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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12166. | Adam (nostromo13) | 82.68 | 96% | 2015-09-14 |
12167. | asdasdf (211bazooka) | 82.67 | 94% | 2016-05-10 |
12168. | jan Drenik (hitrijan) | 82.67 | 96% | 2024-04-23 |
12169. | Olivander (olivander) | 82.67 | 98% | 2024-01-07 |
12170. | Kojiro (its_kojiro) | 82.67 | 97% | 2023-03-28 |
12171. | reysette (reysettemart) | 82.67 | 96% | 2020-08-25 |
12172. | Keymash Linking Instruction... | 82.67 | 98% | 2022-06-18 |
12173. | Tiks (sloyan) | 82.66 | 98% | 2024-04-28 |
12174. | Mohammad (mr_loooop) | 82.66 | 97% | 2021-03-15 |
12175. | MALOY (speed_learner) | 82.66 | 95% | 2015-03-26 |
12176. | William (searcheese766) | 82.65 | 96% | 2021-06-08 |
12177. | thanhmy3love (thanhmy3love) | 82.65 | 98% | 2023-11-13 |
12178. | Saikat (saikat2) | 82.65 | 97.1% | 2024-03-15 |
12179. | Plague (plaguey) | 82.65 | 98% | 2023-01-03 |
12180. | Johnny (ouzelum) | 82.65 | 97% | 2012-04-10 |
12181. | Fyreball12 (bilzzard15) | 82.65 | 90% | 2016-04-09 |
12182. | Alek (avalonia) | 82.64 | 100% | 2023-09-16 |
12183. | Nicey (ni_cey) | 82.64 | 96.5% | 2023-11-11 |
12184. | Richard (aeolyus) | 82.64 | 96% | 2017-01-14 |
12185. | Will (rdtomgrcr) | 82.64 | 97% | 2018-06-12 |
12186. | ItzStam (itzstam) | 82.63 | 98% | 2020-09-18 |
12187. | Will (lynxwill_bov) | 82.63 | 97% | 2023-01-27 |
12188. | Dustin (dustindp99) | 82.63 | 97% | 2023-02-27 |
12189. | stijn (stimixer) | 82.63 | 96% | 2021-03-17 |
12190. | Canadian (killzaa) | 82.63 | 90% | 2015-04-07 |
12191. | EltColtz (eltcoltz_) | 82.62 | 97.7% | 2024-01-14 |
12192. | tstats[sweetapple6911] (swe... | 82.62 | 96.5% | 2023-11-14 |
12193. | AKLONTOP (ibrab00) | 82.62 | 97.9% | 2024-01-13 |
12194. | Csongor (flashrane) | 82.62 | 99% | 2022-06-05 |
12195. | stitcherking (stitcherking) | 82.62 | 96% | 2018-10-09 |
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 |