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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15349. | balaji (balajin511) | 76.97 | 94% | 2013-01-18 |
15350. | mplayer (mplayer) | 76.96 | 95% | 2020-04-21 |
15351. | stuntdoctor (stuntdoctor) | 76.96 | 97% | 2023-11-10 |
15352. | Daniel (danrike22) | 76.96 | 96% | 2024-03-14 |
15353. | Amirata (amiratak88) | 76.96 | 96.5% | 2023-12-21 |
15354. | Kevin (keviniskevy) | 76.96 | 96% | 2021-09-22 |
15355. | Trevor (tea_dog) | 76.96 | 96% | 2014-07-01 |
15356. | Roo Roo (rooroo04) | 76.96 | 95% | 2013-08-23 |
15357. | Raju (raju009) | 76.96 | 96% | 2015-07-10 |
15358. | Panos (panos7) | 76.96 | 97% | 2016-06-13 |
15359. | Julie (missballerina) | 76.96 | 96% | 2013-12-04 |
15360. | Todd (t0dd1337) | 76.95 | 94% | 2020-10-10 |
15361. | Paul (pauldh) | 76.95 | 92% | 2011-06-08 |
15362. | noside (edzil1007) | 76.95 | 96% | 2015-01-22 |
15363. | BlueFalcon (brightfututre@g... | 76.95 | 98% | 2014-02-28 |
15364. | (avdg) | 76.95 | 97% | 2011-10-02 |
15365. | Haha (jeff991117) | 76.94 | 96.1% | 2023-11-10 |
15366. | Balmorax (balmorax) | 76.94 | 99% | 2022-09-15 |
15367. | arif (arif2025) | 76.94 | 97% | 2020-10-28 |
15368. | Mrityunjay (mrityunjay9) | 76.94 | 97% | 2023-06-29 |
15369. | Bog (bogdanovix) | 76.94 | 92% | 2014-06-25 |
15370. | Suferbus (suferbus) | 76.94 | 98% | 2018-07-09 |
15371. | Russ (rustyautoparts) | 76.94 | 96% | 2015-06-07 |
15372. | Daddy Mac (0317) | 76.94 | 92% | 2016-12-01 |
15373. | Roberto (who______) | 76.93 | 96.5% | 2023-11-21 |
15374. | Daniel (danieldatyper) | 76.93 | 97% | 2022-04-25 |
15375. | akram (akrambr) | 76.93 | 96% | 2023-02-12 |
15376. | wes (noth) | 76.93 | — | 2010-09-04 |
15377. | Dat (jgatz) | 76.93 | 97% | 2021-06-17 |
15378. | Lina (linathefastestyper) | 76.93 | 97% | 2019-11-02 |
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 |