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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14375. | Xingjian (simulated_anneal) | 78.76 | 98% | 2020-10-16 |
14376. | JongYoon (jongq) | 78.76 | 97% | 2017-09-27 |
14377. | Sagar (sagar37) | 78.75 | 98% | 2024-05-26 |
14378. | Zhantore (belayed) | 78.75 | 96% | 2024-02-11 |
14379. | Pavel (ohhokay) | 78.75 | 98% | 2023-12-28 |
14380. | Soumya (soumya4193) | 78.75 | 98% | 2024-04-01 |
14381. | Neil (pipped) | 78.75 | 98% | 2024-03-26 |
14382. | Tong (tongvu) | 78.75 | 97% | 2022-06-25 |
14383. | Kevin (kjax) | 78.75 | 95% | 2020-09-18 |
14384. | Rasmus (lewins) | 78.75 | 89% | 2016-02-08 |
14385. | Bunjeyman (benjaminhale) | 78.75 | 95% | 2011-09-07 |
14386. | Džiugas (dzhvsh) | 78.74 | 92% | 2012-01-23 |
14387. | Peter (kinggamergeek) | 78.74 | 98% | 2022-02-16 |
14388. | Liam (ilickq) | 78.74 | 98% | 2020-09-21 |
14389. | Laurence (lmaddox) | 78.74 | 98% | 2012-10-06 |
14390. | Manel (manelvm) | 78.74 | 93% | 2015-07-06 |
14391. | Kaevex (kaevex) | 78.73 | 92% | 2011-09-03 |
14392. | Wayne (samehadenough) | 78.73 | 98% | 2023-02-12 |
14393. | lucktale (lucktale) | 78.73 | 97% | 2023-08-24 |
14394. | nf (ssakcik) | 78.73 | 99% | 2012-04-19 |
14395. | Vineel (yvineelatiitbbs) | 78.73 | 94% | 2012-11-04 |
14396. | J (bnanapeel) | 78.72 | 93% | 2016-03-14 |
14397. | Donny (donnyincogneet) | 78.72 | 97.3% | 2024-01-06 |
14398. | Justin (justwendell) | 78.72 | 97% | 2016-05-26 |
14399. | zzz (snorl4x) | 78.72 | 97.9% | 2021-02-07 |
14400. | Mar (niodalaz) | 78.72 | 95% | 2015-01-17 |
14401. | Nemanja (air_cone) | 78.71 | 97% | 2024-03-14 |
14402. | Intruder (mad_sam) | 78.70 | 96% | 2015-12-17 |
14403. | Tyler (t_racer1904) | 78.70 | 98% | 2021-01-13 |
14404. | CrashRAcer1 (crashracer1) | 78.69 | 97.4% | 2023-10-15 |
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 |