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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22384. | Wachira (chiramonk) | 65.67 | 96% | 2019-01-28 |
22385. | 11111 (chdempty) | 65.66 | 96% | 2021-06-18 |
22386. | Maxwell (manwhoisnamed) | 65.66 | 94% | 2017-05-01 |
22387. | Nathan (spraycool) | 65.66 | 95% | 2018-12-29 |
22388. | Hemant (hemantbittu) | 65.66 | 98% | 2024-04-10 |
22389. | sparks (forwardthinker) | 65.66 | 99% | 2015-06-12 |
22390. | Hannah (hannahchiao) | 65.65 | 97% | 2024-03-21 |
22391. | betonitcso (betonitcso) | 65.65 | 96% | 2023-11-27 |
22392. | Paloma (mmmmtype) | 65.65 | 95.7% | 2023-12-11 |
22393. | dhan michael (astaroth04) | 65.65 | 96% | 2022-07-12 |
22394. | Ross (rosmas) | 65.65 | 97% | 2024-03-04 |
22395. | Gia Hung (ctcngh) | 65.65 | 96% | 2016-07-05 |
22396. | gujjar (gujjarji) | 65.65 | 96.5% | 2024-04-11 |
22397. | heriberto (cartas) | 65.65 | 97% | 2021-06-22 |
22398. | kao (biohand2001) | 65.65 | 93% | 2014-03-09 |
22399. | Heather (starzin) | 65.65 | 96% | 2011-07-18 |
22400. | Igor (mystch) | 65.64 | 94% | 2012-12-27 |
22401. | Gaurav (amigauravsingh) | 65.64 | 98% | 2024-03-25 |
22402. | not me (its_not_me_tho) | 65.64 | 96% | 2021-01-24 |
22403. | Shrubber (shrubber) | 65.64 | 96% | 2022-03-23 |
22404. | Jared (jareblah) | 65.64 | 96% | 2020-09-19 |
22405. | Kazspazz (kazspazz) | 65.64 | 96% | 2012-01-16 |
22406. | Daniel (ganestalay) | 65.64 | 95% | 2019-02-10 |
22407. | Frej (fwdahlin) | 65.63 | 96% | 2018-05-10 |
22408. | Ravi (raresc) | 65.63 | 90% | 2013-09-27 |
22409. | eplicator (davideplee) | 65.63 | 90% | 2013-05-01 |
22410. | Johnathan (johnachyeon) | 65.63 | 96% | 2011-06-20 |
22411. | holenother (holenother) | 65.62 | 96% | 2023-12-12 |
22412. | Jorge (tioj0rge) | 65.62 | 97.5% | 2023-12-10 |
22413. | Tomas (ourob0ros) | 65.62 | 96% | 2021-06-02 |
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 |