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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13214. | Brittany (bhill47) | 80.62 | 98% | 2017-01-04 |
13215. | BS (bspowerx) | 80.62 | 97% | 2012-08-13 |
13216. | Py (pyho) | 80.62 | 89% | 2014-08-04 |
13217. | Teo (teodoriux13) | 80.62 | 95% | 2016-12-08 |
13218. | Jahangeer (jahangeer_khan_979) | 80.62 | 97% | 2012-04-27 |
13219. | memememeg (memememeg) | 80.61 | 97% | 2024-04-24 |
13220. | Aryan (rocket2206) | 80.61 | 98% | 2024-04-15 |
13221. | Pierre (pierre1) | 80.61 | 99% | 2017-09-25 |
13222. | Alex (botscotch) | 80.60 | 97% | 2022-07-14 |
13223. | Sam (sommeldb) | 80.60 | 97.9% | 2024-01-17 |
13224. | Lefterhs Katsarakhs (tillea... | 80.60 | 95% | 2023-01-05 |
13225. | FlasHy (flashyb0i) | 80.59 | 97% | 2024-04-14 |
13226. | Michael (vogig) | 80.59 | 90% | 2016-05-18 |
13227. | Bobb (tribe) | 80.59 | 92% | 2013-02-27 |
13228. | Gary (glei0011) | 80.59 | 96% | 2018-06-09 |
13229. | Joseph (jgandc) | 80.59 | 97% | 2017-10-01 |
13230. | Jan (dragonfable84) | 80.58 | 98% | 2021-04-06 |
13231. | Ginso (ginsophd) | 80.58 | 96% | 2022-05-03 |
13232. | Taochaidee (taochaidee) | 80.58 | 97% | 2022-11-02 |
13233. | Sujay (sujjy) | 80.58 | 96% | 2023-09-18 |
13234. | Tehqo (tehqo) | 80.58 | 97% | 2019-11-18 |
13235. | Lurker99 (someone16) | 80.58 | 98% | 2013-10-02 |
13236. | Vijay (vijays4404) | 80.57 | 96% | 2023-07-19 |
13237. | Sophia (sophia2020) | 80.56 | 97% | 2022-08-09 |
13238. | Key (malformant) | 80.56 | 96.5% | 2023-12-01 |
13239. | Steph (stezza) | 80.56 | 98% | 2023-08-12 |
13240. | lamal (lamal) | 80.56 | 93% | 2011-06-15 |
13241. | icosaedru (achimia) | 80.56 | 99% | 2018-10-23 |
13242. | Clippy (jesspacito) | 80.56 | 97% | 2019-05-29 |
13243. | imbecile_panda (imbecile__p... | 80.55 | 97% | 2024-04-15 |
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 |