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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14151. | Henry (onrie) | 78.89 | 95.8% | 2023-12-14 |
14152. | Andre (dreson03) | 78.89 | 95% | 2021-09-24 |
14153. | Seth (tricarix) | 78.89 | 95% | 2012-11-06 |
14154. | James (youngtack) | 78.89 | 97% | 2018-01-09 |
14155. | James (womalish) | 78.89 | 96% | 2017-06-15 |
14156. | Matthew (mastermatthew) | 78.89 | 96% | 2011-11-22 |
14157. | Fan (fankay) | 78.89 | — | 2010-12-15 |
14158. | huichung (hh_chng) | 78.88 | 97% | 2024-04-11 |
14159. | Erico (normalicydoesntexist) | 78.88 | 97% | 2018-10-19 |
14160. | Beardamus (ninjor) | 78.88 | 96% | 2016-06-20 |
14161. | De9mond (uniwite) | 78.88 | 97% | 2022-06-04 |
14162. | ks (sempiedram) | 78.88 | 97% | 2021-04-07 |
14163. | Michal (compalistaor) | 78.88 | 98% | 2018-02-11 |
14164. | Andrea (twid) | 78.88 | 93% | 2012-01-30 |
14165. | Zhao (zhaox) | 78.88 | — | 2010-06-09 |
14166. | Stephanie (st133169) | 78.88 | 98% | 2018-05-20 |
14167. | zaarium (zaarium) | 78.87 | 98.1% | 2024-01-20 |
14168. | Taeha (shouren) | 78.87 | 98% | 2021-02-11 |
14169. | Rendi (rendi_touchtype) | 78.87 | 96% | 2021-12-23 |
14170. | Nathaniel (rocketgenius) | 78.87 | 96% | 2013-10-14 |
14171. | Chad (godchad) | 78.87 | 95% | 2019-03-27 |
14172. | dredge (dredge) | 78.87 | 95% | 2013-07-13 |
14173. | whatdoesfingerdo (piggo1228) | 78.86 | 97% | 2018-07-30 |
14174. | Tomáš (thomasan) | 78.86 | 95% | 2017-12-30 |
14175. | Chaos (chaoszed) | 78.85 | 97% | 2021-11-15 |
14176. | Teayoumh (teayoumh) | 78.85 | 97% | 2014-10-23 |
14177. | GabWas (gabwas) | 78.85 | 99% | 2017-09-21 |
14178. | ♀ᎠᎪᏉᎥᎠ ℊ℮... | 78.85 | 87% | 2016-08-30 |
14179. | Yahya (yahyasahar) | 78.85 | 96% | 2016-04-25 |
14180. | Jen (jenz36) | 78.85 | — | 2010-08-21 |
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 |