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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12792. | Brandon (itsbarn) | 81.28 | 97% | 2019-01-11 |
12793. | Zachary (zgreenspan) | 81.28 | 96% | 2017-11-15 |
12794. | brandon (maskedvigilance) | 81.28 | 95% | 2020-12-27 |
12795. | ForgoT (forgot10) | 81.28 | 95% | 2015-08-15 |
12796. | Saagar (stacky) | 81.28 | 95% | 2015-01-20 |
12797. | monkaS (rikio) | 81.28 | 96% | 2018-08-10 |
12798. | Rada (bit_defender) | 81.28 | 95% | 2014-12-24 |
12799. | Adam (aweadam) | 81.28 | 96% | 2011-06-29 |
12800. | @nwwx_z (raidalaotibi) | 81.27 | 98.1% | 2024-01-29 |
12801. | Roman (romn2112) | 81.27 | 98% | 2019-11-22 |
12802. | Marwin (luntram) | 81.27 | 99% | 2022-06-07 |
12803. | Zach (muew) | 81.27 | 97% | 2020-08-04 |
12804. | ptspiker (ptspiker) | 81.27 | 98% | 2017-04-02 |
12805. | Azukiii (mccerrito1121) | 81.26 | 98% | 2019-02-25 |
12806. | AMIT_DELHI_14000 plus Races... | 81.26 | 95% | 2012-04-08 |
12807. | ujik (moonlightwizard) | 81.26 | 98% | 2015-10-27 |
12808. | Orodreth (orodreth_i_rana) | 81.25 | 96% | 2023-02-02 |
12809. | thotbox (thotb0x) | 81.25 | 98% | 2024-02-03 |
12810. | JOJ (not2gud) | 81.25 | 95% | 2021-12-15 |
12811. | Vroom! (laptopguy) | 81.25 | 98% | 2021-08-03 |
12812. | achen (hellohelloaoeuaoeu) | 81.25 | 98% | 2019-01-27 |
12813. | active_echo (active_echo) | 81.24 | 96.6% | 2023-12-23 |
12814. | Capivara (capivaradafarialima) | 81.24 | 99% | 2023-03-16 |
12815. | mochagrasius (ahmetissa) | 81.24 | 96% | 2024-03-05 |
12816. | Đặng Minh (dangminhhaiitc) | 81.24 | 93% | 2014-03-15 |
12817. | nnat (nnatlus) | 81.23 | 96% | 2024-03-24 |
12818. | joe (mcmillybear) | 81.23 | 96% | 2024-02-19 |
12819. | thiccums (majorheadtop) | 81.23 | 98% | 2018-10-09 |
12820. | Ellie (mclennonson) | 81.23 | 94% | 2014-11-22 |
12821. | Machine Elf (kumi) | 81.23 | — | 2010-10-06 |
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 |