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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15984. | volkan t (volkant) | 76.14 | 97.7% | 2023-11-10 |
15985. | Karl (karl_learns_steno) | 76.14 | 94% | 2019-09-14 |
15986. | Rietkip (nescioc) | 76.14 | 96% | 2012-07-12 |
15987. | Leah V. (suukobi) | 76.13 | 95% | 2023-06-01 |
15988. | dummy (irfansj) | 76.13 | 96% | 2023-01-15 |
15989. | Ijay (ijay_u) | 76.13 | 97% | 2023-08-08 |
15990. | Stephen (betab95) | 76.13 | 86% | 2016-02-06 |
15991. | flybot (flybot) | 76.13 | 96% | 2019-12-17 |
15992. | Seri (vincent_aik) | 76.13 | 94% | 2019-02-20 |
15993. | Suraj (khreate) | 76.13 | 98% | 2018-11-24 |
15994. | Tyrone MG (tmgtmgtmg) | 76.12 | 97% | 2024-05-17 |
15995. | Finnegan (saengim) | 76.12 | 96% | 2022-09-30 |
15996. | Alex (alexn) | 76.12 | 94% | 2015-05-30 |
15997. | Yucheol (yucheol) | 76.12 | 96% | 2020-01-13 |
15998. | Byron (byrontan) | 76.12 | 95% | 2021-02-09 |
15999. | Jonathan (techypanda) | 76.12 | 94% | 2017-10-27 |
16000. | ethiopianing (ethiopianing) | 76.11 | 96% | 2024-05-14 |
16001. | wjc1512 (wjc1512) | 76.11 | 97% | 2023-11-26 |
16002. | Osteicht (osteicht_7891) | 76.11 | 96% | 2024-01-04 |
16003. | Naba (naba0224) | 76.11 | 98% | 2019-12-17 |
16004. | Chim (window) | 76.11 | — | 2011-03-31 |
16005. | Quibz (white_fire) | 76.11 | 97% | 2017-10-16 |
16006. | Soony (sssong0409) | 76.10 | 97.7% | 2023-12-22 |
16007. | Riley (nulll) | 76.10 | 97% | 2023-03-29 |
16008. | Joseph (appledood123) | 76.10 | 96% | 2021-12-08 |
16009. | JoshTheBear19 (joshthebear) | 76.10 | 97.3% | 2024-01-18 |
16010. | Amir (wolf_19) | 76.10 | 98% | 2017-08-30 |
16011. | ザク (dzak3) | 76.10 | 97% | 2016-08-07 |
16012. | Mitchell (jon159357) | 76.09 | 96% | 2015-06-22 |
16013. | RamboII (ramboii) | 76.09 | 98.6% | 2024-01-10 |
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 |