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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22965. | Caleb (hoosierboy) | 64.84 | 92% | 2014-02-17 |
22966. | Heef (heef) | 64.84 | 98% | 2015-11-13 |
22967. | Siukey (siukey) | 64.84 | 99% | 2015-05-21 |
22968. | kpioh (kpioh) | 64.83 | 93% | 2016-01-17 |
22969. | Nick (bongo_mess) | 64.83 | 94.9% | 2023-12-29 |
22970. | MikoĊaj (sweed4life) | 64.83 | 95.5% | 2023-11-24 |
22971. | Ahmedita (sackofahmed24) | 64.83 | 95% | 2020-03-14 |
22972. | Kristian (krisko95) | 64.83 | 97% | 2021-01-31 |
22973. | cornpops (lewstherim) | 64.83 | 93% | 2015-09-14 |
22974. | Prashant (shakman) | 64.83 | 92% | 2014-12-11 |
22975. | Michelle (charming_door) | 64.82 | 96% | 2022-03-22 |
22976. | Davr (davr) | 64.82 | 97.5% | 2024-03-09 |
22977. | Im not a country (taiwankim) | 64.82 | 96% | 2021-08-31 |
22978. | kobeni's car (1wipeandrew) | 64.82 | 97% | 2020-04-27 |
22979. | kasra (kasraclan) | 64.82 | 98% | 2023-11-15 |
22980. | laptime (lawsonpace) | 64.82 | 95% | 2011-06-16 |
22981. | Plon (plon_314) | 64.81 | 97% | 2024-03-19 |
22982. | james (eraticmongaloid) | 64.81 | 98% | 2023-02-03 |
22983. | Seb (vangeance) | 64.81 | 96% | 2021-01-18 |
22984. | Andrei (andreis13) | 64.81 | 99% | 2016-05-30 |
22985. | Hoang (unrealhoang) | 64.81 | 97% | 2015-11-06 |
22986. | Mike (hog7654) | 64.81 | 97% | 2015-08-11 |
22987. | Chaim (chaim) | 64.81 | — | 2011-01-16 |
22988. | Uways (uways) | 64.80 | 93% | 2015-03-18 |
22989. | Warren (wjfleischer15) | 64.80 | 96% | 2022-11-01 |
22990. | Robin (dieselamstiesl) | 64.80 | 95% | 2021-06-07 |
22991. | Andi (mindmyself) | 64.80 | 92% | 2012-10-22 |
22992. | Kimberly (kimm10) | 64.79 | 96% | 2014-03-31 |
22993. | You (you_zee) | 64.79 | 95% | 2012-01-30 |
22994. | Tram (pydu222) | 64.79 | 92% | 2012-02-28 |
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 |