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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15614. | Nangsky (nangsky) | 76.64 | 96.6% | 2023-11-01 |
15615. | Blane (bparker) | 76.64 | 95% | 2013-03-04 |
15616. | Enrique (enriquealamilla) | 76.64 | 92% | 2012-03-15 |
15617. | Nick (kmkhami) | 76.64 | 97% | 2017-04-03 |
15618. | Melinda (melliejayne) | 76.64 | 98% | 2018-09-28 |
15619. | Alan (alandjackson) | 76.64 | 96% | 2011-08-24 |
15620. | Christian (bacrown) | 76.64 | 93% | 2013-07-13 |
15621. | bonboy (bonboy) | 76.64 | 97% | 2015-03-15 |
15622. | Madelyn (madherc) | 76.63 | 97% | 2019-02-22 |
15623. | T.AU (pokl) | 76.63 | 95% | 2024-03-31 |
15624. | root (chroot) | 76.63 | 96.4% | 2024-04-15 |
15625. | Ezra (eluxsion) | 76.63 | 96% | 2019-06-11 |
15626. | Andrej (demonlish) | 76.63 | 95% | 2019-02-12 |
15627. | Yash (yash891) | 76.63 | — | 2011-04-19 |
15628. | angelo (patuasic) | 76.63 | 95% | 2011-09-19 |
15629. | BrĂ¡ulio (braulio) | 76.63 | — | 2011-01-29 |
15630. | Harvie (harviiep) | 76.62 | 96% | 2020-07-02 |
15631. | Antonio (notnotignorant2) | 76.62 | 97% | 2021-01-11 |
15632. | jack (speedytrigger) | 76.61 | 99% | 2022-04-03 |
15633. | B (bjwong) | 76.61 | 93% | 2014-05-27 |
15634. | Natchanon (irmia223) | 76.60 | 96% | 2021-07-11 |
15635. | Quan (quandool) | 76.60 | 96% | 2023-06-20 |
15636. | MoshuFingers (scotscottie) | 76.60 | 97% | 2022-01-11 |
15637. | actual (hanipop) | 76.60 | 94% | 2018-04-07 |
15638. | Mike (plasmo24) | 76.60 | 97% | 2023-07-10 |
15639. | thenewbeginning (thenewbegi... | 76.60 | 97% | 2024-01-05 |
15640. | Zuhair (zishraq) | 76.60 | 99% | 2021-07-12 |
15641. | Niko (refraction1) | 76.60 | 93% | 2015-10-15 |
15642. | Linge (dailinge) | 76.60 | 98% | 2012-04-25 |
15643. | Bhushan (clicktobhushan) | 76.60 | 96% | 2012-05-12 |
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 |