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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25765. | ryan (rpearsall135) | 60.19 | 94% | 2012-10-10 |
25766. | Henry (xylz) | 60.19 | 95% | 2013-12-10 |
25767. | marian (marmaladecookie14) | 60.18 | 95% | 2024-01-31 |
25768. | addokin (addokin) | 60.18 | 97% | 2023-12-28 |
25769. | William (will348) | 60.18 | 97.2% | 2023-11-10 |
25770. | fat bunny (littlemanbigboy) | 60.18 | 94% | 2021-07-03 |
25771. | happy (happy_meal) | 60.18 | 95.2% | 2023-11-14 |
25772. | K (ivory_lagi) | 60.18 | 98% | 2023-05-11 |
25773. | Kristen (kstuart) | 60.18 | 86% | 2015-06-04 |
25774. | Ins (insanic10) | 60.17 | 94% | 2021-11-19 |
25775. | Mahdi (iranshahi) | 60.17 | 96% | 2024-03-18 |
25776. | Typer (typertyping) | 60.17 | 95% | 2023-11-24 |
25777. | Cesnix (cesnix) | 60.17 | 95% | 2021-09-28 |
25778. | 喵喵妙 (miao2361) | 60.17 | 95% | 2014-12-19 |
25779. | Oliver John (knight661) | 60.17 | 98% | 2018-02-12 |
25780. | Isaac (newtion) | 60.17 | 97% | 2017-09-24 |
25781. | Raj (raj3) | 60.16 | 96% | 2013-02-05 |
25782. | sou (fernanda_barraza) | 60.16 | 97% | 2023-12-05 |
25783. | Ara (hunter_d) | 60.16 | 95% | 2024-04-18 |
25784. | moose elk (moose_elk) | 60.15 | 94% | 2024-03-02 |
25785. | Alim (agropop) | 60.15 | 96.3% | 2024-03-09 |
25786. | GXFighter (gxfighter) | 60.15 | 96% | 2022-11-17 |
25787. | Trevor (tfresh) | 60.15 | 96% | 2024-02-28 |
25788. | brandon (brandon64) | 60.15 | 97% | 2023-11-20 |
25789. | Wisno (tmxinh) | 60.15 | 97.3% | 2023-11-19 |
25790. | Esmael (esmael_) | 60.15 | 93% | 2023-07-17 |
25791. | Ben (men_biller) | 60.15 | 96% | 2021-04-21 |
25792. | Aryan (aryandeore) | 60.15 | 97% | 2020-12-22 |
25793. | Andrew (cenidozaandrew) | 60.15 | 93% | 2014-09-03 |
25794. | ಠ▄ಠ (bettermichael) | 60.15 | 90% | 2015-08-10 |
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 |