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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27030. | Frankie (niitronguyen) | 58.22 | — | 2010-09-17 |
27031. | Rafael (cyon) | 58.22 | 96% | 2012-08-06 |
27032. | Adarsh (adarshaks19) | 58.21 | 96% | 2022-11-18 |
27033. | Indeed (indeed001) | 58.21 | 96% | 2021-09-01 |
27034. | MbahLatip (paijolatip) | 58.21 | 97% | 2013-06-07 |
27035. | BK (bk_hapdiem) | 58.21 | 93% | 2012-06-02 |
27036. | Gabriel (gbvicente) | 58.20 | 97% | 2020-10-19 |
27037. | Matt (mattdorow) | 58.20 | 91% | 2015-02-27 |
27038. | luckyboy (luckyboy1234) | 58.20 | 89% | 2013-02-15 |
27039. | inv_R (inv_r) | 58.19 | 95.9% | 2024-01-06 |
27040. | Eirik (epower) | 58.19 | — | 2011-01-25 |
27041. | Arvid (actaz) | 58.19 | 90% | 2014-10-15 |
27042. | yeastbeast (yeastbeast) | 58.18 | 96% | 2020-09-03 |
27043. | citrom (narancs) | 58.18 | 93% | 2013-02-27 |
27044. | hajar (hajar) | 58.18 | 98% | 2012-05-25 |
27045. | Amanda (aj1111) | 58.18 | 95% | 2013-03-21 |
27046. | Azhar (annacomte) | 58.17 | 96% | 2024-04-20 |
27047. | Venky (venkypk) | 58.17 | 96% | 2021-03-24 |
27048. | mxnvrch (mxnvrch) | 58.17 | 94% | 2020-11-24 |
27049. | Draco (fish0228) | 58.17 | 88% | 2016-05-16 |
27050. | yorangia (yorangia329) | 58.17 | 96% | 2016-06-22 |
27051. | Opu (asperagas) | 58.17 | 90% | 2016-06-29 |
27052. | redarrows (redarrow) | 58.17 | — | 2010-10-08 |
27053. | Matt (ovalaxis) | 58.16 | 96% | 2024-02-26 |
27054. | helga (pataki29) | 58.16 | 96% | 2023-02-18 |
27055. | Abdulrahman karkalar (safi3... | 58.16 | 94% | 2023-02-26 |
27056. | runTarm (errorer) | 58.16 | — | 2011-04-22 |
27057. | cryptids (cryptids) | 58.16 | 94% | 2016-03-06 |
27058. | abul (akazad12) | 58.16 | 96% | 2017-06-12 |
27059. | Annaguru (gkmohith17) | 58.15 | 93.7% | 2023-12-02 |
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 |