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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12546. | Nob (nobvon) | 81.78 | 95% | 2015-10-02 |
12547. | LuLuC (luluc) | 81.78 | 96% | 2014-02-04 |
12548. | Hank (cvhanky) | 81.77 | 97% | 2016-02-04 |
12549. | Kid (kidgrayson) | 81.77 | 97% | 2014-11-19 |
12550. | a (bobbobdob) | 81.77 | 98% | 2023-04-06 |
12551. | Brandon (bchung00) | 81.77 | 96% | 2019-09-07 |
12552. | Bbarry (g3xz0r) | 81.77 | 92% | 2015-02-14 |
12553. | Ian (iantilp) | 81.77 | 99% | 2016-08-06 |
12554. | Mike (mikew123) | 81.76 | 97% | 2019-03-14 |
12555. | Devids (theneo) | 81.76 | 92% | 2017-03-15 |
12556. | Keyser (whereskeyser) | 81.76 | 98% | 2021-10-08 |
12557. | Fionalee (fionalee) | 81.76 | 98% | 2020-12-20 |
12558. | nassi (l4htaaja) | 81.76 | 93% | 2015-11-05 |
12559. | Ovanchu (magealman) | 81.76 | 95% | 2014-01-31 |
12560. | Roboute (robosote) | 81.75 | 96% | 2021-07-14 |
12561. | Viet Trung (viettrung9012) | 81.75 | 97% | 2016-04-30 |
12562. | Chelseyana (chelseyana) | 81.74 | 97% | 2023-06-09 |
12563. | Adam (yahyeeeeet) | 81.74 | 97% | 2019-01-31 |
12564. | Shivam (skmeenain) | 81.74 | 98% | 2020-06-04 |
12565. | Walter (kair0z) | 81.74 | 97% | 2019-02-27 |
12566. | Philip (teardust) | 81.74 | 98% | 2013-04-19 |
12567. | Juggalo420queef (sacchai) | 81.74 | 97% | 2013-06-02 |
12568. | archels (archels) | 81.74 | 94% | 2011-06-30 |
12569. | Jake (jakeidiomas) | 81.73 | 97% | 2018-09-14 |
12570. | Curycoo (curycoo) | 81.73 | 95% | 2013-02-08 |
12571. | Nocko (that_guy_nick) | 81.72 | 95.4% | 2023-11-24 |
12572. | Serene (katiana) | 81.72 | 91% | 2015-08-28 |
12573. | ExciteByte (excitebyte) | 81.72 | 97% | 2023-06-27 |
12574. | Rafael (rafavc2508) | 81.72 | 97% | 2021-05-06 |
12575. | Gen (genthethief) | 81.72 | 97% | 2020-09-07 |
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 |