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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6388. | ZeroNine (dtrix) | 95.73 | 98% | 2012-10-09 |
6389. | Ed (illas) | 95.73 | 93% | 2014-10-08 |
6390. | unrealdude (unrealdude6) | 95.73 | 96.6% | 2023-11-15 |
6391. | MRPROPZ (pkzviiv) | 95.72 | 98% | 2023-03-10 |
6392. | Mexikorn (mexikorn) | 95.72 | 98% | 2021-08-16 |
6393. | neotoky0 (neotoky0) | 95.72 | — | 2010-12-08 |
6394. | eric (haccord016) | 95.72 | 71% | 2013-07-22 |
6395. | Hello (blakeiv) | 95.71 | 93% | 2013-07-25 |
6396. | Prokopis (zorgolong99) | 95.71 | 97% | 2019-12-01 |
6397. | Snowy (it_was_lag) | 95.71 | 98% | 2022-09-09 |
6398. | THE JEWELL (wildhorsesthe2nd) | 95.71 | 98% | 2019-03-05 |
6399. | Dissi (darksteal132) | 95.71 | 95% | 2016-04-28 |
6400. | Jim (pokemontcg2) | 95.70 | 97% | 2021-11-07 |
6401. | Peggy (peggyrwa) | 95.70 | 95% | 2016-11-07 |
6402. | rantan (rantanplann) | 95.69 | 97% | 2019-05-26 |
6403. | nak0z (nak0z) | 95.69 | 99% | 2012-04-09 |
6404. | Shirou (ness_20xx) | 95.68 | 97% | 2020-07-11 |
6405. | Suhas (suhasmaddali007) | 95.68 | 98% | 2023-06-05 |
6406. | Kristopher (donthurtme) | 95.68 | 95% | 2013-10-10 |
6407. | 📵 (sstormwolf22) | 95.67 | 97% | 2021-07-22 |
6408. | Colin (cwreath43) | 95.67 | 97% | 2023-05-01 |
6409. | Francisco Amat (saryon) | 95.66 | 97.7% | 2024-04-01 |
6410. | (es1ut) | 95.66 | 98% | 2023-12-14 |
6411. | Roman (croman) | 95.66 | 97% | 2018-02-17 |
6412. | Sharique (sharique) | 95.66 | 87% | 2017-05-22 |
6413. | Samadou (samadou_10) | 95.65 | 96% | 2022-11-07 |
6414. | Jesse (senoculus) | 95.65 | 95% | 2012-07-10 |
6415. | l0ve (viperlord) | 95.65 | 97% | 2012-02-18 |
6416. | Jason (xyiza) | 95.64 | 93% | 2011-05-24 |
6417. | andy (rodmc) | 95.64 | 99% | 2018-08-22 |
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 |