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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14039. | Darshil (darshilshahbca) | 79.30 | — | 2010-12-03 |
14040. | travdong (travdong) | 79.29 | 96.7% | 2024-02-23 |
14041. | dani (dani32) | 79.29 | 98% | 2023-08-02 |
14042. | TypingInClass (typetodistract) | 79.29 | 97.6% | 2023-10-24 |
14043. | Tianyi (dreamatd) | 79.29 | 98.6% | 2024-01-11 |
14044. | Michael (mrk0508) | 79.29 | 98% | 2021-04-22 |
14045. | Alyssa (clarrissa) | 79.29 | 97% | 2018-08-11 |
14046. | Maria (mariaotonashi) | 79.29 | 96% | 2017-08-29 |
14047. | Ozan (tozz) | 79.29 | — | 2011-02-01 |
14048. | Omar (nsm_omar) | 79.28 | 98% | 2023-03-20 |
14049. | Kyn (kin2307) | 79.28 | 97% | 2022-02-20 |
14050. | Ramses (boinkey) | 79.28 | 97% | 2021-11-05 |
14051. | Danger Dave (dangerdave85) | 79.28 | 96% | 2021-12-18 |
14052. | hr (hereticalrants) | 79.28 | 99% | 2015-07-29 |
14053. | Jacob (chopmo) | 79.28 | 98% | 2013-07-04 |
14054. | Adam (admeyer73) | 79.28 | 99% | 2013-08-05 |
14055. | Carl (cvmeyer) | 79.27 | 97% | 2023-03-06 |
14056. | Myles (myles_morris) | 79.27 | 98% | 2021-08-27 |
14057. | Numsi (numsi) | 79.27 | 95% | 2012-01-03 |
14058. | orgilmunh (orgilmunh) | 79.26 | 95.3% | 2024-01-09 |
14059. | Colin (nilocd) | 79.26 | 97% | 2021-05-25 |
14060. | Matt (flyingredturtle) | 79.26 | 96% | 2013-02-11 |
14061. | Fletcher (chowmeinx) | 79.26 | 97% | 2016-08-23 |
14062. | lapis (lapis_k) | 79.25 | 96.8% | 2023-12-20 |
14063. | Frank (frankcookiv) | 79.25 | 98% | 2024-03-14 |
14064. | Jake (jakesk) | 79.25 | 95% | 2021-01-09 |
14065. | PartyMonke (saypartymonkeyki) | 79.25 | 97.1% | 2023-12-15 |
14066. | Tuomo (ystavani_marko) | 79.25 | 96.8% | 2023-12-06 |
14067. | skanda (skandarajeev) | 79.25 | 96% | 2021-01-14 |
14068. | Hessi (hessijames) | 79.25 | 98% | 2018-07-23 |
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 |