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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10642. | Indiastopsww3 (vivekpjoshy) | 85.54 | 96% | 2014-04-04 |
10643. | Niki (swiftastic) | 85.54 | 91% | 2013-02-17 |
10644. | Storm (storm__) | 85.53 | 96% | 2018-10-10 |
10645. | Jane (chancel) | 85.53 | 98% | 2013-06-27 |
10646. | winber (winber1) | 85.52 | 95% | 2018-02-24 |
10647. | workman (minecraft_verteran) | 85.52 | 97% | 2021-04-16 |
10648. | Aya (dinodance) | 85.51 | 97% | 2024-03-26 |
10649. | Nixon (nixon_the_cat) | 85.51 | 99% | 2018-12-18 |
10650. | Björn (bjoerneberhardt) | 85.51 | 96% | 2017-08-10 |
10651. | Agash (agash) | 85.50 | 98% | 2022-11-05 |
10652. | Ceckulienka (ceckulienka) | 85.50 | 95.7% | 2023-11-05 |
10653. | Mike (malharpshah) | 85.50 | 90% | 2015-12-22 |
10654. | Delgerskhn (thege) | 85.50 | 98% | 2021-05-08 |
10655. | kian (kianyang) | 85.50 | 98% | 2011-09-05 |
10656. | Dwayne (dosanator) | 85.50 | 97% | 2014-07-27 |
10657. | janjan (guttershark) | 85.50 | 95% | 2012-03-14 |
10658. | Mun Hin (dodo_bird) | 85.49 | 96% | 2023-01-25 |
10659. | manoj (manojrawat6453) | 85.49 | 96.8% | 2023-12-07 |
10660. | rmanz (rmanz) | 85.49 | 96% | 2020-01-27 |
10661. | Austin (goodrichinator) | 85.49 | 99% | 2020-10-28 |
10662. | mark (koyoto) | 85.49 | 97% | 2014-04-01 |
10663. | eaves (locktrig) | 85.48 | 98.2% | 2023-12-22 |
10664. | Mamma (mammaracer) | 85.48 | 97% | 2014-07-07 |
10665. | Johnny (jlien0102) | 85.48 | 96% | 2015-01-12 |
10666. | not gammoron (gammoron) | 85.48 | 96% | 2018-09-27 |
10667. | shmike (shmike) | 85.47 | 97% | 2018-09-03 |
10668. | iotku (iotku) | 85.47 | 92% | 2016-12-21 |
10669. | Marcus (marcus100wpm) | 85.47 | 96% | 2022-07-07 |
10670. | Daniel (danielkry) | 85.47 | 96.7% | 2021-02-07 |
10671. | ankit (ankitthegreat) | 85.47 | 99% | 2022-09-17 |
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 |