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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10117. | PKRZ Bright Red Hats (doesi... | 86.55 | 95% | 2016-07-20 |
10118. | Jeffrey (jsb9942) | 86.55 | 93% | 2017-01-10 |
10119. | Adas (auganov) | 86.55 | 97% | 2016-02-19 |
10120. | Ben (tacosnak) | 86.54 | 95% | 2016-05-04 |
10121. | Ami (amivu) | 86.54 | — | 2010-10-18 |
10122. | trut (trut) | 86.54 | 98% | 2022-02-03 |
10123. | Miroslav (__mirdaa) | 86.54 | 98% | 2020-12-26 |
10124. | Bryant (arcadeshift) | 86.54 | 93% | 2016-04-28 |
10125. | Dons (dinar) | 86.54 | 97% | 2018-03-05 |
10126. | Thatness (thatness) | 86.53 | 94% | 2021-10-22 |
10127. | Anthony S. (anthonyjshuey) | 86.53 | 98% | 2021-11-11 |
10128. | Bodhi$attiva (ptran) | 86.53 | 98% | 2018-10-15 |
10129. | Boris (bb667) | 86.53 | 96% | 2020-05-23 |
10130. | twitch.tv/stealthassault7 (... | 86.53 | 95% | 2017-03-30 |
10131. | Said (saidenhide) | 86.52 | 98% | 2023-07-03 |
10132. | Douglas (lasdoug) | 86.52 | 96% | 2018-03-30 |
10133. | Silvia (tanpipi) | 86.51 | 95% | 2017-02-06 |
10134. | Coolgolf (coolgolf) | 86.51 | 96.5% | 2023-11-18 |
10135. | Simon (qoull) | 86.51 | 94% | 2012-12-17 |
10136. | Hyunwoo (wh5929) | 86.51 | 93% | 2016-03-06 |
10137. | ฮัลโหลวเบ... | 86.51 | 98% | 2017-02-12 |
10138. | Queros (toxicpig) | 86.51 | 95% | 2011-05-11 |
10139. | kyo (kyozanuro) | 86.51 | 97% | 2015-09-03 |
10140. | Nihad (_nihad_) | 86.51 | 87% | 2011-08-14 |
10141. | mohsye (mohsye) | 86.50 | 91% | 2014-10-09 |
10142. | Tatsuya (zane404) | 86.50 | 95% | 2022-02-12 |
10143. | Daniel (schoolboyzhu) | 86.50 | 99% | 2021-09-02 |
10144. | typeO (otaku_ish) | 86.50 | 98% | 2022-03-08 |
10145. | Konigsberg (studenttypist2) | 86.50 | 97% | 2013-02-27 |
10146. | Salman (blackstrobe) | 86.50 | 96% | 2020-01-23 |
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 |