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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12271. | ManHungryLibrarian (samanth... | 82.39 | 96% | 2013-07-13 |
12272. | Neppiness (neppiness) | 82.38 | 98% | 2024-01-17 |
12273. | plee (rump_colemak) | 82.38 | 97% | 2022-03-08 |
12274. | AZNDAD (hmoth84) | 82.38 | 96% | 2021-11-02 |
12275. | Bara (barasalim16) | 82.38 | 97% | 2018-12-03 |
12276. | Stefan (maewen) | 82.38 | 98% | 2017-07-21 |
12277. | Jermaine (bbyjeezy) | 82.38 | 96% | 2011-09-23 |
12278. | Super (supergen) | 82.38 | 98% | 2015-03-20 |
12279. | meme (fergburglerr) | 82.38 | 96% | 2015-07-10 |
12280. | John (feanan) | 82.38 | 97% | 2014-06-08 |
12281. | venky (venkywonka) | 82.37 | 98% | 2022-02-22 |
12282. | Jason (jlz293) | 82.37 | 98% | 2024-04-16 |
12283. | Val (reaper7) | 82.37 | 97% | 2013-10-18 |
12284. | Tyler (tmpkiwi) | 82.37 | 98% | 2018-04-11 |
12285. | Christopher (ironman31) | 82.37 | — | 2010-06-26 |
12286. | Andrea (andreavanderjagt) | 82.37 | 96.6% | 2023-12-16 |
12287. | asuh37 (asuh37) | 82.36 | 95.8% | 2023-11-16 |
12288. | tstats[xeg28] (xeg28) | 82.36 | 97.3% | 2023-11-17 |
12289. | buttsniffer2012 (buttsniffe... | 82.36 | 95% | 2021-08-05 |
12290. | suhas (syagrawal) | 82.36 | 99% | 2012-09-20 |
12291. | tanjung (tanjungtech) | 82.36 | 96% | 2015-05-28 |
12292. | Janis (vigilante434) | 82.36 | 98.6% | 2024-01-18 |
12293. | Michael (punkkoala) | 82.36 | 98% | 2015-05-20 |
12294. | ottimo (ottimo) | 82.36 | — | 2010-09-08 |
12295. | Shlook (shlook) | 82.35 | 97% | 2024-03-27 |
12296. | typy mctypeface (urinedrinker) | 82.35 | 97% | 2024-01-07 |
12297. | Silentlisp (silentlisp) | 82.35 | 97% | 2024-03-06 |
12298. | nicu (nicu31) | 82.35 | 97% | 2014-05-23 |
12299. | Spike (joeyseveros) | 82.35 | — | 2011-03-16 |
12300. | CycloneVII (cyclonevii) | 82.34 | 97% | 2024-01-26 |
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 |