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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3992. | 🐸bingus🐸 (dearmr) | 104.24 | 97% | 2021-08-10 |
3993. | Tom (varaxo) | 104.24 | 96% | 2012-11-17 |
3994. | Martin (martinshkreli) | 104.24 | 96% | 2016-11-09 |
3995. | Christopher (curryshoe) | 104.24 | 95% | 2016-01-11 |
3996. | Justin (fluents) | 104.24 | 92% | 2012-10-16 |
3997. | Emma (kimy00) | 104.23 | 99% | 2022-05-02 |
3998. | Cedrick (ceddyj) | 104.23 | 98% | 2024-02-21 |
3999. | Vsevolod (cosdaj_dv) | 104.22 | 98% | 2024-02-04 |
4000. | Alex (eggstreme) | 104.21 | 97% | 2021-08-10 |
4001. | Kevin (kevinmeseeyou) | 104.21 | 100% | 2022-06-17 |
4002. | Joshua (buwan) | 104.20 | 98% | 2022-04-08 |
4003. | Ryan (ryanu) | 104.20 | 95% | 2017-02-01 |
4004. | Ryan (arjaysee) | 104.20 | 98% | 2019-07-21 |
4005. | Owen (h2owen) | 104.19 | 99% | 2014-10-22 |
4006. | daniel (danielphantom) | 104.18 | 98% | 2023-01-29 |
4007. | Ahmed (ahmedmostafa) | 104.18 | 97% | 2013-09-14 |
4008. | . (trihard7) | 104.17 | 99% | 2018-12-01 |
4009. | Gregory (pootis_spemcer) | 104.17 | 96% | 2013-03-15 |
4010. | Ashrah (ashrah90) | 104.16 | 99% | 2023-11-24 |
4011. | Romans ✂ (romaninsh) | 104.16 | 95% | 2014-09-23 |
4012. | Mo D (mookiekulit) | 104.15 | 98% | 2024-04-15 |
4013. | CHINTAN (chintan357) | 104.15 | 98% | 2023-06-11 |
4014. | Ocean (oceanlim) | 104.14 | 98% | 2021-11-21 |
4015. | Walsur (walsur) | 104.13 | 99% | 2021-01-27 |
4016. | Momo (skrullis) | 104.12 | 96% | 2015-08-07 |
4017. | Takayuki (dq_maniac) | 104.12 | 91% | 2013-11-01 |
4018. | Iyasu (iyasu16) | 104.11 | 96% | 2016-07-27 |
4019. | Benjamin (benisthebest21) | 104.11 | 97% | 2024-02-12 |
4020. | sadiyah (sadiyah) | 104.11 | — | 2011-02-16 |
4021. | Kevin (craftdinur) | 104.11 | 97% | 2014-01-20 |
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 |