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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25864. | Thor (thordadoor) | 60.07 | 95% | 2021-01-22 |
25865. | HKn (zepcate) | 60.07 | 95% | 2020-01-03 |
25866. | Thien An (ngay8818) | 60.07 | 95% | 2012-08-16 |
25867. | Raymond (racerwins) | 60.07 | 94% | 2016-03-28 |
25868. | birdybluey (birdybluey) | 60.06 | 96% | 2024-04-18 |
25869. | Mohammed (ramzan12345) | 60.06 | 98% | 2021-09-08 |
25870. | Gajen (techgajen) | 60.06 | 97% | 2022-10-18 |
25871. | Boo_layout_noob (boolayoutn... | 60.06 | 98% | 2022-08-18 |
25872. | Victor (victorm900) | 60.05 | 97% | 2020-06-16 |
25873. | Mike (kb_acolite99) | 60.05 | 97% | 2022-02-27 |
25874. | Julian (losjulios) | 60.05 | 96% | 2023-12-31 |
25875. | Ishaan Kaushal (ishaankaushal) | 60.05 | 94% | 2023-12-15 |
25876. | Nyan Lin (nyanlung) | 60.05 | 98% | 2023-02-01 |
25877. | MK-47 (construct) | 60.05 | 97% | 2021-09-26 |
25878. | Paul (paulyagami) | 60.05 | 95% | 2021-03-02 |
25879. | Waqas (wakash) | 60.05 | 91% | 2011-11-07 |
25880. | Bartek (magalax) | 60.04 | 95% | 2019-05-15 |
25881. | Zane (redskore) | 60.04 | 93% | 2016-08-26 |
25882. | Jake (s2d_) | 60.04 | 97% | 2018-09-12 |
25883. | JC_ (jc__) | 60.03 | 97% | 2023-11-27 |
25884. | Arefin (arefinite) | 60.03 | 96% | 2023-01-21 |
25885. | André Tiago (osul78) | 60.02 | 98% | 2023-11-14 |
25886. | Raisin (annielam) | 60.02 | 97% | 2016-09-02 |
25887. | space_looper (facon) | 60.02 | 95% | 2021-06-20 |
25888. | Keen (commander_keen) | 60.02 | 96% | 2023-01-27 |
25889. | Shon (shon456) | 60.02 | 95.4% | 2021-02-21 |
25890. | Monica (mdieterich) | 60.02 | — | 2010-10-13 |
25891. | slow_typist (readyourname) | 60.01 | 97% | 2024-02-18 |
25892. | apolcube (japollopntr77) | 60.01 | 94% | 2022-08-30 |
25893. | Morvin (tactmorvinap259) | 60.01 | 95% | 2022-05-17 |
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 |