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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17609. | Anjil (devanjil) | 73.38 | 96% | 2021-12-16 |
17610. | PMC (pmcc) | 73.38 | 97% | 2024-02-16 |
17611. | Rodrigo (rdcmdev) | 73.38 | 98% | 2018-03-09 |
17612. | Bones Jones (igbinewekakevi... | 73.38 | 98% | 2013-10-31 |
17613. | MechanicalMan (superswampy) | 73.38 | 95% | 2014-01-18 |
17614. | yavor (janb99) | 73.38 | 93% | 2015-05-10 |
17615. | Shahryar (shahryarslg) | 73.37 | 99% | 2023-01-06 |
17616. | Jeff (tenacious_20) | 73.37 | 96% | 2023-05-21 |
17617. | Tómas Ingi (tomasingi) | 73.37 | 97% | 2022-02-04 |
17618. | Anderson (thekandycinema) | 73.37 | 87% | 2016-04-19 |
17619. | Uran (enderlordyt) | 73.37 | 99% | 2022-03-26 |
17620. | pouya (pooyamz) | 73.37 | 97% | 2023-02-16 |
17621. | Bao (sushivision) | 73.37 | 94% | 2016-05-28 |
17622. | chunchunmaru (mr_mystery4896) | 73.37 | 97% | 2021-10-31 |
17623. | Henna (hennajuliet) | 73.37 | 94% | 2013-06-14 |
17624. | Angel (novamage) | 73.37 | 98% | 2011-08-25 |
17625. | MajesticWater (majesticwater) | 73.36 | 97% | 2021-12-28 |
17626. | H J (ojinjin) | 73.36 | 96% | 2022-08-19 |
17627. | potatocm (potatoalt) | 73.36 | 96% | 2021-02-25 |
17628. | Shaikh Aman (dude0dude) | 73.36 | 96% | 2013-11-03 |
17629. | Shahid (shahid_abbas) | 73.36 | 97% | 2021-01-20 |
17630. | Samz (sam261) | 73.36 | — | 2011-04-30 |
17631. | Henry (henry_court) | 73.36 | 95% | 2017-04-09 |
17632. | Leeland (landsurge) | 73.35 | 98% | 2020-12-27 |
17633. | Verne (vverne) | 73.35 | 97% | 2022-11-10 |
17634. | mayank (dids6121) | 73.35 | 98% | 2018-02-26 |
17635. | Esme (esmeb56) | 73.35 | 91% | 2012-11-01 |
17636. | Adridri (eidorian) | 73.35 | 91% | 2022-05-26 |
17637. | Dat (bigbeartk) | 73.34 | 96% | 2021-07-20 |
17638. | Michael (polorized) | 73.34 | 94% | 2020-12-27 |
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 |