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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9875. | Roan (toadietechnika) | 87.22 | 97% | 2021-06-17 |
9876. | Colin (xx_succ_xx) | 87.22 | 97% | 2018-01-03 |
9877. | Pontalicious (pontalicious) | 87.22 | 97% | 2013-01-15 |
9878. | Henok (henygetachew) | 87.22 | 97% | 2012-05-06 |
9879. | werdnalliw (werdnalliw) | 87.21 | 97% | 2021-12-23 |
9880. | Tyler (tythal) | 87.21 | 96% | 2021-12-21 |
9881. | fantom (fantom_x86) | 87.21 | 97% | 2014-01-25 |
9882. | UwU~ (mr_overclocked2) | 87.20 | 94.8% | 2023-11-20 |
9883. | Michael Jackson (mikle2011_) | 87.20 | 96.3% | 2024-02-11 |
9884. | Marko (privetrussia) | 87.20 | 97.5% | 2023-11-26 |
9885. | Glass (glass_crys) | 87.20 | 97% | 2022-01-17 |
9886. | Matt (the_lounge_act) | 87.20 | 91% | 2014-12-24 |
9887. | come (comecurry) | 87.20 | 97% | 2021-06-20 |
9888. | Sean (rrshift) | 87.20 | 94% | 2015-04-06 |
9889. | john (racer520) | 87.20 | 98% | 2022-05-12 |
9890. | SeanG (abnormall88) | 87.20 | 91% | 2016-08-03 |
9891. | Waymond (tapewpew) | 87.19 | 96% | 2022-05-19 |
9892. | Nick (nixzor) | 87.19 | 97.3% | 2023-12-04 |
9893. | Joël (mr_jacket_potato) | 87.19 | 96% | 2021-06-11 |
9894. | Work (thenoblesunfish) | 87.19 | 96% | 2016-11-07 |
9895. | Prashast (prashast) | 87.19 | 94% | 2012-09-06 |
9896. | 林志勇 (linzhiyong) | 87.19 | 96% | 2011-09-11 |
9897. | Angela (angegodx) | 87.19 | 97% | 2018-07-16 |
9898. | Blot (blot_) | 87.18 | 98% | 2024-04-27 |
9899. | Mark (maolson97) | 87.18 | 97.3% | 2023-11-10 |
9900. | TypeWriter (soysauceftw) | 87.18 | 97% | 2015-06-04 |
9901. | Joseph (jkc7) | 87.18 | 96% | 2021-05-26 |
9902. | Heated (heated1333) | 87.17 | 98% | 2024-04-05 |
9903. | trk (krawler) | 87.17 | 93% | 2012-01-17 |
9904. | vblob (vblob) | 87.17 | 97% | 2021-01-07 |
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 |