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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9839. | Grandpa (thedengue) | 87.24 | 95.3% | 2023-11-21 |
9840. | mat (netman) | 87.24 | 99% | 2013-08-11 |
9841. | Lexus (conceptz) | 87.23 | 91% | 2013-04-15 |
9842. | Moz (soul3n) | 87.23 | — | 2011-04-09 |
9843. | violinninja (violinninja) | 87.22 | 98% | 2023-12-04 |
9844. | slowist (slowist) | 87.22 | 96% | 2020-12-22 |
9845. | Jitan (jitan) | 87.22 | 97% | 2022-02-23 |
9846. | Kayega (briankayega) | 87.22 | 97.9% | 2024-03-20 |
9847. | Garrett (vachemax) | 87.22 | 99% | 2021-05-20 |
9848. | Roan (toadietechnika) | 87.22 | 97% | 2021-06-17 |
9849. | Colin (xx_succ_xx) | 87.22 | 97% | 2018-01-03 |
9850. | Pontalicious (pontalicious) | 87.22 | 97% | 2013-01-15 |
9851. | Henok (henygetachew) | 87.22 | 97% | 2012-05-06 |
9852. | werdnalliw (werdnalliw) | 87.21 | 97% | 2021-12-23 |
9853. | Tyler (tythal) | 87.21 | 96% | 2021-12-21 |
9854. | fantom (fantom_x86) | 87.21 | 97% | 2014-01-25 |
9855. | UwU~ (mr_overclocked2) | 87.20 | 94.8% | 2023-11-20 |
9856. | Michael Jackson (mikle2011_) | 87.20 | 96.3% | 2024-02-11 |
9857. | Marko (privetrussia) | 87.20 | 97.5% | 2023-11-26 |
9858. | Glass (glass_crys) | 87.20 | 97% | 2022-01-17 |
9859. | Matt (the_lounge_act) | 87.20 | 91% | 2014-12-24 |
9860. | come (comecurry) | 87.20 | 97% | 2021-06-20 |
9861. | Sean (rrshift) | 87.20 | 94% | 2015-04-06 |
9862. | john (racer520) | 87.20 | 98% | 2022-05-12 |
9863. | SeanG (abnormall88) | 87.20 | 91% | 2016-08-03 |
9864. | Waymond (tapewpew) | 87.19 | 96% | 2022-05-19 |
9865. | Nick (nixzor) | 87.19 | 97.3% | 2023-12-04 |
9866. | Joël (mr_jacket_potato) | 87.19 | 96% | 2021-06-11 |
9867. | Work (thenoblesunfish) | 87.19 | 96% | 2016-11-07 |
9868. | Prashast (prashast) | 87.19 | 94% | 2012-09-06 |
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 |