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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28616. | Jean Carlo (jcbambalan) | 54.15 | 93% | 2014-05-14 |
28617. | Joshua (zonazone95) | 54.15 | 96% | 2016-11-22 |
28618. | Moses Santos (ppslayer69420) | 54.14 | 97% | 2024-02-06 |
28619. | Kevin (creepymk) | 54.14 | 93% | 2015-10-27 |
28620. | zaemon (zaemon) | 54.14 | 94.5% | 2024-01-05 |
28621. | Saurus (saurus) | 54.14 | 94% | 2020-03-17 |
28622. | Bun (bunnypuc) | 54.14 | 94% | 2023-09-16 |
28623. | Yuval (yuval2b) | 54.14 | 96% | 2018-01-02 |
28624. | dying (anifminhaz) | 54.14 | 90% | 2017-01-20 |
28625. | Allan (allanx99) | 54.13 | 95% | 2024-04-30 |
28626. | leem (leeum13) | 54.13 | 94.7% | 2023-11-19 |
28627. | Akul Reddy (akulreddy) | 54.13 | 95.7% | 2023-11-11 |
28628. | Ervin (veno_23) | 54.13 | 97% | 2021-05-20 |
28629. | Cassi (slowerthanmolasses) | 54.13 | 95% | 2020-11-16 |
28630. | Josette (ceij12) | 54.13 | 89% | 2011-12-04 |
28631. | Sajid (pdmsajid) | 54.13 | 95% | 2015-11-12 |
28632. | Siyavash (siyavash) | 54.12 | 94% | 2017-04-26 |
28633. | Ruben (farobotics) | 54.12 | 96% | 2020-11-27 |
28634. | Makie (makie) | 54.12 | 93% | 2011-06-17 |
28635. | Salman (4lv1) | 54.11 | 96% | 2017-03-08 |
28636. | Nilabjo (3genuski) | 54.11 | 93% | 2013-09-29 |
28637. | Tobi (tofi98) | 54.11 | 90% | 2015-02-24 |
28638. | Linh (linh_safi) | 54.11 | 96% | 2023-11-28 |
28639. | Wazih Abdullah (slow_wazih) | 54.10 | 95% | 2023-11-30 |
28640. | Hieu (hieu_96) | 54.10 | 93% | 2013-08-03 |
28641. | Ilya (il__ya) | 54.10 | 94% | 2012-06-30 |
28642. | karlw221 (karlw221) | 54.09 | 95% | 2024-03-06 |
28643. | Reyli (reyli) | 54.09 | 93% | 2017-05-02 |
28644. | Nick (sliceandice) | 54.09 | 95.1% | 2024-01-01 |
28645. | Abby (abbydes13) | 54.09 | 96% | 2021-04-26 |
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 |