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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8871. | York (yorkay) | 89.29 | 98.4% | 2024-02-15 |
8872. | Ocephalus Braggart Flapdood... | 89.29 | 95% | 2022-07-24 |
8873. | Semro (semro) | 89.29 | 99% | 2023-05-13 |
8874. | fatih (webfox) | 89.29 | 99% | 2021-11-25 |
8875. | Simon (nevermind007) | 89.29 | 96% | 2014-01-14 |
8876. | kimmy (kimmyl11) | 89.29 | 95% | 2012-10-19 |
8877. | D (never_procrastinate) | 89.28 | 98% | 2022-03-08 |
8878. | Dedamn (dedamn) | 89.28 | 98% | 2021-03-07 |
8879. | Marc (maroenzo) | 89.28 | 96% | 2022-03-19 |
8880. | ☞sondv (sondv) | 89.28 | 99% | 2019-05-09 |
8881. | Anton (twisted_8) | 89.27 | 97.7% | 2023-11-14 |
8882. | Daveshepherd (dmei0676) | 89.27 | 97% | 2023-06-30 |
8883. | JJ (jjbonta) | 89.27 | 99% | 2021-09-28 |
8884. | naviman (naviman) | 89.27 | 97% | 2017-07-01 |
8885. | Adrian (apnestico) | 89.27 | 98% | 2017-06-21 |
8886. | G (hypertyper71) | 89.27 | 95% | 2014-11-09 |
8887. | (strongly_typed_meteorite) | 89.26 | 99% | 2024-05-17 |
8888. | edward (soundestloki891) | 89.26 | 97% | 2024-02-07 |
8889. | Daniel (qdaniel05) | 89.26 | 97% | 2018-02-25 |
8890. | Lauren (lrgates05) | 89.26 | 98.1% | 2023-11-07 |
8891. | Josh (orceun) | 89.26 | 96% | 2020-10-29 |
8892. | Josh (teemoing99) | 89.26 | 95% | 2020-11-04 |
8893. | snipezlol (snipezlol) | 89.26 | 98% | 2013-07-11 |
8894. | Zoaz (zoaz) | 89.26 | 97% | 2023-11-11 |
8895. | UNTiTLED (pshy0) | 89.26 | 98% | 2013-02-25 |
8896. | Ray (mray) | 89.26 | 93% | 2015-08-20 |
8897. | jplow (jplow) | 89.26 | 95% | 2012-01-18 |
8898. | Jin (martz71899) | 89.25 | 91% | 2015-09-10 |
8899. | 大頭妹 (cowboy2) | 89.25 | — | 2010-11-12 |
8900. | Zephyr (zeeephyr) | 89.24 | 97% | 2024-01-23 |
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 |