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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12181. | Wally101 (walrusboy101) | 82.48 | 95.7% | 2024-01-25 |
12182. | Jeritens (jensrichter) | 82.48 | 98% | 2018-12-06 |
12183. | Oleg (ciznot) | 82.47 | 98% | 2024-03-30 |
12184. | Nacho (nqcho) | 82.46 | 99% | 2024-02-08 |
12185. | Joe (agentcursez) | 82.46 | 91% | 2015-03-09 |
12186. | Taso (tas123) | 82.46 | 98% | 2021-11-17 |
12187. | pingu (pingu_workman) | 82.46 | 96% | 2020-05-03 |
12188. | ... (branskees) | 82.46 | 96% | 2018-08-06 |
12189. | Chris (posz) | 82.46 | 95% | 2012-09-20 |
12190. | Nolan (diegonolan) | 82.45 | 94% | 2014-10-20 |
12191. | Miki (crispyv) | 82.45 | 95% | 2021-12-12 |
12192. | logan (lacton44) | 82.45 | 96% | 2022-05-03 |
12193. | Phu (thanhphu13112001) | 82.45 | 96.8% | 2021-02-04 |
12194. | unpr0gr4mm3d (unpr0gr4mm3d) | 82.45 | 99% | 2013-11-09 |
12195. | Tran (tranngocduong) | 82.45 | 97% | 2016-08-29 |
12196. | Mack (mlewis2018) | 82.45 | 99% | 2019-01-25 |
12197. | Aden (aden_typer) | 82.44 | 97% | 2022-11-17 |
12198. | im (im_shin) | 82.44 | 96% | 2018-12-28 |
12199. | jarell :p (jarell) | 82.44 | 97% | 2022-05-03 |
12200. | Subhaan (subhaan) | 82.44 | 96% | 2023-06-25 |
12201. | kawazu (kawazu) | 82.44 | 95% | 2014-10-12 |
12202. | Jag (jaguhan) | 82.44 | 97% | 2016-01-23 |
12203. | Polando (polando) | 82.44 | 96% | 2020-12-16 |
12204. | Jack (jackxlliu) | 82.43 | 96% | 2017-09-17 |
12205. | Uros (ukrunic) | 82.43 | 96% | 2015-01-25 |
12206. | Paul (paullmiller1) | 82.43 | 95% | 2012-08-08 |
12207. | Bookspinner (bookspinner) | 82.43 | 95% | 2011-12-10 |
12208. | Tyler (tylur_is_awesome) | 82.43 | 93% | 2014-01-24 |
12209. | Joshua (joshque) | 82.43 | 96% | 2014-08-12 |
12210. | madina (madina_a) | 82.42 | 96% | 2023-06-25 |
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 |