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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26161. | Brian (sarcoidosisism) | 59.40 | 97% | 2017-09-14 |
26162. | Enrique (jegkeko) | 59.39 | 97% | 2024-03-04 |
26163. | Puan (puanpro) | 59.39 | 96% | 2024-01-16 |
26164. | Yukifa (yukifa) | 59.39 | 90% | 2016-10-20 |
26165. | oregord (oregord) | 59.39 | 95% | 2017-10-20 |
26166. | Dan (spider_hands) | 59.39 | 97% | 2017-06-19 |
26167. | raymund (raymund_jerk) | 59.39 | 93% | 2011-11-07 |
26168. | Potato (lovlieice) | 59.38 | 94% | 2015-07-26 |
26169. | Himanshu (himanharsh) | 59.38 | 95% | 2022-10-08 |
26170. | Keks (keksfromnextdoor) | 59.38 | 97.4% | 2024-01-11 |
26171. | David (djtm) | 59.38 | 96% | 2020-09-24 |
26172. | Virtually Julia (virtually_... | 59.38 | 98% | 2020-06-30 |
26173. | Eric (erictoony) | 59.37 | 96% | 2016-06-14 |
26174. | Christian (icryeverytime) | 59.37 | 94.8% | 2021-02-17 |
26175. | Casper (shazkor) | 59.37 | 88% | 2015-01-13 |
26176. | Salman (salmanzeb) | 59.37 | 95% | 2017-06-02 |
26177. | koji (kojihuaq) | 59.36 | 93.2% | 2024-03-15 |
26178. | Adarsh M A (adarshm39) | 59.36 | 95% | 2023-08-07 |
26179. | Fatik (fatek) | 59.36 | 94.9% | 2024-03-13 |
26180. | Kazualas (kazualas) | 59.36 | 95% | 2023-12-06 |
26181. | azaab (minsato) | 59.36 | 95% | 2021-05-16 |
26182. | Rajvardhan (newbie_new) | 59.36 | 95% | 2022-04-03 |
26183. | sil (pandaturtle) | 59.36 | 95% | 2016-05-02 |
26184. | Brendan (busey12) | 59.36 | 90% | 2012-09-23 |
26185. | Nobody (ygtrece) | 59.35 | 96.5% | 2023-12-23 |
26186. | ✨✨✨ (emp_t) | 59.35 | 95% | 2020-02-21 |
26187. | Uddaya (uddaya) | 59.35 | 96% | 2022-05-13 |
26188. | Blackhole (zapder2) | 59.35 | 96% | 2023-12-08 |
26189. | Leon (reinerboi) | 59.34 | 96.1% | 2024-03-01 |
26190. | Sid Locks (ho1yrift) | 59.34 | 96% | 2023-12-20 |
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 |