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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12912. | mochagrasius (ahmetissa) | 81.24 | 96% | 2024-03-05 |
12913. | Đặng Minh (dangminhhaiitc) | 81.24 | 93% | 2014-03-15 |
12914. | nnat (nnatlus) | 81.23 | 96% | 2024-03-24 |
12915. | joe (mcmillybear) | 81.23 | 96% | 2024-02-19 |
12916. | thiccums (majorheadtop) | 81.23 | 98% | 2018-10-09 |
12917. | Ellie (mclennonson) | 81.23 | 94% | 2014-11-22 |
12918. | Machine Elf (kumi) | 81.23 | — | 2010-10-06 |
12919. | Hal (halwood) | 81.22 | 98% | 2020-10-13 |
12920. | Alejandro (foreversick) | 81.22 | 97% | 2021-01-22 |
12921. | Kyle (traplover) | 81.22 | 90% | 2017-04-21 |
12922. | ♫♪Luiz Santos♣ (vaninho) | 81.22 | 95% | 2014-08-14 |
12923. | l (laciezhou) | 81.21 | 98% | 2024-02-04 |
12924. | kermit (kermit_thefrog) | 81.21 | 97% | 2021-03-29 |
12925. | William (willrenson) | 81.21 | 98% | 2021-03-16 |
12926. | Praveen (praveenkaul) | 81.21 | 95% | 2012-10-25 |
12927. | garrett (garrettguy457) | 81.21 | 96% | 2015-03-28 |
12928. | Materminds (mastermindx98) | 81.20 | 96% | 2019-04-01 |
12929. | Sam (samoc9549) | 81.20 | 96% | 2022-06-30 |
12930. | Abdulaziz (abdulaziz707) | 81.20 | 96% | 2024-01-15 |
12931. | Sannas (sannas) | 81.20 | 97% | 2021-04-22 |
12932. | dramorak (dramorak) | 81.20 | 95% | 2013-11-29 |
12933. | Alex (arint) | 81.20 | 96% | 2021-01-10 |
12934. | Garrick (garricktlee) | 81.20 | 95% | 2013-11-14 |
12935. | E (eelbert) | 81.20 | 93% | 2012-11-05 |
12936. | Hoontzey (hoontzey) | 81.19 | 96.6% | 2024-02-27 |
12937. | Typing (typinggodthesecond) | 81.19 | 98% | 2022-03-31 |
12938. | shravan (gammarays) | 81.19 | 98% | 2023-11-24 |
12939. | Michael (brunopluto) | 81.19 | 91% | 2016-05-07 |
12940. | k41tr14 (crispyseaweed429) | 81.19 | 89% | 2015-10-19 |
12941. | Topi (tofithecat) | 81.18 | 95% | 2016-09-29 |
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 |