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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5570. | richa (richa69) | 98.07 | 96% | 2021-04-27 |
5571. | Nicole (nokmit27) | 98.07 | 95% | 2012-12-08 |
5572. | Petri (pndragon) | 98.07 | 98% | 2014-04-19 |
5573. | Willie Loyd (neverfall) | 98.07 | 96% | 2011-05-21 |
5574. | Justin (justinngordon) | 98.07 | 98% | 2014-01-03 |
5575. | A (dicktucker) | 98.06 | 97% | 2021-11-13 |
5576. | Uncreative (uncreatively) | 98.06 | 97% | 2013-07-04 |
5577. | Shalaquida (shalaquida) | 98.06 | 98% | 2017-04-23 |
5578. | Ron (ronnyron) | 98.06 | 96% | 2015-06-22 |
5579. | aasd (mudd0000) | 98.06 | 91% | 2013-10-14 |
5580. | sri (sree205) | 98.05 | 98% | 2022-06-16 |
5581. | Johann (slugvibes) | 98.05 | 98% | 2023-07-25 |
5582. | anjumaaa (zenda254) | 98.05 | 98% | 2022-12-30 |
5583. | Cynthia (shinshiaki) | 98.05 | 96.7% | 2021-02-28 |
5584. | Alvaro (politapiag) | 98.05 | 98% | 2019-07-02 |
5585. | Eleni (blossomhelen) | 98.05 | 98% | 2017-06-18 |
5586. | Yellow (siunam963) | 98.04 | 98% | 2024-02-01 |
5587. | Hare Krishna (vchhabra33) | 98.04 | 98% | 2023-03-10 |
5588. | Matt (t0035) | 98.04 | — | 2011-03-17 |
5589. | Pops (pops_1233) | 98.03 | 98.6% | 2023-11-09 |
5590. | Gagan (gagan18) | 98.03 | 97% | 2022-12-16 |
5591. | dave (noonzz) | 98.03 | 94% | 2016-04-12 |
5592. | Matthew (mathyew) | 98.03 | 98% | 2018-10-13 |
5593. | Tango (tangoreborn) | 98.03 | 97% | 2023-08-19 |
5594. | tstats[inbredturtle] (inbre... | 98.03 | 97% | 2021-10-29 |
5595. | learn corne (tomgroenwoldt) | 98.03 | 98% | 2023-06-10 |
5596. | Special (rxbaker) | 98.03 | 95% | 2013-04-26 |
5597. | hjl316ygh489yu (hjl316ygh48... | 98.02 | 98% | 2021-12-09 |
5598. | Kevin (kevzjhu) | 98.02 | 98% | 2020-12-22 |
5599. | Eric (heeric) | 98.02 | 97.7% | 2023-11-17 |
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 |