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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30587. | Bethany (bethanyhicks) | 47.69 | 91% | 2012-10-11 |
30588. | Sam (dom81) | 47.68 | 92% | 2015-04-29 |
30589. | ddd (staticsword) | 47.66 | 95% | 2023-11-23 |
30590. | Bilal (bilal952) | 47.66 | 93% | 2015-06-23 |
30591. | Robert (tt_learner) | 47.65 | 98% | 2020-11-13 |
30592. | Daniel (tribilin) | 47.64 | 92% | 2016-10-01 |
30593. | Vahan (nanumyan) | 47.63 | 91% | 2015-02-16 |
30594. | Carolina (carolina_jm) | 47.63 | 86% | 2013-09-04 |
30595. | someone (someone546) | 47.62 | 95% | 2024-04-20 |
30596. | ♛₴𝕥o͓̽ᖇო·₴... | 47.62 | 95% | 2019-01-02 |
30597. | elbert (elbert1104) | 47.62 | 93% | 2021-08-24 |
30598. | TheOne (mister00anonymous) | 47.62 | 95% | 2014-03-02 |
30599. | wang (wangjian) | 47.62 | 98% | 2012-04-12 |
30600. | Vikas (vikuman) | 47.61 | 97% | 2020-08-17 |
30601. | Elvis (flareblu_workman) | 47.61 | 95% | 2021-01-14 |
30602. | Bryan (tarasquetalk) | 47.61 | 93% | 2014-05-07 |
30603. | remind (remind_winter) | 47.59 | 91% | 2011-11-04 |
30604. | robchikkokchik (robchikkokc... | 47.58 | 95% | 2024-01-25 |
30605. | Mahmoud (mahmoudalbadarin) | 47.58 | 94% | 2021-01-26 |
30606. | GameChaos (superflip) | 47.58 | 89% | 2015-10-29 |
30607. | Moe (moeb1us) | 47.57 | 94.1% | 2021-01-29 |
30608. | mystars (mystars) | 47.57 | — | 2010-10-07 |
30609. | Shahboz (shahboz) | 47.57 | 94% | 2018-01-22 |
30610. | Spectre (specter_mills) | 47.54 | 97% | 2022-06-25 |
30611. | Henry (henrysimon) | 47.54 | 87% | 2016-02-19 |
30612. | Elliot (girtholomew) | 47.52 | 96% | 2020-08-17 |
30613. | Aebel (monkeeeee) | 47.51 | 95% | 2021-03-14 |
30614. | Habibulin84 (legy) | 47.51 | 88% | 2012-10-06 |
30615. | Max (mightymax1177) | 47.51 | 97% | 2016-01-21 |
30616. | Dawned (dawned) | 47.50 | 86% | 2012-11-01 |
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 |