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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24775. | LAO (legendoflaohan) | 62.12 | 97% | 2019-10-09 |
24776. | Liszt (franz_liszt3) | 62.12 | 99% | 2024-01-08 |
24777. | gianlemon (gianlemon) | 62.12 | 96% | 2023-09-27 |
24778. | cliff (clifflee14281428) | 62.12 | 95% | 2021-07-26 |
24779. | jeans (jelowo) | 62.12 | 95% | 2021-10-04 |
24780. | Karthik (kaykay512) | 62.12 | 95% | 2020-12-15 |
24781. | Redsam (redsam) | 62.12 | 89% | 2012-12-27 |
24782. | GoldenLemur (impfire) | 62.12 | 97% | 2018-11-12 |
24783. | Mohammad iqbal (md_iqbal) | 62.12 | 94% | 2012-12-21 |
24784. | Geust (geustplayz13) | 62.11 | 92% | 2023-09-18 |
24785. | Zack (dragonwhip135) | 62.11 | 91% | 2013-04-04 |
24786. | woogux (wgx9891) | 62.11 | 93% | 2016-08-10 |
24787. | Pink (pinkbass) | 62.11 | 97% | 2021-11-20 |
24788. | Cody (codylari) | 62.11 | 97% | 2016-02-05 |
24789. | dawid (nuclearmansnothot) | 62.11 | 94% | 2018-02-21 |
24790. | Abhishek (mypracticesessions) | 62.11 | 94% | 2011-06-03 |
24791. | Chloe (chloejb29) | 62.10 | 96% | 2024-04-17 |
24792. | Samsal (webdev360d) | 62.10 | 98.3% | 2024-01-03 |
24793. | Unwind (unwind) | 62.10 | 94.9% | 2024-03-11 |
24794. | Abdelrahman (kandiler) | 62.10 | 96% | 2024-03-20 |
24795. | Nguyen Cong (ve1233) | 62.10 | 90% | 2014-01-12 |
24796. | najjar (najjar) | 62.10 | 92% | 2015-12-21 |
24797. | Newt (newtle) | 62.09 | 96.6% | 2024-01-10 |
24798. | fay (ranner66) | 62.09 | 97% | 2023-02-25 |
24799. | Byunghyun (stringbottle) | 62.09 | 94% | 2021-09-28 |
24800. | tstats[mannyblaze] (mannybl... | 62.09 | 95% | 2023-05-25 |
24801. | Darth (darthverde) | 62.09 | 94% | 2022-03-31 |
24802. | pimpaingun (pimpaingun) | 62.09 | 96% | 2013-02-17 |
24803. | Jessenia Lopez (frenchfries_) | 62.08 | 97% | 2024-02-12 |
24804. | throwaway (throwaway123456) | 62.08 | 96% | 2023-08-21 |
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 |