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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18745. | Stevy (stevymu) | 71.43 | 97% | 2022-03-27 |
18746. | Vamsi Krishna (gordongecko) | 71.43 | 96% | 2021-05-06 |
18747. | Caissy (kayyyseee) | 71.43 | 98% | 2015-01-24 |
18748. | Claire (thegool) | 71.43 | 95% | 2018-03-30 |
18749. | Jonathan (jonmixnblend) | 71.43 | 97% | 2016-09-07 |
18750. | Matt (genios) | 71.43 | 98% | 2014-05-29 |
18751. | Pat (artham) | 71.42 | 95% | 2018-12-12 |
18752. | Truong (blue5) | 71.42 | — | 2010-07-12 |
18753. | MINARINNN (tonnam5683) | 71.41 | 97% | 2024-05-17 |
18754. | Josue (jsevzq) | 71.41 | 97.3% | 2024-03-19 |
18755. | ZI TENG (chanziteng) | 71.41 | 96.6% | 2023-12-29 |
18756. | Add_Me_To_Friends (ps1hagrid) | 71.41 | 97% | 2021-03-05 |
18757. | Darius (darkmead) | 71.41 | 96% | 2013-12-23 |
18758. | sankirtan (sankidra) | 71.41 | 98% | 2013-11-10 |
18759. | PARAG (parroye) | 71.40 | 97% | 2011-06-24 |
18760. | static (static32222) | 71.40 | 96% | 2016-01-04 |
18761. | kev (kevin_777) | 71.39 | 98% | 2024-02-08 |
18762. | zeeko (zeekomeeko) | 71.39 | 96.6% | 2024-03-26 |
18763. | Rafey (practicerace) | 71.39 | 92% | 2016-11-28 |
18764. | MohammadMahdi (mohmahkho) | 71.39 | 96% | 2019-08-15 |
18765. | Sanjay (sanjaysins) | 71.39 | 99% | 2023-06-19 |
18766. | murker! (murker) | 71.39 | — | 2010-11-03 |
18767. | 景云 (__qwop) | 71.39 | 96% | 2014-07-14 |
18768. | ephemeral (ephemeral1278) | 71.38 | 96% | 2024-04-19 |
18769. | bart (bartani) | 71.38 | 96% | 2023-07-13 |
18770. | Todel (todelz) | 71.38 | 95% | 2023-05-30 |
18771. | Yujie Du (duyujie0817) | 71.38 | 98% | 2018-04-03 |
18772. | koen (chromoplast) | 71.38 | 96% | 2020-06-21 |
18773. | societyrubbish (societyrubb... | 71.38 | 97% | 2011-05-11 |
18774. | Daniel (fishcanroll) | 71.37 | 96% | 2019-08-02 |
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 |