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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8350. | Julia (strangerinthealps) | 90.49 | 97.9% | 2023-10-08 |
8351. | Gabriel (giyas9970) | 90.49 | 97% | 2021-04-14 |
8352. | Dustin Geetch (dustingeetch) | 90.48 | 99% | 2024-02-14 |
8353. | Andy (massivive) | 90.48 | 93% | 2016-11-02 |
8354. | Anon (anon314) | 90.48 | 97% | 2020-09-26 |
8355. | Philip (philip391) | 90.48 | 93% | 2015-06-23 |
8356. | Link (lite426) | 90.48 | 94% | 2013-09-27 |
8357. | tstats[chikster999] (chikst... | 90.47 | 98% | 2024-03-15 |
8358. | bix (toaste_) | 90.47 | 97% | 2023-11-29 |
8359. | Uncasted (meta_to_140wpm) | 90.47 | 98% | 2020-09-23 |
8360. | Fried (frieddust) | 90.47 | 98% | 2017-11-02 |
8361. | hadi (hadisulfe) | 90.46 | 97% | 2022-10-23 |
8362. | P (pacochen) | 90.46 | 98% | 2023-12-01 |
8363. | Sai (justnov) | 90.46 | 97% | 2019-12-10 |
8364. | Xamists (xamists) | 90.46 | 94% | 2015-04-01 |
8365. | Good luck fam @Arteezy (mic... | 90.46 | 96% | 2017-06-23 |
8366. | Emily (emiweed) | 90.45 | 97% | 2023-01-28 |
8367. | fastboi (boyfast) | 90.45 | 98% | 2021-07-08 |
8368. | Colemak (half_as_fizzy) | 90.45 | 98% | 2021-10-10 |
8369. | beynur (z1eon) | 90.45 | 98% | 2021-03-11 |
8370. | sssss (sprit) | 90.45 | 99% | 2011-08-06 |
8371. | Galil (galil35) | 90.44 | 96% | 2023-11-20 |
8372. | icecreamfilling (icecreamfi... | 90.44 | 100% | 2022-07-10 |
8373. | Whorehey (whorehey) | 90.44 | 97% | 2021-03-15 |
8374. | Kai (emperorkai) | 90.44 | 97% | 2021-02-23 |
8375. | Jani (gnerkyo) | 90.44 | 96% | 2012-11-12 |
8376. | Ben (noobkiller27) | 90.43 | 97% | 2022-12-16 |
8377. | ninja (riddickbr) | 90.43 | 96.4% | 2021-02-14 |
8378. | Macho (iammacho) | 90.43 | 96% | 2013-08-23 |
8379. | Jay (jay1723) | 90.43 | 93% | 2016-05-25 |
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 |