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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12732. | seven (seven_mark) | 81.42 | 97% | 2022-10-03 |
12733. | Quang Huy (mypoortom) | 81.42 | 98% | 2011-08-29 |
12734. | James (beatnik307) | 81.42 | 97% | 2015-01-07 |
12735. | Peter (beten) | 81.41 | 94% | 2014-01-20 |
12736. | Flo (naggig) | 81.41 | 93% | 2016-04-07 |
12737. | Josephus (josephus) | 81.41 | 95% | 2015-11-07 |
12738. | Fer (fernandog13) | 81.41 | 94% | 2013-04-05 |
12739. | Sigurd (splapp) | 81.40 | 98% | 2024-01-14 |
12740. | Elton (eltonferraz) | 81.40 | 99% | 2020-04-11 |
12741. | lecctron (lecctron) | 81.40 | 96% | 2022-10-14 |
12742. | Daniel Carlota (danielcarlota) | 81.39 | 94% | 2024-04-16 |
12743. | Toni (topityper) | 81.39 | 96% | 2021-09-22 |
12744. | nikacchi (zekysan_) | 81.39 | 96% | 2020-12-27 |
12745. | Neithan (neithan) | 81.39 | 96% | 2015-02-19 |
12746. | B (computernerd411) | 81.38 | 96% | 2015-04-02 |
12747. | HousePeople (housepeople) | 81.38 | 93% | 2013-06-14 |
12748. | araneidanGalanty (araneidan... | 81.37 | 96% | 2019-02-23 |
12749. | Osama (osama_alkhodairy) | 81.37 | 95% | 2024-04-23 |
12750. | Karishma (kurryishma) | 81.37 | 97% | 2020-09-30 |
12751. | hadvar101 (hadvar101) | 81.36 | 97% | 2024-02-26 |
12752. | RIP (kidnappster) | 81.36 | 97% | 2014-10-02 |
12753. | Omdrshdl (omdrshdl) | 81.35 | 98.8% | 2024-01-04 |
12754. | Derry (siribackwards) | 81.35 | 97% | 2022-04-19 |
12755. | ABDELLAH (ab_do11) | 81.35 | 98% | 2021-09-01 |
12756. | Peter Ian (casparbayliss) | 81.35 | 97% | 2019-08-15 |
12757. | joshwaberry (joshwaberry) | 81.34 | 96.7% | 2023-12-12 |
12758. | gandastik (gandsatik) | 81.34 | 97% | 2022-02-25 |
12759. | Naruth (naruth) | 81.34 | 98% | 2021-06-02 |
12760. | Asif (orthocresol) | 81.34 | 97% | 2022-07-10 |
12761. | Mike (mferger92) | 81.34 | 99% | 2017-11-29 |
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 |