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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13392. | Sebastian (4555) | 80.42 | 96% | 2022-09-10 |
13393. | Gmorcad (gmorcad) | 80.42 | 98.3% | 2021-02-13 |
13394. | JJ (catalans16) | 80.42 | 99% | 2024-06-08 |
13395. | Tranzor Z (ravinder) | 80.42 | 95% | 2013-02-02 |
13396. | Patrick (patrickb25) | 80.42 | 100% | 2018-02-15 |
13397. | Meh (liszt) | 80.42 | 97% | 2011-07-29 |
13398. | Ephemeral (kurumi_tokisakixx) | 80.41 | 98% | 2023-01-31 |
13399. | JD (snag1) | 80.41 | 96% | 2024-03-22 |
13400. | Alex (delvern) | 80.41 | 98% | 2022-06-01 |
13401. | Corbett (ck14136) | 80.41 | 93% | 2013-05-19 |
13402. | Crackersontheshelf (taejung... | 80.41 | 97% | 2021-01-27 |
13403. | Victor (hueylouisnonews) | 80.41 | 98.3% | 2023-12-23 |
13404. | Cthulhu (cthulhu) | 80.41 | — | 2011-01-31 |
13405. | xailenz chhieun (personbeing1) | 80.40 | 95% | 2024-03-01 |
13406. | Zachcos (zachcos) | 80.40 | 98% | 2024-02-25 |
13407. | DiLiP (chiyya) | 80.40 | 93% | 2013-09-03 |
13408. | Drews (drwsmnlpg) | 80.39 | 96% | 2021-10-29 |
13409. | HVZ (hvz07) | 80.39 | 98.6% | 2024-01-20 |
13410. | Pat (platts) | 80.39 | 98% | 2015-10-31 |
13411. | FromtonRouge (fromtonrouge) | 80.39 | 98% | 2018-01-28 |
13412. | Amelia (amelia03) | 80.39 | 96% | 2021-06-08 |
13413. | jacob (jacobpierce) | 80.39 | 95% | 2016-10-17 |
13414. | Jen! (samara2013) | 80.39 | 96% | 2013-04-05 |
13415. | Hekri (hekri) | 80.39 | 95% | 2016-07-24 |
13416. | CarCubePanda (carcubepanda) | 80.38 | 97.2% | 2024-01-08 |
13417. | Nathanael (tunahead) | 80.38 | 97% | 2021-06-15 |
13418. | WheelieTron3000 (wheelietro... | 80.38 | 97% | 2021-11-14 |
13419. | ipson (ipson) | 80.38 | 95% | 2021-06-22 |
13420. | 🥀ܐܘܔܢ🦅 (ogin) | 80.38 | 95% | 2016-10-11 |
13421. | Joe (imjoe6721) | 80.38 | 94% | 2015-03-12 |
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 |