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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18211. | Sho (shonadem25) | 72.49 | 96% | 2018-01-03 |
18212. | Damiano (fullomen) | 72.49 | 96% | 2019-08-06 |
18213. | Darwin (darw11n) | 72.49 | 94% | 2022-05-02 |
18214. | Christian (mayne) | 72.49 | — | 2011-01-14 |
18215. | Morgan (jakarta) | 72.49 | 94% | 2012-04-20 |
18216. | meg (wyandotte) | 72.48 | 99% | 2024-05-16 |
18217. | WriterType (writertype) | 72.48 | 96.8% | 2023-11-23 |
18218. | 雲煙成雨 (1eonardo) | 72.48 | 95% | 2022-01-13 |
18219. | kusper (kusper) | 72.48 | 96% | 2021-12-05 |
18220. | marsistX (marsistx) | 72.48 | 98% | 2014-09-06 |
18221. | trung (trung) | 72.48 | 96% | 2013-08-29 |
18222. | benhim4mat (benhim4mat) | 72.48 | 98% | 2015-01-13 |
18223. | Donian (donian) | 72.48 | 94% | 2015-01-02 |
18224. | Elliot (uclacivil) | 72.48 | 94% | 2011-07-12 |
18225. | Mister (simply) | 72.48 | 91% | 2013-10-19 |
18226. | J (jen12) | 72.48 | 97% | 2015-04-13 |
18227. | Marco (marcokaraki) | 72.47 | 95% | 2017-05-22 |
18228. | Crow (crow4) | 72.47 | 95.9% | 2024-01-24 |
18229. | Roland (radambc) | 72.47 | 98% | 2022-06-27 |
18230. | :o (pc_jones) | 72.47 | 97% | 2021-02-22 |
18231. | Dylan (legomyeggo31) | 72.46 | 90% | 2013-02-22 |
18232. | Sensei (jjxjacpot) | 72.46 | 96% | 2021-11-05 |
18233. | Myleesia (myleesia) | 72.46 | 95% | 2013-02-14 |
18234. | Mert (mertle) | 72.45 | 99% | 2022-03-16 |
18235. | geo. (chaiwinking) | 72.45 | 95.2% | 2023-11-22 |
18236. | Tyler (tearwood) | 72.45 | 89% | 2014-12-05 |
18237. | Augusto (sonecatn) | 72.45 | 96% | 2012-05-02 |
18238. | Elvar (elvar333) | 72.44 | 95% | 2021-10-12 |
18239. | Chjp (nh0cchjp) | 72.44 | 90% | 2012-08-25 |
18240. | Citra (citra13) | 72.44 | 95% | 2014-10-10 |
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 |