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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7871. | Cardboard (zetsubobox) | 91.69 | 98% | 2014-01-17 |
7872. | Tyler (vthokiesandman) | 91.68 | 97% | 2016-08-12 |
7873. | Adilkhan (_paradox_) | 91.68 | 97% | 2024-02-02 |
7874. | lav (lavenderrr) | 91.67 | 98% | 2020-03-08 |
7875. | Will (bigdubs) | 91.67 | 95% | 2013-10-28 |
7876. | Luigi (jorge_da_borracha) | 91.66 | 97% | 2021-07-08 |
7877. | Tejas (justacookiee) | 91.66 | 97.3% | 2023-12-07 |
7878. | David (pherric0xide) | 91.66 | 97% | 2014-08-01 |
7879. | TGX (xxteargodxx) | 91.66 | 98% | 2019-07-03 |
7880. | Trying to git gud (wongsm7) | 91.65 | 93% | 2013-11-25 |
7881. | ItsOKayCZ (itsokaycz) | 91.65 | 95% | 2024-05-08 |
7882. | Bam (phoenixthestral) | 91.65 | 98% | 2023-01-27 |
7883. | Ted on Norman (norted) | 91.65 | 97% | 2014-02-27 |
7884. | Mary (zmds2004) | 91.65 | 81% | 2013-12-31 |
7885. | Mathias (doomthunder) | 91.65 | 91% | 2014-01-20 |
7886. | AdilDSW (adildsw) | 91.65 | 97% | 2018-01-22 |
7887. | 板蓝根 (goku123goku) | 91.64 | 98% | 2024-05-16 |
7888. | Abizer (abizern) | 91.64 | 99.1% | 2024-05-19 |
7889. | Ali (afregistry) | 91.64 | 98% | 2020-11-10 |
7890. | Andy (andyok) | 91.64 | 99% | 2021-07-06 |
7891. | z1pp3r (z1pp3r) | 91.64 | 99% | 2013-09-23 |
7892. | SirMonKat (mubarrak48) | 91.64 | 95% | 2014-07-18 |
7893. | Chris (faithisfear) | 91.64 | 97% | 2012-03-01 |
7894. | Taha (tahatoto123) | 91.63 | 93% | 2016-10-23 |
7895. | Sujith (ssujithrraj) | 91.63 | 98% | 2011-11-21 |
7896. | Kiwibird (aquaplane) | 91.63 | — | 2010-12-09 |
7897. | Lasse (geeks) | 91.62 | 97% | 2013-01-05 |
7898. | Codey (seifo16) | 91.62 | 98% | 2021-08-17 |
7899. | Plinkiplonk (plinkiplonk) | 91.62 | 96% | 2019-08-13 |
7900. | Ashley (dazzlers110) | 91.62 | 97% | 2016-05-18 |
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 |