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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12845. | Osama (osama_alkhodairy) | 81.37 | 95% | 2024-04-23 |
12846. | Karishma (kurryishma) | 81.37 | 97% | 2020-09-30 |
12847. | hadvar101 (hadvar101) | 81.36 | 97% | 2024-02-26 |
12848. | RIP (kidnappster) | 81.36 | 97% | 2014-10-02 |
12849. | Omdrshdl (omdrshdl) | 81.35 | 98.8% | 2024-01-04 |
12850. | Derry (siribackwards) | 81.35 | 97% | 2022-04-19 |
12851. | ABDELLAH (ab_do11) | 81.35 | 98% | 2021-09-01 |
12852. | Peter Ian (casparbayliss) | 81.35 | 97% | 2019-08-15 |
12853. | joshwaberry (joshwaberry) | 81.34 | 96.7% | 2023-12-12 |
12854. | gandastik (gandsatik) | 81.34 | 97% | 2022-02-25 |
12855. | Naruth (naruth) | 81.34 | 98% | 2021-06-02 |
12856. | Asif (orthocresol) | 81.34 | 97% | 2022-07-10 |
12857. | Mike (mferger92) | 81.34 | 99% | 2017-11-29 |
12858. | Garrett (theenforcer) | 81.34 | 95% | 2014-05-23 |
12859. | Justyn (justynb) | 81.34 | 93% | 2012-12-13 |
12860. | abort (abort) | 81.34 | 96% | 2014-09-08 |
12861. | no u (a_pple) | 81.33 | 97% | 2018-08-01 |
12862. | Jpeg104 (jpeg104) | 81.33 | 97% | 2024-02-09 |
12863. | Grag (rob3r) | 81.33 | 97% | 2019-01-31 |
12864. | Crash (corporaldavid891@gma... | 81.33 | 96% | 2015-05-20 |
12865. | Kelsey (kelseyhigham) | 81.33 | — | 2010-06-26 |
12866. | Jade (rikzjdp) | 81.33 | 96% | 2020-07-18 |
12867. | Adonis (bakamitai) | 81.33 | 99% | 2018-07-10 |
12868. | doms (_doms_) | 81.32 | 95% | 2024-01-20 |
12869. | space 65 (jacob1361) | 81.32 | 96% | 2022-05-30 |
12870. | Jaska (jarlewski) | 81.32 | 97% | 2022-12-27 |
12871. | Anubhav (anubhavc) | 81.32 | 98.6% | 2023-11-26 |
12872. | Jayne (verafullauto) | 81.32 | 96% | 2014-03-12 |
12873. | Justin (hjliu2000) | 81.32 | 93% | 2014-08-16 |
12874. | FarukBalihodzic (faruk_bali... | 81.31 | 96% | 2022-09-28 |
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 |