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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31340. | Ramesh (ramesh_007) | 43.45 | 93% | 2024-05-03 |
31341. | Epoi (epoi_311) | 43.42 | 94% | 2021-08-10 |
31342. | Pupusa (pupusa) | 43.41 | 96.7% | 2024-03-13 |
31343. | Alex (s2demak) | 43.39 | 94% | 2019-10-02 |
31344. | Subhabrata (kikni) | 43.39 | 97.1% | 2023-11-18 |
31345. | idk (touchsomegrass) | 43.38 | 96.4% | 2023-12-21 |
31346. | Arlene (katz1971) | 43.38 | 93% | 2012-02-06 |
31347. | Noah Johnson (noahjohannsen) | 43.37 | 93% | 2023-11-16 |
31348. | Callum (cal_a_mari) | 43.37 | 93% | 2021-10-27 |
31349. | Ult (ultint) | 43.37 | 93% | 2020-12-07 |
31350. | Yama (yamachan) | 43.37 | — | 2010-06-24 |
31351. | YQ (yaaooqun) | 43.36 | 94% | 2024-02-16 |
31352. | sothea (sothea9) | 43.36 | 94% | 2023-02-22 |
31353. | mohanad (mohanad123) | 43.34 | 97% | 2020-12-26 |
31354. | Alytoni (alytoni) | 43.34 | 94% | 2021-02-24 |
31355. | Megan (noctive) | 43.33 | 87% | 2014-10-14 |
31356. | Ahmed (ahmedhesam__) | 43.28 | 96% | 2023-03-27 |
31357. | Patrick (specialpat101) | 43.28 | — | 2011-03-15 |
31358. | chris mulden (chrismulden) | 43.25 | 91% | 2024-04-18 |
31359. | Aeron James (ajutzu) | 43.25 | 97% | 2022-02-08 |
31360. | Nasim (nasim89) | 43.25 | 90% | 2012-02-11 |
31361. | Blobi (blobixdd) | 43.24 | 91% | 2022-03-13 |
31362. | Yusuf Jama (yusufjm) | 43.23 | 97% | 2023-12-11 |
31363. | zozo (zozo12) | 43.19 | 97% | 2024-02-24 |
31364. | Shan (shingail) | 43.17 | 94% | 2016-06-14 |
31365. | shanmu (shanmu95) | 43.17 | 95% | 2017-06-13 |
31366. | abid (abid_shah5771@yahoo.com) | 43.16 | 83% | 2015-10-08 |
31367. | sileshi (sile1000) | 43.14 | 94% | 2023-12-06 |
31368. | Yvonne (yperrett) | 43.14 | — | 2011-02-05 |
31369. | IISJ (smoothmofo) | 43.14 | 93% | 2015-07-12 |
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 |