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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27416. | Nivan (nivanr06) | 56.87 | 97% | 2020-03-20 |
27417. | Macqyu (macqyu) | 56.87 | 95% | 2023-09-28 |
27418. | Stijn (stijnmeijssen) | 56.87 | 89% | 2017-01-31 |
27419. | g_spot_69 (g_spot_69) | 56.86 | 96% | 2023-12-12 |
27420. | Shiva (lord_kartikey) | 56.86 | 96% | 2024-02-14 |
27421. | Samuel (samwatts262) | 56.86 | 95% | 2024-01-28 |
27422. | tstats[ravishankarr] (ravis... | 56.86 | 96% | 2021-12-16 |
27423. | Abdulrahman (abdulrahman2003) | 56.86 | 94.1% | 2023-10-10 |
27424. | nadim (nod_jaguar) | 56.86 | 92% | 2014-08-23 |
27425. | J. (ems) (ems__) | 56.86 | 96% | 2012-11-26 |
27426. | Felipe (berr) | 56.86 | — | 2011-03-25 |
27427. | Ken (sancheke) | 56.85 | 88% | 2015-03-29 |
27428. | Dkoctro (dkoctro) | 56.84 | 94% | 2020-05-29 |
27429. | Arman (arman01) | 56.84 | 97% | 2018-11-04 |
27430. | Ă–mer (zero18) | 56.84 | 92% | 2013-06-04 |
27431. | Samuel (aidoo) | 56.84 | 94% | 2018-12-18 |
27432. | ------ (jhestermag) | 56.83 | 91% | 2013-03-27 |
27433. | Jill (zilzili) | 56.83 | 93.5% | 2024-02-12 |
27434. | Ryan (rya02) | 56.83 | 96% | 2021-08-20 |
27435. | Tim (thekwa) | 56.83 | 93.7% | 2023-11-20 |
27436. | Anshul (anshul_ar) | 56.83 | 96% | 2016-01-29 |
27437. | Tse (steventse) | 56.83 | 93% | 2011-09-11 |
27438. | Achim (rubbishaka80) | 56.83 | — | 2011-04-20 |
27439. | Piyush (pius_88) | 56.83 | 91% | 2012-08-06 |
27440. | ColemakDH (new_colemak_dh) | 56.82 | 95% | 2024-01-07 |
27441. | amanmishra (amanmishra) | 56.82 | 95% | 2022-02-11 |
27442. | Matt (makeanameforyourself) | 56.82 | 94% | 2019-08-18 |
27443. | Lanny (you_suck_man) | 56.82 | 92% | 2011-07-06 |
27444. | Cianowire (cianowire) | 56.81 | 98% | 2023-12-04 |
27445. | Carleigh (carleigh_harris) | 56.81 | 96% | 2024-01-09 |
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 |