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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17085. | Hari (haribhaskar7) | 74.24 | 93% | 2013-10-12 |
17086. | Roy (rocko95) | 74.24 | 98% | 2021-05-22 |
17087. | Taylor James (trogers91) | 74.24 | 98% | 2016-04-05 |
17088. | Ygor (migore) | 74.24 | 95% | 2012-02-13 |
17089. | D.k. (kumardeep22) | 74.24 | — | 2010-06-21 |
17090. | Aspect (armstrong829) | 74.23 | 97% | 2019-02-01 |
17091. | Matooo (matooo) | 74.23 | 97.6% | 2023-11-30 |
17092. | nesco (robsub0905) | 74.23 | 98% | 2023-04-26 |
17093. | iglo3141 (iglo3141) | 74.23 | 95.5% | 2023-12-19 |
17094. | Janis (janisl1993) | 74.23 | 98% | 2022-05-11 |
17095. | Felipe (felipet) | 74.23 | 97% | 2021-06-03 |
17096. | Ivan (budabudimir) | 74.23 | 95% | 2016-04-29 |
17097. | 𝓓𝓮𝓪𝓭𝓹𝓸... | 74.22 | 96.6% | 2024-02-24 |
17098. | Parker (parkerlacey) | 74.21 | 98% | 2024-03-02 |
17099. | Girl (piemaniac) | 74.21 | 96% | 2022-01-18 |
17100. | Amrut (nanibot) | 74.21 | 97% | 2017-08-15 |
17101. | Rajish (rajish) | 74.20 | 95% | 2021-12-15 |
17102. | Joran (turkeyman) | 74.20 | 91% | 2017-02-16 |
17103. | Berzelius (berzelius_69) | 74.20 | 96% | 2024-02-16 |
17104. | Mark (benchmark) | 74.20 | 88% | 2014-10-23 |
17105. | ishow (voiditive) | 74.20 | 98% | 2022-10-19 |
17106. | joey69 (joey6969) | 74.20 | 99% | 2023-02-12 |
17107. | Jimmy (jx297) | 74.20 | 98% | 2016-10-04 |
17108. | Bekkhan (bkun) | 74.20 | 96% | 2023-06-27 |
17109. | Area0 (bing_b0ng) | 74.20 | 98% | 2020-08-15 |
17110. | SteeleD (steeled) | 74.19 | 92% | 2012-09-11 |
17111. | Hasherino (hasherino) | 74.19 | 96% | 2020-10-29 |
17112. | Ryan (spempu) | 74.19 | 98.4% | 2024-02-13 |
17113. | kewo (zvwmb) | 74.19 | 98% | 2018-07-24 |
17114. | Jesse (jessald) | 74.19 | 97% | 2015-03-03 |
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 |