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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29307. | 0k (yasboy164) | 53.64 | 94.8% | 2021-02-07 |
29308. | Doris (dorisk) | 53.64 | 91% | 2016-08-11 |
29309. | Sam (mrspongex33) | 53.64 | 96% | 2017-11-23 |
29310. | john joel (johnjoel) | 53.64 | 93% | 2016-05-17 |
29311. | caplink (caplink) | 53.63 | 96% | 2024-02-11 |
29312. | Akash (akashpatel20) | 53.63 | 97% | 2021-01-24 |
29313. | Rick (fattymcgee) | 53.63 | 93% | 2015-05-21 |
29314. | EZBET (ijolumut007) | 53.62 | 95% | 2024-04-19 |
29315. | Liam (limfons) | 53.62 | 96% | 2018-10-27 |
29316. | Chijindu (ene07) | 53.62 | 95% | 2024-04-19 |
29317. | 333pwn (333pwn) | 53.62 | 93% | 2021-11-18 |
29318. | Iveth (perlybomb) | 53.62 | 98% | 2021-11-26 |
29319. | Jessica (mochila83) | 53.62 | 97% | 2017-08-04 |
29320. | sheng (shenglol) | 53.60 | 94% | 2021-07-10 |
29321. | Orcanator (orcanator) | 53.60 | 95.8% | 2024-02-21 |
29322. | Kneez (conks_tacos) | 53.60 | 96% | 2022-04-24 |
29323. | ⠀ (kingcong) | 53.59 | 93% | 2024-06-05 |
29324. | Mujamil Kazi (mujamil_8484) | 53.59 | 93.8% | 2023-12-22 |
29325. | House (siw521) | 53.59 | 95.5% | 2023-11-20 |
29326. | Felix (felizocker) | 53.59 | 96% | 2021-10-16 |
29327. | Omar (omarr84) | 53.59 | 96% | 2023-06-21 |
29328. | c'mon man (gabe777) | 53.59 | 98% | 2019-02-28 |
29329. | KUQ E ZI (scorpiongr) | 53.59 | — | 2010-06-18 |
29330. | Nguyễn Cảnh (c4home) | 53.59 | 91% | 2012-11-04 |
29331. | drive (driveht) | 53.58 | 95% | 2014-02-22 |
29332. | DDC (ddcdalamance) | 53.58 | 94% | 2012-12-31 |
29333. | Janjay Ean (janjayr) | 53.58 | 90% | 2012-04-19 |
29334. | Ahmad (ahmad_bin_usman) | 53.58 | 93% | 2012-10-22 |
29335. | Dylan (idkwhat234_) | 53.57 | 96.4% | 2023-12-05 |
29336. | Hoong Jiet (dragonate1111) | 53.57 | 96% | 2022-09-15 |
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 |