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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18104. | Marco (marcokaraki) | 72.47 | 95% | 2017-05-22 |
18105. | Crow (crow4) | 72.47 | 95.9% | 2024-01-24 |
18106. | Roland (radambc) | 72.47 | 98% | 2022-06-27 |
18107. | :o (pc_jones) | 72.47 | 97% | 2021-02-22 |
18108. | Dylan (legomyeggo31) | 72.46 | 90% | 2013-02-22 |
18109. | Sensei (jjxjacpot) | 72.46 | 96% | 2021-11-05 |
18110. | Myleesia (myleesia) | 72.46 | 95% | 2013-02-14 |
18111. | Mert (mertle) | 72.45 | 99% | 2022-03-16 |
18112. | geo. (chaiwinking) | 72.45 | 95.2% | 2023-11-22 |
18113. | Tyler (tearwood) | 72.45 | 89% | 2014-12-05 |
18114. | Augusto (sonecatn) | 72.45 | 96% | 2012-05-02 |
18115. | Elvar (elvar333) | 72.44 | 95% | 2021-10-12 |
18116. | Chjp (nh0cchjp) | 72.44 | 90% | 2012-08-25 |
18117. | Citra (citra13) | 72.44 | 95% | 2014-10-10 |
18118. | civi (civi) | 72.44 | 93% | 2017-01-04 |
18119. | Allanbow (allanbow) | 72.44 | 97% | 2024-05-13 |
18120. | Macy (macy200200) | 72.43 | 92% | 2016-09-23 |
18121. | Erik (roflcakes) | 72.43 | 87% | 2015-01-15 |
18122. | Jacque (jrobyabich) | 72.43 | 98% | 2024-03-11 |
18123. | Dan (dcuaron) | 72.43 | 98.1% | 2021-02-28 |
18124. | MambaDev (stainless) | 72.43 | 91% | 2016-03-08 |
18125. | Kaspar (taffa) | 72.43 | 96% | 2013-08-21 |
18126. | Smelly Cat (samhermingtonqu... | 72.43 | 98% | 2019-04-29 |
18127. | L (lpuczynski) | 72.42 | 98% | 2021-12-03 |
18128. | Shahil Suresh (roylar_range... | 72.42 | 95% | 2024-02-01 |
18129. | Tam (grem_lin) | 72.42 | 96% | 2021-12-04 |
18130. | Ayoub (ayoubensalem) | 72.42 | 96% | 2020-12-24 |
18131. | Shirt (shirtpantswallet) | 72.42 | 95% | 2011-08-06 |
18132. | diow (diow) | 72.42 | 95% | 2013-02-01 |
18133. | Thaisun (buklaoz) | 72.41 | 97% | 2013-05-31 |
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 |