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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15229. | totnamjoon (off_the_page) | 77.23 | 95% | 2015-03-22 |
15230. | Anupam (plaanupam) | 77.23 | 99% | 2021-11-18 |
15231. | fhbjnrng (fhbjnrng) | 77.23 | 91% | 2016-01-11 |
15232. | one day 💯 (cyard) | 77.23 | 96% | 2020-11-24 |
15233. | Sushi (sushixr) | 77.22 | 96.5% | 2023-12-30 |
15234. | fdsafdsa (szesz) | 77.22 | 98% | 2021-09-18 |
15235. | Race (raceracerace) | 77.22 | 90% | 2014-01-29 |
15236. | Farah (superduper26) | 77.22 | 98% | 2016-07-05 |
15237. | Atongs (atongs) | 77.22 | — | 2010-08-01 |
15238. | mrjeff (hoodiesd) | 77.22 | 95% | 2016-11-04 |
15239. | Chong (chongkim) | 77.22 | 96% | 2015-03-26 |
15240. | Ian (bob_ross3450) | 77.22 | 96% | 2018-11-27 |
15241. | Nathaniel (natfx7) | 77.21 | 98% | 2017-06-17 |
15242. | Mark (geronimus) | 77.20 | 96% | 2023-11-29 |
15243. | Alex (typeracer) | 77.20 | — | 2010-09-08 |
15244. | Julian (itsnutra) | 77.20 | 97% | 2019-01-26 |
15245. | Gurman (khasla_1) | 77.19 | 97% | 2024-02-10 |
15246. | Duc (aduc6z) | 77.19 | 98.1% | 2023-12-04 |
15247. | Blake (raccoonswoon) | 77.19 | 96% | 2023-11-15 |
15248. | Workman (dagl200) | 77.19 | 97% | 2021-08-26 |
15249. | Ancientworlds108 (ancientwo... | 77.19 | 96% | 2021-01-20 |
15250. | We are all one. (psi_) | 77.19 | 97% | 2015-01-20 |
15251. | Stepan (a_s_v) | 77.18 | 96.7% | 2024-04-29 |
15252. | Katie (ktbojo) | 77.18 | 98% | 2024-02-07 |
15253. | ALec (apollyon08) | 77.18 | 96% | 2024-02-06 |
15254. | John (th3w4v3) | 77.18 | 96% | 2015-10-15 |
15255. | John (typist426) | 77.18 | 97% | 2017-02-04 |
15256. | Demonsoulz (demonsoulz) | 77.17 | 98% | 2024-02-22 |
15257. | Angel (failwhale) | 77.17 | 95% | 2013-09-20 |
15258. | sammy bartholomew (s4mmyb) | 77.17 | 97% | 2023-11-25 |
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 |