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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25025. | Joshua Sanabia (mega_101) | 61.13 | 96.6% | 2023-11-11 |
25026. | Craig (craigo76) | 61.13 | 96% | 2022-07-31 |
25027. | Jose Luis (joseluiscarrasco) | 61.13 | 96.9% | 2023-11-16 |
25028. | nguyen (ruananjian) | 61.13 | 99% | 2011-05-30 |
25029. | Ryan (headrusher) | 61.12 | 95% | 2022-09-30 |
25030. | Frustydan (adi_type) | 61.12 | 96% | 2024-02-29 |
25031. | #1 Racist (gnadus) | 61.12 | 96% | 2023-04-17 |
25032. | Fikri (fikri21) | 61.12 | 95% | 2011-11-08 |
25033. | Tharendel (tharendel) | 61.12 | 90% | 2013-09-14 |
25034. | JOEL (joeledaniol) | 61.12 | 95% | 2012-05-13 |
25035. | greenhouse (karjack) | 61.11 | 95% | 2022-07-03 |
25036. | Tenzin (tenzinfrost) | 61.11 | 94% | 2023-08-27 |
25037. | Ryoma (ryoma37) | 61.11 | 95% | 2021-06-11 |
25038. | Snail (exspeed) | 61.11 | 91% | 2014-08-10 |
25039. | hhg (hhg2) | 61.11 | 99% | 2021-09-26 |
25040. | ggggg (prpgift) | 61.11 | 96% | 2017-07-27 |
25041. | decozzy (decozzy) | 61.10 | 94.7% | 2024-02-12 |
25042. | Devesh (devesh_agarwal) | 61.10 | 96.4% | 2023-12-18 |
25043. | T (peacecraft_m) | 61.10 | 97% | 2023-04-10 |
25044. | Daniel (dantyping) | 61.10 | 97% | 2021-05-10 |
25045. | Joe (ibelaxin) | 61.10 | 85% | 2014-08-19 |
25046. | Thomas (cyrez) | 61.10 | 94% | 2012-12-09 |
25047. | Tristan (turbo566) | 61.09 | 92% | 2016-07-30 |
25048. | luz (luzyb92109) | 61.09 | 95% | 2023-03-10 |
25049. | Corey (crimelord) | 61.09 | 94% | 2012-12-29 |
25050. | JaSu (jasu) | 61.09 | — | 2010-09-14 |
25051. | Phalgooni (phalguni) | 61.08 | 96% | 2021-12-21 |
25052. | Jingle (jinglegordon) | 61.08 | 95% | 2014-02-21 |
25053. | Nhat (abels) | 61.08 | — | 2011-01-20 |
25054. | Dung (nguyenvuthuydung) | 61.08 | 96% | 2019-06-26 |
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 |