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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758. | Ryan (ryparker24) | 128.31 | 97% | 2012-11-11 |
759. | aevi (aevi) | 128.27 | 98% | 2021-05-29 |
760. | Rohak (rohakr) | 128.27 | 98% | 2017-09-13 |
761. | lark (jeduhay) | 128.27 | 98% | 2014-10-25 |
762. | end1dream (luftkastel) | 128.26 | 99% | 2016-04-28 |
763. | Ivan (ivan_ivanov) | 128.22 | 99% | 2024-03-08 |
764. | KD (kingofdelphi) | 128.22 | 99% | 2016-02-29 |
765. | Seth (ccocoa) | 128.20 | 98% | 2012-08-06 |
766. | zero (crispyasf) | 128.17 | 98% | 2019-10-06 |
767. | Hambone (ddejaege) | 128.17 | 97% | 2013-01-18 |
768. | Sky (skydevil) | 128.15 | 99% | 2013-06-17 |
769. | Paul (paulbenis) | 128.14 | 95% | 2014-06-21 |
770. | (monpre) | 128.13 | 98.1% | 2024-05-22 |
771. | Kasper (kaspertypes) | 128.13 | 99% | 2021-10-12 |
772. | BigTrucker69 (rh1992) | 128.11 | 95% | 2012-02-22 |
773. | mike (voluptuous) | 128.09 | 100% | 2023-02-19 |
774. | bell (bellol) | 128.07 | 98% | 2013-02-20 |
775. | Rocket (rocketlauncher) | 128.07 | 92% | 2012-09-10 |
776. | dont (thisgameisez) | 128.04 | 94% | 2013-11-17 |
777. | Link (racer_number_x) | 128.03 | 98% | 2017-04-02 |
778. | Ritardo (ett5252) | 128.00 | 99% | 2021-11-14 |
779. | かわいいです (kawaii_... | 128.00 | 99% | 2017-01-04 |
780. | asdf (bakedchicken) | 127.99 | 99% | 2017-07-11 |
781. | Jum (jumjum) | 127.98 | 95% | 2016-08-17 |
782. | asdf (omgom) | 127.96 | 98% | 2013-05-09 |
783. | (jononfire) | 127.93 | 99% | 2023-02-21 |
784. | Katrina (beav3r) | 127.91 | — | 2010-09-06 |
785. | Erik (the__cpl) | 127.90 | 99% | 2021-01-18 |
786. | Lizardman (lizardman) | 127.90 | 90% | 2015-01-18 |
787. | Kevin (ashret) | 127.88 | 98% | 2020-06-14 |
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 |