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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31429. | Ajay (ajy11) | 44.04 | 90% | 2013-02-27 |
31430. | z (zzallin) | 44.03 | 93% | 2024-02-15 |
31431. | ash (ashymcqueen) | 44.01 | 95% | 2024-02-05 |
31432. | Joseph (joseph_likes_bebop) | 44.01 | 99% | 2022-11-09 |
31433. | Erik (dephoenix) | 44.01 | 85% | 2016-12-22 |
31434. | little Wshen (riyle) | 43.99 | 95% | 2023-08-26 |
31435. | preppyprincess69 (tqixic) | 43.98 | 93% | 2024-03-06 |
31436. | Fredrik (johndeux) | 43.98 | 90% | 2014-12-25 |
31437. | asdf (blackbirdsigloo) | 43.97 | 97% | 2021-11-05 |
31438. | Alice (alicecheng) | 43.97 | 88% | 2014-01-04 |
31439. | Hisham (drhisham) | 43.96 | 91% | 2015-02-02 |
31440. | Sajib (dipto) | 43.94 | 95% | 2022-08-22 |
31441. | James (wormal) | 43.94 | — | 2011-02-17 |
31442. | Ariel (arielomo) | 43.93 | 92% | 2020-12-21 |
31443. | Indra (zolasoni) | 43.91 | 93% | 2023-10-21 |
31444. | Mike Oxlong (cmc_05) | 43.91 | 92% | 2023-02-28 |
31445. | Sinan (sinbin55) | 43.90 | 94% | 2015-05-12 |
31446. | Robert (bobbert_63) | 43.89 | 95% | 2023-03-06 |
31447. | Deni (deni1205) | 43.88 | 93% | 2023-12-15 |
31448. | Debanjan (pramdeba) | 43.88 | 89% | 2013-08-05 |
31449. | sen (sensai) | 43.84 | — | 2010-08-22 |
31450. | Crux (nophi) | 43.83 | — | 2011-02-14 |
31451. | Tâm (xxcysxx) | 43.82 | 95% | 2013-07-30 |
31452. | Manish (hi_son) | 43.80 | 92% | 2023-11-25 |
31453. | Zhenming Gu (zhenming5) | 43.79 | 97% | 2024-05-14 |
31454. | TypeGod69 (type_god_69) | 43.78 | 94% | 2024-02-23 |
31455. | (\_/) (torabuddin) | 43.78 | 94% | 2024-01-07 |
31456. | Darryle (dmarble1) | 43.78 | 94% | 2015-05-19 |
31457. | J (evil_june) | 43.75 | — | 2011-01-03 |
31458. | Jitander (jitander) | 43.75 | 95% | 2021-12-30 |
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 |