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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9392. | Jimmy (motivatorman) | 88.10 | 99% | 2021-03-20 |
9393. | Van (umbala_meo) | 88.10 | 97% | 2014-04-26 |
9394. | Sam (samuelnsh) | 88.10 | 97% | 2016-08-18 |
9395. | wreckbits (wreckbits) | 88.09 | 94% | 2013-11-26 |
9396. | Rasmus (sbares) | 88.09 | 97% | 2021-06-22 |
9397. | Alexander (prepared) | 88.09 | 95% | 2012-09-30 |
9398. | Dylan (cherrycoke33) | 88.09 | 97% | 2017-06-16 |
9399. | korn (itthikorn777) | 88.08 | 98% | 2023-01-23 |
9400. | Jean (orangedrum) | 88.08 | 98% | 2023-02-17 |
9401. | Uhhhhhhh (shidlord) | 88.08 | 96% | 2023-01-28 |
9402. | Zlear (zleareht) | 88.08 | 93% | 2012-05-02 |
9403. | Arthur (alamofgod) | 88.08 | 95% | 2016-11-25 |
9404. | \\\\\\\ (odjur) | 88.07 | 93% | 2017-03-23 |
9405. | Vignesh (viggie) | 88.07 | 99% | 2022-10-25 |
9406. | Seven (7even) | 88.07 | 96% | 2012-10-04 |
9407. | BÄrsä (borje) | 88.07 | 97.6% | 2024-04-01 |
9408. | Richard (jorimi) | 88.06 | 98.6% | 2024-04-25 |
9409. | Pablo (paularts) | 88.06 | 98% | 2024-01-16 |
9410. | RLPCYARN (rlpc_yarn) | 88.06 | 96% | 2023-12-08 |
9411. | Nicolas (nicolassteven) | 88.06 | 98% | 2019-10-09 |
9412. | (you) (anilo) | 88.06 | 99% | 2022-06-17 |
9413. | Israel is committing a geno... | 88.06 | 98.3% | 2023-12-09 |
9414. | LAURENZ CLYDE (laurenzclyde... | 88.05 | 96% | 2021-07-15 |
9415. | Henrik (iupgrade) | 88.05 | 97% | 2021-01-19 |
9416. | code_brains (coderider) | 88.05 | 98% | 2021-08-01 |
9417. | เป็ดฟ้า (blueju) | 88.05 | 94% | 2015-04-18 |
9418. | James2 (james372) | 88.05 | 97% | 2015-07-03 |
9419. | Braden (sasquatch112) | 88.05 | 97% | 2012-10-08 |
9420. | Raymond (rayymonddd) | 88.05 | 91% | 2013-10-19 |
9421. | Arnold (nosleepinginfilmclass) | 88.05 | 98% | 2018-03-28 |
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 |