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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15424. | Dat (jgatz) | 76.93 | 97% | 2021-06-17 |
15425. | Lina (linathefastestyper) | 76.93 | 97% | 2019-11-02 |
15426. | Rae (gigimarie) | 76.92 | 97% | 2019-01-05 |
15427. | olivia (olivialake) | 76.92 | 98% | 2022-01-19 |
15428. | Dima (river3125) | 76.92 | 96% | 2020-11-19 |
15429. | Ramen (idrinkjelly) | 76.92 | 94% | 2015-01-24 |
15430. | Tyler (thkim1011) | 76.92 | 91% | 2014-10-25 |
15431. | Karsten (dutchie3) | 76.91 | 95.9% | 2024-01-13 |
15432. | David (bomely) | 76.91 | 96% | 2020-05-08 |
15433. | Jon (coltirl) | 76.90 | 97.3% | 2023-12-27 |
15434. | Michael (lastobelus) | 76.90 | 98% | 2021-07-07 |
15435. | A.S.M.777 (a_s_m_777) | 76.90 | 94% | 2022-08-12 |
15436. | Ham (vannizer) | 76.90 | 99% | 2017-06-07 |
15437. | Angelo (elmopolitan03) | 76.90 | 97% | 2014-07-16 |
15438. | Michael (c00l_procrastinator) | 76.90 | 96% | 2017-06-26 |
15439. | Sewnkin (sewnkin23gg) | 76.90 | 96% | 2021-06-30 |
15440. | XD (budgettypo) | 76.89 | 96% | 2024-03-14 |
15441. | aa (invincibleunderthesun) | 76.89 | 96% | 2022-01-10 |
15442. | puddimg (puddimg) | 76.89 | 97.8% | 2021-02-25 |
15443. | Govind (53n0_h314) | 76.89 | 99% | 2021-02-03 |
15444. | theaveragedude (the_avg_dude) | 76.89 | 97% | 2021-09-24 |
15445. | a (zeug) | 76.89 | — | 2010-07-27 |
15446. | Eva (hewa) | 76.89 | — | 2010-08-04 |
15447. | torachiyo (torachiyo) | 76.89 | 99% | 2011-06-17 |
15448. | thomas (thomas) | 76.89 | 96% | 2013-09-09 |
15449. | Patrick Jason (patrickjason91) | 76.89 | 97% | 2011-08-28 |
15450. | Nana Kwame (papa_elbee) | 76.88 | 95% | 2021-05-14 |
15451. | leeferdude (leeferdude) | 76.88 | 96% | 2019-11-12 |
15452. | Cuong (c_nguyenthien) | 76.88 | 97% | 2018-06-21 |
15453. | Orin (shooter3030) | 76.87 | 98% | 2023-06-13 |
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 |