | 96% | 2024-04-30 |
31558. | Jitendra Kumar Dixit (jkdixit) | 44.10 | 95.6% | 2023-12-09 |
31559. | Vlas (vlas) | 44.10 | 93% | 2013-07-14 |
31560. | wellmetindreams (wellmetind... | 44.09 | 89% | 2023-12-01 |
31561. | Siam (syum_akhlaque) | 44.09 | 97% | 2022-02-16 |
31562. | anonimous19 (anonimous19) | 44.09 | 88% | 2012-11-29 |
31563. | lokesh (vidhvanshak) | 44.07 | 95% | 2021-03-22 |
31564. | Bill (billiabonn) | 44.07 | 91% | 2012-06-06 |
31565. | dimo (dimo_1522) | 44.06 | 91.8% | 2023-12-17 |
31566. | sloth (mitchie98) | 44.06 | 93% | 2016-10-12 |
31567. | Kimberly (bebiblush) | 44.06 | 91% | 2014-03-17 |
31568. | Minh (minhnguyenxuan) | 44.05 | 92.8% | 2021-02-20 |
31569. | batbayar (winnerb43) | 44.05 | 89% | 2016-06-24 |
31570. | neo (neo007) | 44.04 | 95% | 2021-05-31 |
31571. | Allen (al3299) | 44.04 | 93% | 2012-10-25 |
31572. | Ajay (ajy11) | 44.04 | 90% | 2013-02-27 |
31573. | z (zzallin) | 44.03 | 93% | 2024-02-15 |
31574. | ash (ashymcqueen) | 44.01 | 95% | 2024-02-05 |
31575. | Joseph (joseph_likes_bebop) | 44.01 | 99% | 2022-11-09 |
31576. | Erik (dephoenix) | 44.01 | 85% | 2016-12-22 |
31577. | little Wshen (riyle) | 43.99 | 95% | 2023-08-26 |
31578. | preppyprincess69 (tqixic) | 43.98 | 93% | 2024-03-06 |
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 |