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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31122. | sc__tm (mdtm) | 46.83 | 94% | 2024-04-30 |
31123. | little uzi (valstroyer) | 46.83 | 89% | 2017-02-19 |
31124. | Mcosta (mcosta) | 46.82 | 96.2% | 2023-12-05 |
31125. | deva (devasai007) | 46.82 | 87% | 2017-05-29 |
31126. | rita (rita_mahato) | 46.81 | 94% | 2022-11-06 |
31127. | Jack (jsdsparky) | 46.81 | 91% | 2015-01-30 |
31128. | NGsolus (ng_solus) | 46.81 | 95% | 2023-12-20 |
31129. | pig (kindelaa) | 46.80 | 96% | 2024-03-22 |
31130. | Habeebullahi (bn_bushra) | 46.80 | 97% | 2022-10-14 |
31131. | Zachry (zachwn) | 46.79 | 93% | 2018-10-16 |
31132. | Andy (andys810) | 46.79 | 95% | 2018-03-05 |
31133. | Sanji_Vin (sanjivin) | 46.78 | 93.1% | 2024-02-17 |
31134. | Dan (labu) | 46.78 | 96% | 2021-04-03 |
31135. | Chilgoza (chilgoza77) | 46.77 | 95.5% | 2023-11-27 |
31136. | Ian (hits_world) | 46.77 | 96% | 2021-01-30 |
31137. | التونسي (gauss007) | 46.77 | 86% | 2014-11-21 |
31138. | Soua (technogunn) | 46.75 | 93% | 2021-10-05 |
31139. | Itz (itzbunzy) | 46.75 | 97.6% | 2021-02-05 |
31140. | ocean (oceanserpent) | 46.75 | 94% | 2012-06-16 |
31141. | Aryan (aryan_16) | 46.73 | 94% | 2022-05-10 |
31142. | • --•• •• --•â€... | 46.72 | 92% | 2023-11-12 |
31143. | Ashok (rayeu) | 46.72 | 96% | 2013-07-02 |
31144. | Yogesh (yogesh1410) | 46.70 | 96% | 2016-08-04 |
31145. | Nam (wintercambing) | 46.68 | 95% | 2023-07-28 |
31146. | Nur Almira (almira30) | 46.67 | 95% | 2019-03-26 |
31147. | J (fingerbanger96) | 46.66 | 94% | 2021-03-18 |
31148. | coiz (coiz) | 46.66 | 86% | 2014-02-09 |
31149. | jimmhealer (jimmyhealer) | 46.65 | 94% | 2021-09-26 |
31150. | Gras05 (gras005) | 46.63 | 94% | 2024-02-09 |
31151. | Finn (finnny) | 46.63 | 96% | 2021-03-22 |
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 |