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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20987. | Baerlatsch (baerlatsch) | 68.04 | 96% | 2020-10-29 |
20988. | Kejriwal (rustam) | 68.04 | 98% | 2014-09-06 |
20989. | (bdivyamsh) | 68.04 | 95% | 2014-01-07 |
20990. | Matyheus (matyheus) | 68.03 | 96% | 2022-07-31 |
20991. | le (ladzgo) | 68.03 | 97% | 2024-02-13 |
20992. | wpmhog (wpmhog) | 68.03 | 95% | 2021-10-22 |
20993. | Jimmy (zepeda02) | 68.03 | 96% | 2020-02-23 |
20994. | Daniel (dannyboi_exe) | 68.03 | 95.4% | 2021-02-04 |
20995. | Febry (shadz07) | 68.03 | 93% | 2011-10-24 |
20996. | Manhim (martintmh) | 68.03 | 98% | 2016-12-03 |
20997. | 안녕하세요 (noogie13) | 68.02 | 90% | 2014-07-24 |
20998. | Mark (nighthawk510) | 68.02 | 95% | 2021-05-11 |
20999. | Jonah (jayk47_shawty) | 68.02 | 96% | 2022-06-23 |
21000. | dev (devin_barry) | 68.02 | 94% | 2016-03-30 |
21001. | Anup (anpya) | 68.02 | 98% | 2014-10-10 |
21002. | Sheldon (godspeedmango) | 68.02 | 86% | 2016-02-21 |
21003. | Borsalino (crypticinfern0) | 68.01 | 93% | 2016-02-21 |
21004. | wond (wond_k_) | 68.01 | 94% | 2022-05-14 |
21005. | Phadah (phadah) | 68.01 | 95% | 2020-12-22 |
21006. | Pannawat (teetee03) | 68.01 | 95% | 2017-06-10 |
21007. | Alex (nocut) | 68.01 | 95% | 2016-11-14 |
21008. | Yaella (yaella) | 68.01 | 96% | 2013-02-18 |
21009. | Lloyd (lloydd) | 68.01 | 96% | 2015-11-18 |
21010. | Ashish (ashcode98) | 68.00 | 97.1% | 2023-12-12 |
21011. | Sandi (rzaring) | 68.00 | 92% | 2012-05-30 |
21012. | Fadil (fadil_ilham) | 68.00 | 91% | 2014-12-17 |
21013. | guest (ks3rr) | 67.99 | 99% | 2021-07-31 |
21014. | Carlos (carloszapata) | 67.99 | 96% | 2022-02-21 |
21015. | August (straxzyy) | 67.99 | 96% | 2018-07-16 |
21016. | J (sixfoothonda) | 67.99 | 96% | 2016-03-08 |
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 |